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arXiv:quant-ph/0208116 · Physical Review A

Correspondence between continuous-variable and discrete quantum systems of arbitrary dimensions

Časlav Brukner, Myungshik S. Kim, Jian-Wei Pan, Anton Zeilinger

Published Dec 9, 2003• 23 citations
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Abstract

We establish a mapping between a continuous-variable (CV) quantum system and a discrete quantum system of arbitrary dimension. This opens up the general possibility to perform any quantum information task with a CV system as if it were a discrete system. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen state is mapped onto the maximally entangled state in any finite-dimensional Hilbert space and thus can be considered as a universal resource of entanglement. An explicit example of the map and a proposal for its experimental realization are discussed.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.68.062105

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