Wednesday, May 8, 2013

1305.1497 (Jin-Shi Xu et al.)

Experimental Demonstration of Robust Bidirectional Quantum Optical
Communications
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Jin-Shi Xu, Man-Hong Yung, Xiao-Ye Xu, Jian-Shun Tang, Chuan-Feng Li, Guang-Can Guo
We experimentally realized a new method for transmitting quantum information reliably through paired optical polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers. The physical setup extends the use of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, where noises are canceled through interference. This method can be viewed as an improved version of the current decohernce-free subspace (DFS) approach in fiber optics. Furthermore, the setup can be applied bidirectionally, which means that robust quantum communication can be achieved from both ends. To rigorously quantify the amount of quantum information transferred, optical fibers are analyzed with the tools developed in quantum communication theory. These results not only suggests a practical means for protecting classical and quantum information through optical fibers, but also provides a new physical platform for enriching the structure of the quantum communication theory.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.1497

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