Nonclassicality and Entanglement in multimode radiation fields under the action of classicality preserving devices
- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046 (India)
In this work we examine the possibilities of converting quantum optical nonclassicality into entanglement in multimode under the action of classicality preserving devices such as beamsplitters. While the single mode case is amenable to a complete analysis, non availability of certain crucial results in the classical theory of moments in the multimode situations forces us to treat these cases with lesser degree of generality by taking recourse to the familiar Mandel matrix and its extensions. We generalize the Mandel matrix from one-mode states to the two-mode situation, leading to a natural classification of states with varying levels of nonclassicality. For two-mode states we present a single test which, if successful, simultaneouly witnesses nonclassicality as well as NPT entanglement. We develop a test for NPT entanglement after beamsplitter action on a nonclassical state, designed in such a way that it remains 'close' to that for nonclassicality. In the same spirit we analyse the result of three-mode 'beamsplitter' action after coupling to an ancilla in the Fock ground state. The concept of genuine tripartite entanglement and scalar measures of nonclassicality at the Mandel level for two mode systems are discussed and illustrated with the help of several examples.
- OSTI ID:
- 21611640
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1384, Issue 1; Conference: S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences silver jubilee symposium: 75 Years of quantum entanglement: foundations and information theoretic applications, Kolkata (India), 6-10 Jan 2011; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3635859; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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