Wavelength conversion for single-photon polarization qubits through continuous-variable quantum teleportation
Abstract
A quantum internet connects remote quantum processors that need to interact and exchange quantum signals over a long distance through photonic channels. However, these quantum nodes operate at the wavelength ranges unsuitable for long-distance transmission. Therefore, quantum wavelength conversion to telecom bands is crucial for long-distance quantum networks based on optical fiber. Here, we propose wavelength conversion devices for single-photon polarization qubits using continuous-variable quantum teleportation that can efficiently convert qubits between near-infrared (780–795 nm suitable for interacting with atomic quantum nodes) and telecom wavelength (1300–1500 nm suitable for long-distance transmission). The teleportation uses entangled photon fields (i.e., nondegenerate two-mode squeezed state) that can be generated by four-wave mixing in a rubidium atomic gas using a diamond configuration of atomic transitions. The entangled fields can be emitted in two orthogonal polarizations with locked relative phase, making them especially suitable for interfacing with single- photon polarization qubits. Furthermore, our work may pave the way for the realization of long-distance quantum networks.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (United States)
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); US Army Research Office (ARO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1874041
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0022069
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9926
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; Quantum teleportation; Qubit; Photon; Quantum information processing with continuous variables; Quantum networks; Quantum optics
Citation Formats
Luo, Xi-Wang, Zhang, Chuanwei, Novikova, Irina, Qian, Chen, and Du, Shengwang. Wavelength conversion for single-photon polarization qubits through continuous-variable quantum teleportation. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1103/physreva.105.052444.
Luo, Xi-Wang, Zhang, Chuanwei, Novikova, Irina, Qian, Chen, & Du, Shengwang. Wavelength conversion for single-photon polarization qubits through continuous-variable quantum teleportation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.105.052444
Luo, Xi-Wang, Zhang, Chuanwei, Novikova, Irina, Qian, Chen, and Du, Shengwang. Tue .
"Wavelength conversion for single-photon polarization qubits through continuous-variable quantum teleportation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.105.052444. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1874041.
@article{osti_1874041,
title = {Wavelength conversion for single-photon polarization qubits through continuous-variable quantum teleportation},
author = {Luo, Xi-Wang and Zhang, Chuanwei and Novikova, Irina and Qian, Chen and Du, Shengwang},
abstractNote = {A quantum internet connects remote quantum processors that need to interact and exchange quantum signals over a long distance through photonic channels. However, these quantum nodes operate at the wavelength ranges unsuitable for long-distance transmission. Therefore, quantum wavelength conversion to telecom bands is crucial for long-distance quantum networks based on optical fiber. Here, we propose wavelength conversion devices for single-photon polarization qubits using continuous-variable quantum teleportation that can efficiently convert qubits between near-infrared (780–795 nm suitable for interacting with atomic quantum nodes) and telecom wavelength (1300–1500 nm suitable for long-distance transmission). The teleportation uses entangled photon fields (i.e., nondegenerate two-mode squeezed state) that can be generated by four-wave mixing in a rubidium atomic gas using a diamond configuration of atomic transitions. The entangled fields can be emitted in two orthogonal polarizations with locked relative phase, making them especially suitable for interfacing with single- photon polarization qubits. Furthermore, our work may pave the way for the realization of long-distance quantum networks.},
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year = {Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
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