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Title: Superdense Coding over Optical Fiber Links with Complete Bell-State Measurements

Abstract

Adopting quantum communication to modern networking requires transmitting quantum information through a fiber-based infrastructure. In this paper, we report the first demonstration of superdense coding over optical fiber links, taking advantage of a complete Bell-state measurement enabled by time-polarization hyperentanglement, linear optics, and common single-photon detectors. Finally, we demonstrate the highest single-qubit channel capacity to date utilizing linear optics, 1.665 ± 0.018, and we provide a full experimental implementation of a hybrid, quantum-classical communication protocol for image transfer.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Quantum Computing Inst.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; US Army Research Laboratory (USARL)
OSTI Identifier:
1343530
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1342449
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Williams, Brian P., Sadlier, Ronald J., and Humble, Travis S. Superdense Coding over Optical Fiber Links with Complete Bell-State Measurements. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.050501.
Williams, Brian P., Sadlier, Ronald J., & Humble, Travis S. Superdense Coding over Optical Fiber Links with Complete Bell-State Measurements. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.050501
Williams, Brian P., Sadlier, Ronald J., and Humble, Travis S. Wed . "Superdense Coding over Optical Fiber Links with Complete Bell-State Measurements". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.050501. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343530.
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title = {Superdense Coding over Optical Fiber Links with Complete Bell-State Measurements},
author = {Williams, Brian P. and Sadlier, Ronald J. and Humble, Travis S.},
abstractNote = {Adopting quantum communication to modern networking requires transmitting quantum information through a fiber-based infrastructure. In this paper, we report the first demonstration of superdense coding over optical fiber links, taking advantage of a complete Bell-state measurement enabled by time-polarization hyperentanglement, linear optics, and common single-photon detectors. Finally, we demonstrate the highest single-qubit channel capacity to date utilizing linear optics, 1.665 ± 0.018, and we provide a full experimental implementation of a hybrid, quantum-classical communication protocol for image transfer.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.050501},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 118,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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