Abstract
Quantum mechanics imposes stringent constraints on the amplification of a quantum signal. Deterministic amplification of an unknown quantum state always implies the addition of a minimal amount of noise. Linear and noiseless amplification is allowed in principle provided that it only works probabilistically. Here we present a probabilistic amplifier that combines two quantum state comparison amplifiers (SCAMP) together with a feed-forward state correction strategy. Our system outperforms the unambiguous state discrimination (USD) measure-and-resend based amplifier in terms of the success probability-fidelity product and requires a more complex experimental setting.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Quantum Technologies 2018 |
| Editors | Jürgen Stuhler, Andrew J. Shields, Miles J. Padgett |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510618756 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510618749 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 May 2018 |
| Event | Quantum Technologies 2018 - Strasbourg, France Duration: 23 Apr 2018 → 25 Apr 2018 https://spie.org/EPE/conferencedetails/quantum-technologies?SSO=1 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE |
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| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 10674 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
| Conference | Quantum Technologies 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Strasbourg |
| Period | 23/04/18 → 25/04/18 |
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Keywords
- coherent states
- optical amplifier
- probabilistic amplifier
- Quantum amplifier
- quantum technologies
- state amplification
- state comparison
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering