Eleftheriadou, E., Barnett, S. M. and Jeffers, J. (2013) Quantum optical state comparison amplifier. Physical Review Letters, 111(21), Art. 213601. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.213601)
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Abstract
It is a fundamental principle of quantum theory that an unknown state cannot be copied or, as a consequence, an unknown optical signal cannot be amplified deterministically and perfectly. Here we describe a protocol that provides nondeterministic quantum optical amplification in the coherent state basis with high gain and high fidelity and which does not use quantum resources. The scheme is based on two mature quantum optical technologies: coherent state comparison and photon subtraction. The method compares favorably with all previous nondeterministic amplifiers in terms of fidelity and success probability.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Barnett, Professor Stephen |
| Authors: | Eleftheriadou, E., Barnett, S. M., and Jeffers, J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Physical Review Letters |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1079-7114 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 American Physical Society |
| First Published: | First published in Physical Review Letters 111(21): 213601 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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