Coherent control of the causal order of entanglement distillation
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Author(s)
Zuo, Zai
Hanks, Michael
Kim, MS
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Indefinite causal order is an evolving field with potential involvement in quantum technologies. Here we propose and study one possible scenario of practical application in quantum communication: a compound entanglement distillation protocol that features two steps of a basic distillation protocol applied in a coherent superposition of two causal orders. This is achieved by using one faulty entangled pair to control-swap two others before a fourth pair is combined with the two swapped ones consecutively. As a result, the protocol distills the four faulty entangled states into one of a higher fidelity. Our protocol has a higher fidelity of distillation and probability of success for some input faulty pairs than conventional concatenations of the basic protocol that follow a definite distillation order. Our proposal shows the advantage of indefinite causal order in an application setting consistent with the requirements of quantum communication.
Date Issued
2023-12
Date Acceptance
2023-11-13
Citation
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 2023, 108 (6)
ISSN
1050-2947
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume
108
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.
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Identifier
https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.108.062601
Subjects
COMMUNICATION
Optics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
QUANTUM
Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
062601
Date Publish Online
2023-12-01