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Fidelity of Gaussian channels

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A noisy Gaussian channel is defined as a channel in which an input field mode is subjected to random Gaussian displacements in phase space. We introduce the quantum fidelity of a Gaussian channel for pure and mixed input states, and we derive a universal scaling law of the fidelity for pure initial states. We also find the maximum fidelity of a Gaussian channel over all input states. Quantum cloning and continuous-variable teleportation are presented as physical examples of Gaussian channels to which the fidelity results can be applied.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0409063,
  title  = {Fidelity of Gaussian channels},
  author = {Carlton M. Caves and Krzysztof Wodkiewicz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0409063},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Based on invited talk given by KW at XXXVI Symposium on Mathematical Physics, "Open Systems and Quantum Information," Torun, Poland, June 9-12, 2004. To be published in Open Systems and Information Dynamics

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