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Continuous-variable systems realized in quantum optics play a major role in quantum information processing, and it is also one of the promising candidates for a scalable quantum computer. We introduce a resource theory for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-04 Ryuji Takagi , Quntao Zhuang

We develop a resource theory for continuous-variable systems grounded on operations routinely available within current quantum technologies. In particular, the set of free operations is convex and includes quadratic transformations and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-05 Francesco Albarelli , Marco G. Genoni , Matteo G. A. Paris , Alessandro Ferraro

Gaussian states are of fundamental importance in the physics of continuous-variable quantum systems. They are appealing for the experimental ease with which they can be produced, and for their compact and an elegant mathematical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-27 Kaustav Chatterjee , Ulrik Lund Andersen

We propose efficient algorithms for classically simulating Gaussian unitaries and measurements applied to non-Gaussian initial states. The constructions are based on decomposing the non-Gaussian states into linear combinations of Gaussian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-26 Oliver Hahn , Ryuji Takagi , Giulia Ferrini , Hayata Yamasaki

In the context of quantum technologies over continuous variables, Gaussian states and operations are typically regarded as freely available, as they are relatively easily accessible experimentally. In contrast, the generation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 Oliver Hahn , Patric Holmvall , Pascal Stadler , Giulia Ferrini , Alessandro Ferraro

Which quantum phenomena are advantageous for information processing tasks? By classifying quantum states as resourceful versus non-resourceful, or free, the mathematical formalism of quantum resource theories helps to address such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-22 Leah Turner , Madalin Guta , Gerardo Adesso

We develop a general framework to assess capabilities and limitations of the Gaussian toolbox in continuous variable quantum information theory. Our framework allows us to characterize the structure and properties of quantum resource…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-09-05 Ludovico Lami , Bartosz Regula , Xin Wang , Rosanna Nichols , Andreas Winter , Gerardo Adesso

In spite of their outstanding experimental relevance, Gaussian operations in continuous-variable quantum systems are subjected to fundamental limitations, as it is known that general resources cannot be distilled within the Gaussian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-13 Ludovico Lami , Ryuji Takagi , Gerardo Adesso

Entanglement and non-Gaussianity are physical resources that are essential for a large number of quantum-optics protocols. Non-Gaussian entanglement is indispensable for quantum-computing advantage and outperforms its Gaussian counterparts…

Quantum Non-Gaussian states are considered as a useful resource for many tasks in quantum information processing, from quantum metrology and quantum sensing to quantum communication and quantum key distribution. Another useful tool that is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-31 Seid Koudia , Abdelhakim Gharbi

In continuous-variable systems, non-Gaussian resources are essential for achieving universal quantum computation that lies beyond classical simulation. Among the candidate states, the cubic phase state stands out as the simplest form of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-22 Boxuan Jing , Feng-Xiao Sun , Qiongyi He

The quantum theory of the electromagnetic field enables the description of multiphoton states exhibiting nonclassical statistical properties, often reflected in non-Gaussian phase-space distributions. While non-Gaussianity alone does not…

Non-Gaussian entanglement is a promising resource in various quantum tasks. A recently defined class identifies entanglement that cannot be generated by applying Gaussian operations to separable inputs. To further explore the entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-27 Jiajie Guo , Shuheng Liu , Matteo Fadel , Qiongyi He

Entanglement is a key resource for many quantum applications. Understanding fundamental properties of entangled states is an important step towards their practical exploitation. We characterize entanglement in the context of Gaussian and…

We introduce and discuss a set of tunable two-mode states of continuous-variable systems, as well as an efficient scheme for their experimental generation. This novel class of tunable entangled resources is defined by a general ansatz…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-10-11 F. Dell'Anno , D. Buono , G. Nocerino , A. Porzio , S. Solimeno , S. De Siena , F. Illuminati

We present a framework for studying bosonic non-Gaussian channels of continuous-variable systems. Our emphasis is on a class of channels that we call photon-added Gaussian channels, which are experimentally viable with current…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-06 Krishna Kumar Sabapathy , Andreas Winter

Resource theory is a widely-applicable framework for analyzing the physical resources required for given tasks, such as computation, communication, and energy extraction. In this paper, we propose a general scheme for analyzing resource…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-02-16 Zi-Wen Liu , Xueyuan Hu , Seth Lloyd

Genuinely quantum states of a harmonic oscillator may be distinguished from their classical counterparts by the Glauber-Sudarshan P-representation -- a state lacking a positive P-function is said to be nonclassical. In this paper, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-11 Benjamin Yadin , Felix C. Binder , Jayne Thompson , Varun Narasimhachar , Mile Gu , M. S. Kim

Even though Gaussian quantum states of multimode light are promising quantum resources due to their scalability, non-Gaussianity is indispensable for quantum technologies, in particular to reach quantum computational advantage. However,…

Quantum resource theory is perhaps the most revolutionary framework that quantum physics has ever experienced. It plays vigorous roles in unifying the quantification methods of a requisite quantum effect as wells as in identifying protocols…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-27 Sanjib Dey
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