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The simplest building blocks for quantum computations are the qubit-qubit quantum channels. In this paper, we analyze the structure of these channels via their Choi representation. The restriction of a quantum channel to the space of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-07-24 Attila Lovas , Attila Andai

High-performance quantum transducers, which faithfully convert quantum information between disparate physical carriers, are essential in quantum science and technology. Different figures of merit, including efficiency, bandwidth, and added…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 Chiao-Hsuan Wang , Fangxin Li , Liang Jiang

We use analytical and numerical calculations to obtain speed limits for various unitary quantum operations in multiqubit systems under typical experimental conditions. The operations that we consider include single-, two-, and three-qubit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-01 S. Ashhab , P. C. de Groot , Franco Nori

We revisit a fundamental open problem in quantum information theory, namely whether it is possible to transmit quantum information at a rate exceeding the channel capacity if we allow for a non-vanishing probability of decoding error. Here…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-03 Marco Tomamichel , Mark M. Wilde , Andreas Winter

In this paper, the throughput of relay networks with multiple source-destination pairs under queueing constraints has been investigated for both variable-rate and fixed-rate schemes. When channel side information (CSI) is available at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-10-08 Yi Li , M. Cenk Gursoy , Senem Velipasalar

If the states of spins in solids can be created, manipulated, and measured at the single-quantum level, an entirely new form of information processing, quantum computing, will be possible. We first give an overview of quantum information…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 D. P. DiVincenzo , D. Loss

We consider quantum and private communications assisted by repeaters, from the basic scenario of a single repeater chain to the general case of an arbitrarily-complex quantum network, where systems may be routed through single or multiple…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-17 Stefano Pirandola

Faithfully transferring the quantum state is essential for quantum information processing. Here we demonstrate a fast (in 84 ns) and high-fidelity (99.2%) transfer of arbitrary quantum states in a chain of four superconducting qubits with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-09 X. Li , Y. Ma , J. Han , Tao Chen , Y. Xu , W. Cai , H. Wang , Y. P. Song , Zheng-Yuan Xue , Zhang-qi Yin , Luyan Sun

We describe a general quantum receiver protocol that maps laser-light-modulated classical communications signals into quantum processors for decoding with quantum logic. The quantum logic enables joint quantum measurements over a codeword…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-16 Kelly Werker Smith , Don Boroson , Saikat Guha , Johannes Borregaard

Random-access quantum memories may offer computational advantages for quantum computers and networks. In this paper, we advance arrays of solid-state quantum memories towards their usage as random-access quantum memory. We perform quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-16 Markus Teller , Susana Plascencia , Samuele Grandi , Hugues de Riedmatten

In this paper we propose a general method to quantify how "quantum" a set of quantum states is. The idea is to gauge the quantumness of the set by the worst-case difficulty of transmitting the states through a purely classical communication…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christopher A. Fuchs , Masahide Sasaki

A major challenge in quantum communication is addressing the negative effects of noise on channel capacity, especially for completely depolarizing channels, where information transmission is inherently impossible. The concept of indefinite…

We determine the capacity of compound classical-quantum channels. As a consequence we obtain the capacity formula for the averaged classical-quantum channels. The capacity result for compound channels demonstrates, as in the classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-02-16 Igor Bjelakovic , Holger Boche

We investigate prepare-and-measure scenarios in which a sender and a receiver use entanglement to send quantum information over a channel with limited capacity. We formalise this framework, identify its basic properties and provide…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Elna Svegborn , Jef Pauwels , Armin Tavakoli

The electronic spin degrees of freedom in semiconductors typically have decoherence times that are several orders of magnitude longer than other relevant timescales. A solid-state quantum computer based on localized electron spins as qubits…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Imamoglu , D. D. Awschalom , G. Burkard , D. P. DiVincenzo , D. Loss , M. Sherwin , A. Small

Calculating the capacity of interference channels is a notorious open problem in classical information theory. Such channels have two senders and two receivers, and each sender would like to communicate with a partner receiver. The capacity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-05-28 Omar Fawzi , Patrick Hayden , Ivan Savov , Pranab Sen , Mark M. Wilde

State transfer across discrete quantum networks is one of the elementary tasks of quantum information processing. Its aim is the faithful placement of information into a specific position in the network. However, all physical systems suffer…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-30 Holger Frydrych , Antonín Hoskovec , Gernot Alber , Igor Jex

Coherent information quantifies the transmittable quantum information through a channel and is directly linked to the channel's quantum capacity. In a monitored quantum circuit, regarded as a quantum channel, extensive and positive coherent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-11 Dongheng Qian , Jing Wang

The integration of quantum communication protocols over Ethernet networks is proposed, showing the potential of combining classical and quantum technologies for efficient, scalable quantum networking. By leveraging the inherent strengths of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-04 Kun Chen-Hu , Kristian S. Jensen , Petar Popovski

The processing of information and computation is undergoing a paradigmatic shift since the realization of the enormous potential of quantum features to perform these tasks. Coupled cavity array is one of the well-studied systems to carry…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-16 Nilakantha Meher , S. Sivakumar