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We reveal that the information exchange between particle detectors and their ability to harvest correlations from a quantum field can interfere constructively and destructively. This allows for scenarios where the presence of entanglement…

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We investigate the possibility of eavesdropping on a quantum key distribution network by local sequential quantum unsharp measurement attacks by the eavesdropper. In particular, we consider a pure two-qubit state shared between two parties…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-08 Yash Wath , Hariprasad M , Freya Shah , Shashank Gupta

We analyze the harvesting of entanglement and classical correlations from the quantum vacuum to particle detectors. We assess the impact on the detectors' harvesting ability of the spacetime dimensionality, the suddenness of the detectors'…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-22 Alejandro Pozas-Kerstjens , Eduardo Martin-Martinez

We explore correlations harvesting by two static detectors locally interacting with vacuum massless scalar fields in the presence of an infinite perfectly reflecting boundary. We study the phenomena of mutual information harvesting and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-28 Zhihong Liu , Jialin Zhang , Hongwei Yu

We investigate the correlations that can arise between Alice and Bob in prepare-and-measure communication scenarios where the source (Alice) and the measurement device (Bob) can share prior entanglement. The paradigmatic example of such a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-03 Armin Tavakoli , Jef Pauwels , Erik Woodhead , Stefano Pironio

We show that, for the purpose of quantum communication via a quantum field, it is essential to view the field not only as a medium for transmission but also as a source of entanglement that can aid in the communication task. To this end, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-10 Koji Yamaguchi , Achim Kempf

We investigate the scenario where an observer, Alice, shares a two-qubit state with an arbitrary number of observers, Bobs, via sequentially and independently recycling the qubit in possession of the first Bob. It is known that there exist…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-07 Chirag Srivastava , Mahasweta Pandit , Ujjwal Sen

Suppose two separated parties, Alice and Bob, share a bipartite quantum state or a classical correlation called a \emph{seed}, and they try to generate a target classical correlation by performing local quantum or classical operations on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-15 Zhenyu Chen , Lijinzhi Lin , Xiaodie Lin , Zhaohui Wei , Penghui Yao

It has been shown that the vacuum state of a free quantum field is entangled and such vacuum entanglement can be harvested by a pair of initially uncorrelated detectors interacting locally with the vacuum field for a finite time. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-01 Hui Hu , Jialin Zhang , Hongwei Yu

It is possible for two parties, Alice and Bob, to establish a secure communication link by sharing an ensemble of entangled particles, and then using these particles to generate a secret key. One way to establish that the particles are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-08 M. E. Feldman , G. K. Juul , S. J. van Enk , M. Beck

In this paper, we explore correlation harvesting in quantum superposition, specifically focusing on the entanglement and mutual information extracted by two Unruh-DeWitt detectors interacting with a quantum field in a mass-superposed BTZ…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-10 Yu Tang , Wentao Liu , Zhilong Liu , Jieci Wang

We show, under a very general set of assumptions, that pairs of identical particle detectors in spacelike separation, such as atomic probes, can only harvest entanglement from the vacuum state of a quantum field when they have a non-zero…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-01 Alejandro Pozas-Kerstjens , Jorma Louko , Eduardo Martin-Martinez

Given that any communication is communication through quantum fields, we here study the scenario where a sender, Alice, causes information-carrying disturbances in a quantum field. We track the exact spread of these disturbances in space…

This paper presents two unconventional links between quantum and classical physics. The first link appears in the study of quantum cryptography. In the presence of a spy, the quantum correlations shared by Alice and Bob are imperfect. One…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Valerio Scarani

We study radiative processes of two qubits coupled to a massless scalar field prepared in the Minkowski vacuum state. The analyze the effects of vacuum fluctuations in the generation of qubits' entangled states is performed. We assume one…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-16 F. Sobrero , M. S. Soares , N. F. Svaiter

We revisit the entanglement harvesting protocol when two detectors are in causal contact. We study the role of field-mediated communication in generating entanglement between the two detectors interacting with a quantum field. We provide a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-01 Erickson Tjoa , Eduardo Martín-Martínez

We study how quantum systems can harvest entanglement from the quantum degrees of freedom of the gravitational field. Concretely, we describe in detail the interaction of non-relativistic quantum systems with linearized quantum gravity, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-21 T. Rick Perche , Boris Ragula , Eduardo Martín-Martínez

We investigate the interplay between genuine entanglement harvesting and communication mediated correlations for local particle detectors in expanding cosmological spacetimes. Focusing on a conformally coupled scalar field in de Sitter…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 Matheus H. Zambianco , Adam Teixidó-Bonfill , Eduardo Martín-Martínez

In this paper, we investigate the effects of Lorentz violation on correlations harvesting, specifically focusing on the harvested entanglement and harvested mutual information between two Unruh-DeWitt detectors interacting with a quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-10 Xiaofang Liu , Wentao Liu , Zhilong Liu , Jieci Wang

A new conceptual key generation scheme is presented by using intrinsic quantum correlations of single photons between Alice and Bob. The intrinsic bi-partite correlation functions allow key bit to be generated through high level…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-03-20 Kim Fook Lee , Yong Meng Sua
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