Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics

Details Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics

2001-05-22

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105105v1

Nature 414, 413-418 (2001).

Physics

Quantum Physics

2 tex files (Main text + Supplement), 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1038/35106500

Quantum communication holds a promise for absolutely secure transmission of secret messages and faithful transfer of unknown quantum states. Photonic channels appear to be very attractive for physical implementation of quantum communication. However, due to losses and decoherence in the channel, the communication fidelity decreases exponentially with the channel length. We describe a scheme that allows to implement robust quantum communication over long lossy channels. The scheme involves laser manipulation of atomic ensembles, beam splitters, and single-photon detectors with moderate efficiencies, and therefore well fits the status of the current experimental technology. We show that the communication efficiency scale polynomially with the channel length thereby facilitating scalability to very long distances.

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