Titel
Distribution of high-dimensional entanglement via an intra-city free-space link
Autor*in
Fabian Steinlechner
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), Austrian Academy of Sciences
Autor*in
Sebastian Ecker
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), Austrian Academy of Sciences
Autor*in
Matthias Fink
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Abstract
Quantum entanglement is a fundamental resource in quantum information processing and its distribution between distant parties is a key challenge in quantum communications. Increasing the dimensionality of entanglement has been shown to improve robustness and channel capacities in secure quantum communications. Here we report on the distribution of genuine high-dimensional entanglement via a 1.2-km-long free-space link across Vienna. We exploit hyperentanglement, that is, simultaneous entanglement in polarization and energy-time bases, to encode quantum information, and observe high-visibility interference for successive correlation measurements in each degree of freedom. These visibilities impose lower bounds on entanglement in each subspace individually and certify four-dimensional entanglement for the hyperentangled system. The high-fidelity transmission of high-dimensional entanglement under real-world atmospheric link conditions represents an important step towards long-distance quantum communications with more complex quantum systems and the implementation of advanced quantum experiments with satellite links.
Stichwort
Atmospheric opticsFibre optics and optical communicationsQuantum informationQuantum optics
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:907590
Erschienen in
Titel
Nature Communications
Band
8
Seitenanfang
15971
Verlag
Springer Nature
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Zugänglichkeit
Rechteangabe
© The Author(s) 2017

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