Advances in quantum cryptography

S Pirandola, UL Andersen, L Banchi… - Advances in optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Quantum cryptography is arguably the fastest growing area in quantum information science.
Novel theoretical protocols are designed on a regular basis, security proofs are constantly …

Quantum-enhanced measurements without entanglement

D Braun, G Adesso, F Benatti, R Floreanini… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - APS
Quantum-enhanced measurements exploit quantum mechanical effects for increasing the
sensitivity of measurements of certain physical parameters and have great potential for both …

Quantum fidelity for arbitrary Gaussian states

L Banchi, SL Braunstein, S Pirandola - Physical review letters, 2015 - APS
We derive a computable analytical formula for the quantum fidelity between two arbitrary
multimode Gaussian states which is simply expressed in terms of their first-and second …

Quantum information with Gaussian states

XB Wang, T Hiroshima, A Tomita, M Hayashi - Physics reports, 2007 - Elsevier
Quantum optical Gaussian states are a type of important robust quantum states which are
manipulatable by the existing technologies. So far, most of the important quantum …

Markovian master equations: a critical study

Á Rivas, ADK Plato, SF Huelga… - New Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We derive Markovian master equations for single and interacting harmonic systems in
different scenarios, including strong internal coupling. By comparing the dynamics resulting …

Quantum systems under frequency modulation

MP Silveri, JA Tuorila, EV Thuneberg… - Reports on Progress …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the physical phenomena that arise when quantum mechanical energy levels are
modulated in time. The dynamics resulting from changes in the transition frequency is a …

Entanglement properties of non-Gaussian resources generated via photon subtraction and addition and continuous-variable quantum-teleportation improvement

Y Yang, FL Li - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2009 - APS
The entanglement properties of non-Gaussian states are investigated, which are obtained
by performing the photon addition, photon subtraction, photon-addition-then-subtraction …

Uhlmann fidelity between two-mode Gaussian states

P Marian, TA Marian - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2012 - APS
We analyze the Uhlmann fidelity of a pair of n-mode Gaussian states of the quantum
radiation field. This quantity is shown to be the product of an exponential function depending …

Bounding the energy-constrained quantum and private capacities of phase-insensitive bosonic Gaussian channels

K Sharma, MM Wilde, S Adhikari… - New Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We establish several upper bounds on the energy-constrained quantum and private
capacities of all single-mode phase-insensitive bosonic Gaussian channels. The first upper …

Bures distance as a measure of entanglement for two-mode squeezed thermal states

P Marian, TA Marian, H Scutaru - Physical Review A, 2003 - APS
We propose a reliable entanglement measure for a two-mode squeezed thermal state of the
quantum electromagnetic field in terms of its Bures distance to the set of all separable states …