Pirandola, Stefano orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-5615, Laurenza, Riccardo, Ottaviani, Carlo orcid.org/0000-0002-0032-3999 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Fundamental limits of repeaterless quantum communications. Nature Communications. 15043. ISSN 2041-1723
Abstract
Quantum communications promises reliable transmission of quantum information, efficient distribution of entanglement and generation of completely secure keys. For all these tasks, we need to determine the optimal point-to-point rates that are achievable by two remote parties at the ends of a quantum channel, without restrictions on their local operations and classical communication, which can be unlimited and two-way. These two-way assisted capacities represent the ultimate rates that are reachable without quantum repeaters. Here, by constructing an upper bound based on the relative entropy of entanglement and devising a dimension-independent technique dubbed ‘teleportation stretching’, we establish these capacities for many fundamental channels, namely bosonic lossy channels, quantum-limited amplifiers, dephasing and erasure channels in arbitrary dimension. In particular, we exactly determine the fundamental rate-loss tradeoff affecting any protocol of quantum key distribution. Our findings set the limits of point-to-point quantum communications and provide precise and general benchmarks for quantum repeaters.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 24 May 2017 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 13:47 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15043 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/ncomms15043 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116893 |