Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, D-85748 Garching, Germany.
Phys Rev Lett. 2012 Dec 21;109(25):250502. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.250502. Epub 2012 Dec 18.
Path entanglement constitutes an essential resource in quantum information and communication protocols. Here, we demonstrate frequency-degenerate entanglement between continuous-variable quantum microwaves propagating along two spatially separated paths. We combine a squeezed and a vacuum state using a microwave beam splitter. Via correlation measurements, we detect and quantify the path entanglement contained in the beam splitter output state. Our experiments open the avenue to quantum teleportation, quantum communication, or quantum radar with continuous variables at microwave frequencies.
路径缠结是量子信息和通信协议中的基本资源。在这里,我们演示了沿两条空间分离路径传播的连续变量量子微波之间的频分纠缠。我们使用微波分束器将压缩态和真空态组合在一起。通过相关测量,我们检测并量化了分束器输出态中包含的路径纠缠。我们的实验为在微波频率下使用连续变量进行量子隐形传态、量子通信或量子雷达开辟了道路。