Showing papers on "Coherent information published in 2021"

Quantum magnonics: when magnon spintronics meets quantum information science

Abstract: Spintronics and quantum information science are two promising candidates for innovating information processing technologies. The combination of these two fields enables us to build solid-state platforms for studying quantum phenomena and for realizing multi-functional quantum tasks. For a long time, however, the intersection of these two fields was limited. This situation has changed significantly over the last few years because of the remarkable progress in coding and processing information using magnons. On the other hand, significant advances in understanding the entanglement of quasi-particles and in designing high-quality qubits and photonic cavities for quantum information processing provide physical platforms to integrate magnons with quantum systems. From these endeavours, the highly interdisciplinary field of quantum magnonics emerges, which combines spintronics, quantum optics and quantum information science.Here, we give an overview of the recent developments concerning the quantum states of magnons and their hybridization with mature quantum platforms. First, we review the basic concepts of magnons and quantum entanglement and discuss the generation and manipulation of quantum states of magnons, such as single-magnon states, squeezed states and quantum many-body states including Bose-Einstein condensation and the resulting spin superfluidity. We discuss how magnonic systems can be integrated and entangled with quantum platforms including cavity photons, superconducting qubits, nitrogen-vacancy centers, and phonons for coherent information transfer and collaborative information processing. The implications of these hybrid quantum systems for non-Hermitian physics and parity-time symmetry are highlighted, together with applications in quantum memories and high-precision measurements. Finally, we present an outlook on the opportunities in quantum magnonics.

Coherent Gate Operations in Hybrid Magnonics.

Abstract: Electromagnonics---the hybridization of spin excitations and electromagnetic waves---has been recognized as a promising candidate for coherent information processing in recent years. Among its various implementations, the lack of available approaches for real-time manipulation on the system dynamics has become a common and urgent limitation. In this work, by introducing a fast and uniform modulation technique, we successfully demonstrate a series of benchmark coherent gate operations in hybrid magnonics, including semiclassical analogies of Landau-Zener transitions, Rabi oscillations, Ramsey interference, and controlled mode swap operations. Our approach lays the groundwork for dynamical manipulation of coherent signals in hybrid magnonics and can be generalized to a broad range of applications.

Positivity and Nonadditivity of Quantum Capacities Using Generalized Erasure Channels

Abstract: We consider various forms of a process, which we call gluing , for combining two or more complementary quantum channel pairs $({\mathcal B}, {\mathcal C})$ to form a composite. One type of gluing combines a perfect channel with a second channel to produce a generalized erasure channel pair $({\mathcal B}_{g}, {\mathcal C}_{g})$ . We consider two cases in which the second channel is (i) an amplitude-damping, or (ii) a phase-damping qubit channel; (ii) is the dephrasure channel of Leditzky et al. For both (i) and (ii), $({\mathcal B}_{g}, {\mathcal C}_{g})$ depends on the damping parameter $0\leq p\leq 1$ and a parameter $0 \leq \lambda \leq 1$ that characterizes the gluing process. In both cases we study $Q^{(1)}({\mathcal B}_{g})$ and $Q^{(1)}({\mathcal C}_{g})$ , where $Q^{(1)}$ is the channel coherent information, and determine the regions in the $(p, \lambda)$ plane where each is zero or positive, confirming previous results for (ii). A somewhat surprising result for which we lack any intuitive explanation is that $Q^{(1)}({\mathcal C}_{g})$ is zero for $\lambda \leq 1/2$ when $p=0$ , but is strictly positive (though perhaps extremely small) for all values of $\lambda > 0$ when $p$ is positive by even the smallest amount. In addition we study the nonadditivity of $Q^{(1)}({\mathcal B}_{g})$ for two identical channels in parallel. It occurs in a well-defined region of the $(p, \lambda)$ plane in case (i). In case (ii) we have extended previous results for the dephrasure channel without, however, identifying the full range of $(p, \lambda)$ values where nonadditivity occurs. Again, an intuitive explanation is lacking.

Capacity of trace decreasing quantum operations and superadditivity of coherent information for a generalized erasure channel

Abstract: Losses in quantum communication lines severely affect the rates of reliable information transmission and are usually considered to be state-independent. However, the loss probability does depend on the system state in general, with the polarization dependent losses being a prominent example. Here we analyze biased trace decreasing quantum operations that assign different loss probabilities to states and introduce the concept of a generalized erasure channel. We find lower and upper bounds for the classical and quantum capacities of the generalized erasure channel as well as characterize its degradability and antidegradability. We reveal superadditivity of coherent information in the case of the polarization dependent losses, with the difference between the two-letter quantum capacity and the single-letter quantum capacity exceeding $7.197 \cdot 10^{-3}$ bit per qubit sent, the greatest value among qubit-input channels reported so far.

Entropic singularities give rise to quantum transmission.

Abstract: When can noiseless quantum information be sent across noisy quantum devices? And at what maximum rate? These questions lie at the heart of quantum technology, but remain unanswered because of non-additivity— a fundamental synergy which allows quantum devices (aka quantum channels) to send more information than expected. Previously, non-additivity was known to occur in very noisy channels with coherent information much smaller than that of a perfect channel; but, our work shows non-additivity in a simple low-noise channel. Our results extend even further. We prove a general theorem concerning positivity of a channel’s coherent information. A corollary of this theorem gives a simple dimensional test for a channel’s capacity. Applying this corollary solves an open problem by characterizing all qubit channels whose complement has non-zero capacity. Another application shows a wide class of zero quantum capacity qubit channels can assist an incomplete erasure channel in sending quantum information. These results arise from introducing and linking logarithmic singularities in the von-Neumann entropy with quantum transmission: changes in entropy caused by this singularity are a mechanism responsible for both positivity and non-additivity of the coherent information. Analysis of such singularities may be useful in other physics problems. Non-additivity of the quantum channel coherent information is known to occur in some very noisy channels, but its fundamental origin is unclear. Here, the author explains its link with log singularity of quantum entropy, and shows that it can also come up for low-noise channels.

Multiple models, one explanation

Abstract: We develop an account of how mutually inconsistent models of the same target system can provide coherent information about the system. Our account makes use of ideas from the debate surrounding rob...

The coherent information on the manifold of positive definite density matrices

Abstract: This paper will explore the restriction of the coherent information to the positive definite density matrices in the special case where the quantum channels are strictly positive linear maps The space of positive definite density matrices is equipped with an embedded submanifold structure of the real vector space of Hermitian matrices These ensure that the n-shot coherent information is differentiable and allows for the computation of its gradient and Hessian We show that any tensor products of critical points preserve being a critical point of the coherent information Furthermore, we show that for any positive integer n, the maximally mixed state is always a critical point for the class of mixed unitary quantum channels with orthogonal, unitary Kraus operators We determine when the maximally mixed state is a local maximum/minimum or saddle point, including its eigenvectors, for the class of Pauli-erasure channels when n is equal to 1 This class includes the dephrasure channel and Pauli channel and refines potential regions where super-additivity is thought to occur These techniques can be used to study other optimization problems over density matrices and allow the use of manifold optimization algorithms and a better understanding of the quantum capacity problem by utilizing the first and second order geometry

Detecting positive quantum capacities of quantum channels.

Abstract: Using elementary techniques from analytic perturbation theory of Hermitian matrices, we devise a simple strategy to detect positive quantum capacities of quantum channels and their complements. Several noteworthy examples, such as the depolarizing and transpose-depolarizing channels (including the Werner-Holevo channel), dephasing channels, generalized Pauli channels, multi-level amplitude damping channels, and (conjugate) diagonal unitary covariant channels, serve to aptly exhibit the utility of our method. Our main result leads to simplified proofs of certain existing structure theorems for the class of degradable quantum channels, and an extension of their applicability to the larger class of more capable quantum channels.

Quantum Polarization of Qudit Channels

Abstract: We provide a generalization of quantum polar codes to quantum channels with qudit-input, achieving the symmetric coherent information of the channel. Our scheme relies on a channel combining and splitting construction, where a two-qudit unitary randomly chosen from a unitary 2-design is used to combine two instances of a qudit-input channel. The inputs to the synthesized bad channels are frozen by sharing EPR pairs between the sender and the receiver, so our scheme is entanglement assisted. Using the fact that the generalized two-qudit Clifford group forms a unitary 2-design, we conclude that the channel combining operation can be chosen from this set. Moreover, we show that polarization also happens for a much smaller subset of two-qudit Cliffords, which is not a unitary 2-design. Finally, we show how to decode the proposed quantum polar codes on Pauli qudit channels.

Polarization of Quantum Channels Using Clifford-Based Channel Combining

Abstract: We provide a purely quantum version of polar codes, achieving the symmetric coherent information of any qubit-input quantum channel. Our scheme relies on a recursive channel combining and splitting construction, where a two-qubit gate randomly chosen from the Clifford group is used to combine two single-qubit channels. The inputs to the synthesized bad channels are frozen by preshared EPR pairs between the sender and the receiver, so our scheme is entanglement assisted. We further show that quantum polarization can be achieved by choosing the channel combining Clifford operator randomly, from a much smaller subset of only nine two-qubit Clifford gates. Subsequently, we show that a Pauli channel polarizes if and only if a specific classical channel over a four-symbol input set polarizes. We exploit this equivalence to prove fast polarization for Pauli channels, and to devise an efficient successive cancellation based decoding algorithm for such channels. Finally, we present a code construction based on chaining several quantum polar codes, which is shown to require a rate of preshared entanglement that vanishes asymptotically.

Quantum Polarization of Qudit Channels.

Abstract: We provide a generalization of quantum polar codes to quantum channels with qudit-input, achieving the symmetric coherent information of the channel. Our scheme relies on a channel combining and splitting construction, where a two-qudit unitary randomly chosen from a unitary 2-design is used to combine two instances of a qudit-input channel. The inputs to the synthesized bad channels are frozen by sharing EPR pairs between the sender and the receiver, so our scheme is entanglement assisted. Using the fact that the generalized two-qudit Clifford group forms a unitary 2-design, we conclude that the channel combining operation can be chosen from this set. Moreover, we show that polarization also happens for a much smaller subset of two-qudit Cliffords, which is not a unitary 2-design. Finally, we show how to decode the proposed quantum polar codes on Pauli qudit channels.

Decoherence effects break reciprocity in matter transport

Abstract: The decoherence of quantum states defines the transition between the quantum world and classical physics. Decoherence or, analogously, quantum mechanical collapse events pose fundamental questions regarding the interpretation of quantum mechanics and are technologically relevant because they limit the coherent information processing performed by quantum computers. We have discovered that the transition regime enables a novel type of matter transport. Applying this discovery, we present nanoscale devices in which decoherence, modeled by random quantum jumps, produces fundamentally novel phenomena by interrupting the unitary dynamics of electron wave packets. Noncentrosymmetric conductors with mesoscopic length scales act as two-terminal rectifiers with unique properties. In these devices, the inelastic interaction of itinerant electrons with impurities acting as electron trapping centers leads to a novel steady state characterized by partial charge separation between the two leads, or, in closed circuits to the generation of persistent currents. The interface between the quantum and the classical worlds therefore provides a novel transport regime of value for the realization of a new category of mesoscopic electronic devices.

Irreducibly $SU(2)$-covariant quantum channels of low rank

Abstract: We investigate information theoretic properties of low rank (less than or equal to 3) quantum channels with $SU(2)$-symmetry, where we have a complete description. We prove that PPT property coincides with entanglement-breaking property and that degradability seldomly holds in this class. In connection with these results we will demonstrate how we can compute Holevo and coherent information of those channels. In particular, we exhibit a strong form of additivity violation of coherent information, which resembles the superactivation of coherent information of depolarizing channels.

Capacity of trace decreasing quantum operations and superadditivity of coherent information for a generalized erasure channel.

Abstract: Losses in quantum communication lines severely affect the rates of reliable information transmission and are usually considered to be state-independent. However, the loss probability does depend on the system state in general, with the polarization dependent losses being a prominent example. Here we analyze biased trace decreasing quantum operations that assign different loss probabilities to states and introduce the concept of a generalized erasure channel. We find lower and upper bounds for the classical and quantum capacities of the generalized erasure channel as well as characterize its degradability and antidegradability. We reveal superadditivity of coherent information in the case of the polarization dependent losses, with the difference between the two-letter quantum capacity and the single-letter quantum capacity exceeding $7.197 \cdot 10^{-3}$ bit per qubit sent, the greatest value among qubit-input channels reported so far.

Transmission of coherent information at the onset of interactions

Abstract: We investigate what parameters determine the speed with which a quantum channel arises at the onset of the interaction between two systems, A and B. To this end, we calculate the leading order transfer of pre-existing coherent information, that system A may possess with an ancilla \~A, from system A to a system B. We show that the rate of transmission always vanishes to first order and that it can be finite or even divergent to second order. These divergences can be regulated by embedding the conventional notion of coherent information into what we call the family of n- coherent informations, defined using n-R\'enyi entropies. We find that the speed of the transfer of n-coherent information at the onset of the interaction is governed by a quantity, which may be called the n-exposure, which captures the extent to which the initial coherent information of A with \~A is accessible to or `seen by' the interaction Hamiltonian between A and B. We give examples in qubit systems and in the light-matter interaction.

Quantifying Unknown Entanglement by Neural Networks

Abstract: Quantum entanglement plays a crucial role in quantum information processing tasks and quantum mechanics, hence quantifying unknown entanglement is a fundamental task. However, this is also challenging, as entanglement cannot be measured by any observables directly. In this paper, we train neural networks to quantify unknown entanglement, where the input features of neural networks are the outcome statistics data produced by locally measuring target quantum states, and the training labels are well-chosen quantities. For bipartite quantum states, this quantity is coherent information, which is a lower bound for the entanglement of formation and the entanglement of distillation. For multipartite quantum states, we choose this quantity as the geometric measure of entanglement. It turns out that the neural networks we train have very good performance in quantifying unknown quantum states, and can beat previous approaches like semi-device-independent protocols for this problem easily in both precision and application range. We also observe a surprising phenomenon that on quantum states with stronger quantum nonlocality, the neural networks tend to have better performance, though we do not provide them any knowledge on quantum nonlocality.

Asymptotic analysis for $O_N^+$-Temperley-Lieb quantum channels

Abstract: In this paper, we focus on a class of quantum channels which are covariant for symmetries from free orthogonal quantum groups $O_N^+$. These quantum channels are called $O_N^+$-Temperley-Lieb channels, and their information-theoretic properties such as Holevo information and coherent information were analyzed in [BCLY20], but their additivity questions remained open. The main result of this paper is to approximate $O_N^+$-Temperley-Lieb quantum channels by much simpler ones in terms Bures distance. As applications, we study strong additivity questions for $O_N^+$-Temperley-Lieb quantum channels, and their classical capacity, private classical capacity and quantum capacity in the asymptotic regime $N\rightarrow \infty$.

Decoherence Effects Break Reciprocity in Matter Transport.

Abstract: The decoherence of quantum states defines the transition between the quantum world and classical physics. Decoherence or, analogously, quantum mechanical collapse events pose fundamental questions regarding the interpretation of quantum mechanics and are technologically relevant because they limit the coherent information processing performed by quantum computers. We have discovered that the transition regime enables a novel type of matter transport. Applying this discovery, we present nanoscale devices in which decoherence, modeled by random quantum jumps, produces fundamentally novel phenomena by interrupting the unitary dynamics of electron wave packets. Noncentrosymmetric conductors with mesoscopic length scales act as two-terminal rectifiers with unique properties. In these devices, the inelastic interaction of itinerant electrons with impurities acting as electron trapping centers leads to a novel steady state characterized by partial charge separation between the two leads, or, in closed circuits to the generation of persistent currents. The interface between the quantum and the classical worlds therefore provides a novel transport regime of value for the realization of a new category of mesoscopic electronic devices.

Coherent information of a quantum channel or its complement is generically positive

Abstract: The task of determining whether a given quantum channel has positive capacity to transmit quantum information is a fundamental open problem in quantum information theory. In general, the coherent information needs to be computed for an unbounded number of copies of a channel in order to detect a positive value of its quantum capacity. However, in this Letter, we show that the coherent information of a single copy of a randomly selected channel is positive almost surely if the channel's output space is larger than its environment. Hence, in this case, a single copy of the channel typically suffices to determine positivity of its quantum capacity. Put differently, channels with zero coherent information have measure zero in the subset of channels for which the output space is larger than the environment. On the other hand, if the environment is larger than the channel's output space, identical results hold for the channel's complement.

Multiletter codes to boost superadditivity of coherent information in quantum communication lines with polarization dependent losses

Abstract: Coherent information quantifies the achievable rate of the reliable quantum information transmission through a communication channel. Use of the correlated quantum states (multiletter codes) instead of the factorized ones (single-letter codes) may result in an increase in the achievable rate, a phenomenon known as the coherent-information superadditivity. However, even for simple physical models of channels it is rather difficult to detect the superadditivity and find the advantageous multiletter codes. Here we consider the case of polarization dependent losses and propose some physically motivated multiletter codes which outperform all single-letter ones in a wide range of the channel parameters. We show that in the asymptotic limit of the infinite code length the superadditivity phenomenon takes place whenever the communication channel is neither degradable nor antidegradable. Besides the superadditivity identification, we also provide a method how to modify the proposed codes and get a higher quantum communication rate by doubling the code length. The obtained results give a deeper understanding of useful multiletter codes and may serve as a benchmark for quantum capacity estimations and future approaches toward an optimal strategy to transfer quantum information.

On the Control of Flying Qubits.

Abstract: The control of flying quantum bits (qubits) carried by traveling quantum fields is crucial for coherent information transmission in quantum networks. In this paper, we develop a general framework for modeling the generation, catching and transformation processes of flying qubits. We introduce the quantum stochastic differential equation (QSDE) to describe the flying-qubit input-output relations actuated by a standing quantum system. Under the continuous time-ordered photon-number basis, the infinite-dimensional QSDE is reduced to a low-dimensional deterministic non-unitary differential equation for the state evolution of the standing system, and the outgoing flying-qubit states can be calculated via randomly occurring quantum jumps. This makes it possible, as demonstrated by examples of flying-qubit generation and transformation, to analyze general cases when the number of excitations is not reserved. The proposed framework lays the foundation for the design of flying-qubit control systems from a control theoretic point of view, within which advanced control techniques can be incorporated for practical applications.

Channel Polarization of Two-dimensional-input Quantum Symmetric Channels

Abstract: Being attracted by the property of classical polar code, researchers are trying to find its analogue in quantum fields, which is called quantum polar code. The first step and the key to design quantum polar code is to find out for the quantity which can measure the quality of quantum channels, whether there is a polarization phenomenon which is similar to classical channel polarization. Coherent information is believed to be the quantum analogue of classical mutual information and the quantity to measure the capacity of quantum channel. In this paper, we define a class of quantum channels called quantum symmetric channels, and prove that for quantum symmetric channels, under the similar channel combining and splitting process as in the classical channel polarization, the maximum single letter coherent information of the coordinate channels will polarize. That is to say, there is a channel polarization phenomenon in quantum symmetric channels.