Coexistent quantum channel characterization using quantum process tomography with spectrally resolved detection

Joseph C. Chapman, Joseph M. Lukens, Muneer Alshowkan, Nageswara S.V. Rao, Brian T. Kirby, Nicholas A. Peters

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Abstract

The coexistence of classical and quantum signals over the same optical fiber is critical for quantum networks operating within the existing communications infrastructure. Here, we characterize the quantum channel that results from distributing approximate single-photon polarization-encoded qubits simultaneously with classical light of varying intensities through a 25 km fiber-optic channel. We use spectrally resolved quantum process tomography with a newly developed Bayesian reconstruction method to estimate the quantum channel from experimental data, both with and without classical noise. Furthermore, we show that the coexistent fiber-based quantum channel has high process fidelity with an ideal depolarizing channel if the noise is dominated by Raman scattering. These results aid future development of quantum repeater designs and quantum error-correcting codes which benefit from realistic channel error models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation III
EditorsPhilip R. Hemmer, Alan L. Migdall
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510659971
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventQuantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation III 2023 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Jan 29 2023Feb 2 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12446
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceQuantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation III 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period01/29/2302/2/23

Funding

We acknowledge Brian P. Williams for his contribution to the development of the timetagger firmware. This work was performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operated by UT-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract no. DE-AC05-00OR22725. Funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, through the Transparent Optical Quantum Networks for Distributed Science Program and the Early Career Research Program (Field Work Proposals ERKJ355 and ERKJ353). Further Author Information: Send correspondence to J.C.C by E-mail: [email protected]. This manuscript has been co-authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

FundersFunder number
Transparent Optical Quantum Networks for Distributed Science ProgramERKJ355, ERKJ353
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC05-00OR22725
Office of Science
Advanced Scientific Computing Research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
UT-Battelle

    Keywords

    • Bayesian inference
    • Raman scattering
    • coexistence
    • quantum process tomography

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