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Quantum teleportation

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Nicolas Gisin
H. Deriedmatten, I. Marcikic, R. Thew, W. Tittel, H. Zbinden
Groupe de Physique Applique-unit dOptique
Universit de Genne

The science and the science-fiction of quantum teleportation


Intuitive and mathematical introduction
What is teleported ?
Q fax? The no-cloning theorem
The teleportation channel: Entanglement
The Geneva experiment
Telecom wavelengths
Time-bin qubits
partial Bell measurement and tests of Bell inequality
Applications: Quantum Key Distribution
Simplifications, limitations
Q relays and Q repeaters

The Geneva Teleportation


experiment over 3x2 km

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Photon = particle (atom) of light

Polarized photon
( structured photon)

Unpolarized photon
( unstructured dust)

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55 metres

2 km of
optical fibre

2 km of
optical fibre

Two entangled
photons
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55 metres

2 km of
optical fibre

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55 metres

Bell measurement
(partial)
the 2 photons
interact
4 possible results:
0, 90, 180, 270 degrees
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55 metres

Bell measurement
(partial)
the 2 photons
interact
4 possible results:
0, 90, 180, 270 degrees

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The correlation is
independent of the quantum
state which may be unknown
or even entangled with a
fourth photon
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Quantum teleportation
2 bits
U

Bell

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EPR

( c 0 0 + c 1 1 ) ( 0 , 0 + 1 ,1 ) /
=
+
+
+

11
( (00, 0, 0 ++ 11,1,1 ) )
2 22
11
((00, 0, 0 11,1,1 ))
2 22
11
((00,1,1 ++ 11, 0, 0 ))
2 22
11
((00,1,1 11, 0, 0 ))
2 22

( c 0 0 + c1 1 )

( c 0 0 c1 1 )

123

( c1 0 + c 0 1 )

123

123

123

( c1 0 c 0 1 )

What is teleported ?

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According to Aristotle, objects are constituted by matter


and form, ie by elementary particles and quantum states.
Matter and energy can not be teleported from one place
to another: they can not be transferred from one place to
another without passing through intermediate locations.
However, quantum states, the ultimate structure of
objects, can be teleported. Accordingly, objects can be
transferred from one place to another without ever
existing anywhere in between! But only the structure is
teleported, the matter stays at the source and has to be
already present at the final location.
C.H. Bennett, G. Brassard, C. Crpeau, R. Jozsa, A. Peres and W. Wootters, PRL 70, 1895 (1993)

D. Boschi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1121 (1998)


D. Bouwmeester et al., Nature 390, 575 (1997)

Y-K. Kim et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1370 (2001)


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I. Marcikic et al., Nature 421, 509 (2003)

A Quantum Fax ?

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During a quantum teleportation process, the


original system is destroyed.
According to the basic law of quantum
physics, this is a necessity since it is impossible
to clone an unknown quantum state. If not:
one could violate Heisenbergs uncertainty relations
(Quantum Physics would be deterministic !)
one could exploit entanglement and cloning to signal
faster than light.
(Relativity would have an absolute time).
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No cloning theorem and the


compatibility with relativity

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No cloning theorem: It is impossible to copy an unknown


quantum state,
/
Proof #1:

0 0,0
1 1,1

0 + 1 0,0 + 1,1

( 0 + 1 )( 0 + 1 )

Proof #2: (by contradiction)


Alice

Source of
entangled
particules

Arbitrary fast signaling !

Bob

clones

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No cloning theorem and the


compatibility with relativity
The first account on quantum cloning was done by E.P. Wigner
in his analysis of earlier work by W.M. Elsasser devoted to a
discussion of the origin of life and the multiplication of organisms.
Wigner has presented a quantum-mechanical argument
according to which ``the probability is zero for existence of
self-reproducing states''.
Todays standard references are:
W. K. Wootters and W. H. Zurek, Nature 299, 802, 1982.
P.W. Milonni and M.L.Hardies, Phys. Lett. A 92, 32, 1982.
The connection to no signaling appeared in:
N. Gisin, Phys. Lett. A 242, 1, 1998.
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The Quantum Teleportation channel ?

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Entanglement
A density matrix is separable iff it decomposes in
product states with probabilit coefficients pj>0 :

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= j p j jA Bj
is entangled iff it is not separable.
Given a , one knows of no constructive method to
determine wheher is separable or entanglement !
The partial transpose test :
If is seprable, then its partial transpose is
whre

pt
ab ,

a ,b

pt

(this test is exhaustive en dim 2x2)


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Non-locality: definition

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P (a , b | A, B )
probability

Events.
Not under human
control

Experimental settings.
Under human
control

The correlations P(a,b|An,Bm) are local iff there is a random


variable such that:
P(a,b|An,Bm, ) = P(a|An, ) P(b|Bm, )
Historically was called a local hidden variable. Today,
one measures the amount of nonlocality by the minimum
communication required to reproduce P(a,b|An,Bm).
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Implications of entanglement

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The world cant be understood in terms of


little billiard balls.
The world is nonlocal (but the nonlocality cant
be used to signal faster than light).
Quantum physics offers new ways of
processing
information.
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What
can
carry
the
Q
info
to
be
What can be teleported ?
teleported ?
Photon

Done 

Atom

Probably soon !

Molecule

Likely some day

Virus

?? Possibly ??

Large object

Still science-fiction
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Q communication in optical fibres

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Two problems : Losses and decoherence.


How to minimize them ?
The transmission depends on the wavelength
- Lower attenuation : 1310 nm (0.3 dB/km) and 1550 nm
(0.2dB/km) (telecom wavelengths)

 Decoherence due to birefringence :


Polarization Mode Dispersion
Time-bin coding with photons at telecom wavelength
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Time-bin qubits

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qubit :

= c0 0 + c1ei 1

0
0 i1

any qubit state can be created and

0 +1

measured in any basis

0 1
2

2
0 +i1
2

= c0 0 + c1ei 1

Alice

1
h

variable coupler

Bob

D0

0
D1

switch

State preparation

switch

variable coupler

Projective measurement

W. Tittel & G. Weihs, Quant. Inf. Comput. 1, Number 2, 3 (2001)

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Photon pairs source


p

s,i

laser

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nonlinear
birefringent
crystal

filtre

Parametric fluorescence
Energy and momentum conservation

p = s + i

r
r r
k p = ks + ki

Phase matching determines the wavelengths and propagation


directions of the down-converted photons

Energy conservation:
each photon from the pair has an uncertain frequency,
but the sum of the two frequencies is precisely that of the pump laser
each photon from the pair has an uncertain age,
but the ages difference is precisely zero

similar to the original EPR state

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Time-bin entanglement

+
Variable
coupler

2 km
Detectors &
optical fibers Coincidence

+
PDC

B
Photon pair creation in a non-linear crystal
250
V net =96% (PDC)
Parametric down-conversion
After 2x2km
200
Energy and momentum
of optical fibers
rconservation
r r

= c0 0 A 0 B + c1e 1 A 1
i

coincidences [/10s]

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Laser

0A

1A

150
p = s +
k p =k s + k i
Robust against
i
decoherence
100
s=1310nm
in optical fibers
p=710nm
50
i=1550nm
0

0
20
R. Thew et al., Phys. Rev. A 66, 062304
(2002)

40

60

phase[arb unit]

Noise level

80

100

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The interferometers

C
1

FM

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FM
single mode fibers
Michelson configuration
circulator C : second output port
Faraday mirrors FM: compensation of birefringence
temperature tuning enables phase change
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Optical circulator
horizontal
vertical
pol.

-45 pol.

PBS@45

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port 2
Faraday
effect

PBS@0

port 1
vertical
horizontal
pol.
pol.

+45 pol.

port 3
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Faraday mirrors

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4 Faraday rotator
standard mirror ( incidence)
4 Faraday rotator

FM
r
r R( )m ( R( )mr )
m
r
r
1
m R ( )( R( )m )

Independent of

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Partially Entangled Time-Bin Qubits

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= c0 00 + c1e

i p

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V= 2c0c1
E = c02 log2 c02 c12 log2 c12

R. Thew et al., Phys. Rev. A 66, 062304 (2002)

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Geneva 1997

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2- source of Aspects 1982 experiment

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Photon pairs source (Geneva 1997)


r
se
a
L

m
5n
5
6

F L

KNbO3

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Energy-time entanglement
output 1

output 2

p = 655 nm; s,i = 1310 nm

diode laser
crystal

lens

filter

laser

simple, compact, handy


40 x 45 x 15 cm3
Ipump = 8 mW
with waveguide in LiNbO3
with quasi phase matching,
Ipump 8 W

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test of Bell inequalities over 10 km


Bellevue

an
qu

Genve

R++
R-+
R+R--

F L
er P
las
KNbO 3

qu

7. 3
km

tum

an
ch

8 .1

km

l
ne

FM
APD1 +

APD1-

&

9.3
an

FM

t um

classical channels

10.9 km

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4. 5
km

APD 2km

ch
an
n

APD2+
Z
el

FS

FS

Bernex
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results
1.0

correlation coefficient

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0.5

0.0

-0.5

V = (85.3 0.9)%
raw

15 Hz coincidences
Sraw = 2.41
Snet = 2.7
violation of Bell
inequalities by 16
(25) standarddeviations
close to quantummechanical
predictions
same result in the
lab

V = (95.5 1) %
net.
0
1000

4000

7000

10000

13000

time [sec]
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teleportation setup
InGaAs

&

Ge
A

Creation of a qubit

InGaAs
B
Beam splitter 50:50

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I. Marcikic et al., Nature,


421, 509-513, 2003

WDM

RG filter

LBO

WDM

RG filter

Creation of an entangled pair


Creation of a photon
Creation of any qubit
to be teleported

LBO

The Bell measurement

Mode locked Ti:Saphire


Femto-second laser
Pulse width =150 fs

Analysis of the teleported


qubit
Coincidence electronics
3-fold

4-fold

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Bell state measurement

0 1 1 2 ai 0 A 1 A +i 0 B 1 B + 0 A 1 B 1 A 0 B 1 1 0 2 a i 0 A 1 A +i 0 B 1 B 0 A 1 B + 1 A 0 B

0 1 1 2 + 1 1 0 2 a i( 0 A 1 A + 0 B 1 B )

0112 110 2a 0 A1 B 1

H. Weinfurter, Europhysics Letters 25, 559-564 (1994)


H. de Riedmatten et al., Phys. Rev. A 67, 022301 (2003)

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Teleportation of a time-bin qubit


equatorial states
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10000

8000

25
20

6000

15
4000
10
2000

3-fold coindences [/500s]

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4-fold coincidences [/500 s]

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2 photons +laser clock


(1310&1550nm)
3 photons+laser clock

Raw visibility :
Vraw=70 5 %

0
4

10

11

phase [a.u]

Fidelity for equatorial states :

1 + Vraw
Feq =
=85 2.5 %
2
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Teleportation of a time-bin qubit


North&South poles
Initial qubit
300

prepared in :

Time-bin 0 Time-bin 1

coincidences [a.u]

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250

F ( 0 .1 ) =

tim e-bin0
tim e-bin1

200

P ( 1,0

)
P ( 1,0 ) + P ( 0,1 )

150

F ( 0,1 ) = 88% 4%

100

F ( 1,0 ) = 84% 4%

50

0
0

delay between start&stop [ns]

2
1
Ftot = Feq + Fp = 85 % 3 %
3
3

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Bob

Experimental setup

&

InGaAs

Charlie
Ge

55 m

InGaAs

2k
m
1.5

WDM

RG

1 .3

Alice

1.3

WDM

RG

m
1. 5

LBO

LBO

creation of entangled qubits


Charlie:the
Bell measurement
Charlie
Bob:analysis
of the
Bob
teleported qubit, 55 m from
Charlie
2 km of optical fiber

fs laser

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Alice:creation
of qubits to
Alice
be teleported

BS
m
2k

2km

fs laser @ 710 nm

coincidence electronics
sync out

I. Marcikic et al., Nature,


421, 509-513, 2003

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results

Equatorial states

F =

Mean Fidelity

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F ( 0,1 ) = 78 3%

8000

2
1
F ( 1,0 ) = 77 3%
Fmean = Feq + Fp
3
3
= 77.5 2.5 % mean fidelity: Fpoles=77.5 3 %

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7000
6000

25

5000

20

4000

15

3000

10

2000

Three-fold coincidence [/500s]

North & south poles

67 % (no entanglement)
1000
0

0
0

10

12

14

16

18

1.0

Phase [arb. units]

Raw visibility : Vraw= 55 5 %

Feq =1+Vraw
2

= 77.5 2.5 %

coincidence[arb unit]

four-fold coincidences [1/500s]

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9000

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C correct
C correct + C wrong

0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0

time between start and stop [ns]

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Bob

Experimental setup

&

InGaAs

Charlie
Ge

55 m

InGaAs

2k
m
1.5

WDM

RG

WDM

RG

m
1. 5

LBO

LBO

creation of entangled qubits


Charlie:the
Bell measurement
Charlie
Bob:analysis
of the
Bob
teleported qubit, 55 m from
Charlie
2 km of optical fiber

fs laser

On the
same
spool !

1 .3

Alice

1.3

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Alice:creation
of qubits to
Alice
be teleported

BS
m
2k

2km

fs laser @ 710 nm

coincidence electronics
sync out

I. Marcikic et al., Nature,


421, 509-513, 2003

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Tailoring high dimensional time-bin


entanglement
Rc

TAC

Mode-locked fs Ti:Saphire
f=75 MHz
= 150 fs =710nm

Ge APD

InGaAs APD

=1310 nm

AOM

=1550 nm

=13 ns

d pulses train

LBO

Analysis with 2-arms


interferometer

V=Vmax d1
d
de Riedmatten et al,
Quant. Inf. Comput, 2, 425 (2002)

BS

NLC

Bulk interferometer

1.0

0.9
0.8
0.7

Visibility

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WDM

0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0

10

15

Dimension d

20

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Stabilisation of the interferometers


Idea: verify from time to time the phase
Feedback

Stabilisation period
~ 5 [s]

PIN

Stabilised laser

Switch

BS

WDM

Intensity [arb. units]

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Phase
controler

Measuring period
~ 100 [s]

FM
FM
EPR
Source

APD

0
10800

10820

10840

10860

10880

10900

10920

10940

Time [s]

Every 100 s the phase is


brought back to a given value

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Bell test over 50 km


0 = short path
1 = long path

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+ = 1

(0

Alice

+1 A1

25 km SOF

A-1

Type I NLC
Creating photons @ 1.3 & 1.55 m

Bob

25 km DSF

B-1

&

A1
0
1
0

B1

&

1
0

1 p1 A1

0
1p1

Time arrival on A1
0

A
A

0
0

B
B

p
p

1 A1
0

1
0

B
B

0
1

p
p

0
0

A
A

1
1

Pij ( , on
)B 1 + ijV cos( + )
B
Time
arrival
1
B

No single photon interference


because his twin photon gives
information of creation time
Coincidence between Ai & Bj

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Bell test over 50 km

4
S=
V
2
Row visibility after 50 km

Vraw = 78 1.6%
S = 2.21 0.04
Violation of Bell inequalities
by more than 4.5

1.0
0.8
0.6

Correlation Function

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Until now no phase control


Correlation function: E ( , ) = V cos( + )
Violation of Bell inequalities depends on visibility:

0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1.0
0

20

40

60

Phase + [a.u]

80

100

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Bell test over 50 km

S = E ( = 0 , = 45 ) + E ( = 90 , = 45 ) + E ( = 0 , = 45 ) E ( = 90 , = 45 )

E ( = 0 , = 45 ) = 0.533 0.006

E ( = 90 , = 45 ) = 0.581 0.007

S = 2.185 0.012
Violation of Bell inequalities
by more than 15

Correlation Function

E ( = 90 , = 45 ) = 0.554 0.005

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0 1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8 0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6 0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4 0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2 0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2 -0.2-0.2
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4 -0.4-0.4
-0.6
-0.6 -0.6-0.6
-0.6
-0.8
-0.8
-0.8 -0.8
-0.8
-1.0
-1.0
-1.0 -1.0
0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4
0.8
1.0
-1.0
0.40.6
0.6
0.8
0.0 0.0 0.2
0.2 0.5 0.4
0.4 1.0
0.6
0.0
0.61.5[h] 0.8
0.8
2.0
Time

Correlation Function

E ( = 0 , = 45 ) = 0.518 0.006
Correlation
Function
Correlation
Function
Correlation
Function

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With phase control we can choose four different


settings = 0 or 90 and = -45 or 45
Violation of Bell inequalities:

Time [h]

1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.5

1.4
1.2
1.2
1.2
3.0

3.5

Time
[h]
TimeTime
[h] [h]

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For what could Q teleportation be useful ?

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For the physicist s fascination !


For teaching Q physics !
For the secure communications of tomorrow !
If the structure to be teleported contains a message,
then no adversary can intercept it,
since it doesnt exist anywhere inbetween the emitter
and the receiver !
to make the idea practical with
todays technology
Lets exploit this idea
to improve tomorrows
quantum cryptography

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Experimental QKD with entanglement


W. Tittel et al.,
PRL 84, 4737, 2000

pulsed source
to

Bob
D

NL crystal
Perfect correlation in the time domain

counts

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Alice

counts

t-to
Perfect correlation in the frequency domain

t-to
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Simulation of QKD over 50 km

BB84 protocol
0 +1

0 1

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0 , 1 basis

0 +1

Alice

25 km SOF

A0
A1
0
1
0

1
0

1 p1

basis

Bob

25 km DSF

Coding
Coding
Passive
choice
and such
that
of coincidence
basis 1 1
always
0 0
A0B0 = 0 and A1B1 = 1

0 1

B0
B1
0
1

1
0

1 p1

1
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Simulation of QKD over 50 km


0 +1

0 1

basis

10000

9000

Bit Rate RA0B0+RA1B1


8000

Coincidences [arb.unit]

7000

4000

1400

3500

Coincidences [arb.unit]

1200

2500

5000
4000

0.45

3000
2000

0.4

2000

1000
1500

1000

0
1600

1650

1700

1000

1750

0.35

1800

1850

1900

Delay between start & stop [arb.unit]

RA0 B1 + RA1B0
Coincidences between A0 and B0
QBER =
+ RA1B1 + RA0 B1 + RA1B0
A0 B0 B
Coincidences between A Rand
0.3

800

450

500

550

600

650

700

750

800

850

900

Delay between start & stop [arb.unit]

0.25

600

QBER

0
400

Bit Rate [200 s]

500

12000

0.2

12000

10000

0.15

400
Coincidences [arb.unit]

10000

Coincidences [arb.unit]

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3000

0.5

6000

8000

6000

200

8000

0.1

6000

0.05

4000

4000

2000
2000

0
0

0
4000

4050

1
4100

4150

2
4200

4250

3
4300

Time [h]

0
2800

5
2850

2900

6
2950

3000

3050

3100

Delay between start & stop [arb.unit]

Delay between start & stop [arb.unit]

Mean value of QBER = 10 %


Coincidences between A0 and B1

Coincidences between A1 and B1


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Simulation of QKD over 50 km


0 , 1 basis

Wrong counts

6000

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5000

4000

QBER =

3000

Wrong

(Wright + Wrong )

= 13.3%

2000

1000

0
500

600

700

800

900

De l a y be t we e n s t a r t & s t o p [ a r b. uni t ]

Wright counts

Coincidences between A0 and B0


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Experimental QKD with entanglement


W. Tittel et al.,
PRL 84, 4737, 2000

pulsed source
to

Bob
D

NL crystal

D
D

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Alice

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Experimental QKD with entanglement


cw source

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Alice

Bob

NL crystal

J. Franson, PRL 62, 2205, 1989


W. Tittel et al., PRL 81, 3563-3566, 1998

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From Bell tests to Quantum cryptography


100% correlation perfect key
Fragile correlation secret key

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Alice

Bob

*
W. Tittel et al., PRL 81, 3563-3566, 1998

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From Bell tests to Quantum cryptography


100% correlation perfect key
Fragile correlation secret key

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Alice

Bob

G. Ribordy et al., Phys. Rev. A 63, 012309, 2001


P.D. Townsend et al., Electr. Lett. 30, 809, 1994
R. Hughes et al., J. Modern Opt. 47, 533-547 , 2000
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Quantum cryptography below lake Geneva

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Alice

Att.

Bob

PBS

F.M.

Applied Phys. Lett. 70, 793-795, 1997.


Electron. Letters 33, 586-588, 1997; 34, 2116-2117, 1998.
J. Modern optics 48, 2009-2021, 2001.
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Pseudo single-photon Q cryptography:


the Plug-&-Play configuration
Bob
Alice
Laser

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FR

PM

APD

PBS

PM

APD

Drawback 1:
Drawback 2:
Rayleigh
backscattering
horse attacks
Perfect
interference
(V99%) withoutTrojan
any adjustments
, since:

both pulses travel the same path in inverse order


both pulses have exactly the same polarisation thanks to FM

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QC over 67 km, QBER 5%

RMP 74, 145-195, 2002,


Quant-ph/0101098

+ aerial cable (in Ste Croix, Jura) !

D. Stucki et al., New Journal of Physics


4, 41.1-41.8, 2002. Quant-ph/0203118 55

Company established in 2001


Spin-off from the University of Geneva

GAP Optique Geneva University

Products
Quantum Cryptography
(optical fiber system)
Quantum Random Number Generator
Single-photon detector module (1.3 m and 1.55
m)

Contact information
email: info@idquantique.com
web: http://www.idquantique.com
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1.0

I AB = 1 H (QBER)

IAE1-IAB

Shannon Inform ation

GAP Optique Geneva University

0.8

0.6

IAE
0.4

0.2

Bell inequ. violated

Bell inequ. not violated

0.0
0.0

0.1

0.2

QBER
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Limits of Q crypto
- distance
- bit rate

Secret bit per pulse

ch

an
n

el l

oss
I AB I Eve ( optical noise )

10-6

GAP Optique Geneva University

10-2

n 0 .1

Detector noise

100 km

distance
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PNS Attack: the idea

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90,5% 9% 0.5%
Alice 0 ph 1 ph 2 ph

QND
measurement of
photon number

0 ph 0 ph 1 ph

Losses
Eve!!!

Bob

Lossless channel
(e.g.
teleportation)

Quantum memory

PNS (photon-number splitting):


The photons that reach Bob are unperturbed
Constraint for Eve: do not introduce more losses
than expected (PNS important for long-distance
QKD).

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Secret bit per pulse

Qc
ha
nn

- distance
- bit rate
el l
oss

I AB I Eve ( multi photon pulse )


I AB I Eve ( optical noise )

10-6

GAP Optique Geneva University

10-2

Limits of Q crypto

Detector noise

50 km

100 km

distance
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How to improve Q crypto ?

GAP Optique Geneva University

Effect on
distance

Effect on
bit rate

Feasibility

Detectors
1- source
Q channel
Protocols
Q relays
Q repeater

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A new protocol: SARG

GAP Optique Geneva University

The quantum protol is


identical to the BB84
During the public discussion
phase of the new protocol
Alice doesnt announce bases
but sets of non-orthogonal
states
even if Eve hold a copy, she
cant find out the bit with
certainty

More robust against PNS attacks !


Joint patent UniGE + id Quantique pending
Phys. Rev. A, 2003; quant-ph/0211131& 0302037

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SARG vs BB84

Secret key rate, log10 [bits/pulse]

GAP Optique Geneva University

PNS, optimal , detector efficiency , dark


counts D
Perfect detectors
=1, D=0

Typical detector
=0.1, D=10-5

= 0.335
= 0.014

SARG
BB84

Distance [km] 67km = Geneva-Lausanne

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3-photon: Q teleportation & Q relays

2 bits

Bell

EPR

Classical channel

Charlie

Alice
1

BSM

Bob

3
EPR source

1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94

Fidelity

GAP Optique Geneva University

0.92

n=1

0.90

n=2

n=3

n=4

0.88
0.86
0.84
0.82
0.80
0

50

100

150

200

Distance [km]

250

300

350

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Q repeaters & relays

*
entanglement

entanglement
entanglement
Bell
measurement

REPEATER

GAP Optique Geneva University

RELAY

J. D. Franson et al, PRA 66,052307,2002


Bell
measurement

??

*
entanglement

entanglement
QND measurement
+ Q memory

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Conclusions

Q teleportation

GAP Optique Geneva University

with:

= the possibility to teleport the "ultimate


structure" of an object from one place to
another, without the object ever being
anywhere in between

telecom wavelength

two different crystals (spatially separated sources)

from one wavelength (1300 nm) to another (1550 nm)

first time with time-bins (ie insensitive to polarization fluctuations)

over 3x2 km of fiber and 55 meters of physical distance

mean fidelity : 85% both in the lab and at a distance of 2 km

mean fideity 77.5% in a 3x2km quantum relay configuration

Q teleportation raises questions about the meaning of basic


concepts like: object, information, space & time.

Elementary Q processor can extend todays Q crypto systems

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1.0

I AB = 1 H (QBER)

Shannon Inform ation

GAP Optique Geneva University

0.8

individual

IAE

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0
0.0

2-way
quantum. Inf. Proc.
suffice

1-way
class. Inf. Proc.
suffice

Bell inequality:
can be
never
violated
violated
0.1

D0

0.2

Alice
and
Bob
separated

or
classical
0.3

QBER

0.4
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Bells inequality:

(D. Mermin, Am. J. Phys. 49, 940-943, 1981)

Bob
Left
different
Alice
same

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Left
Middle
Right

Right
same
different

1/4

0%

1/4
1/4

3/4
3/4

3/4

100 %

0%

100 %

0%

1/4
1/4

3/4 100 %
3/4 1/4

LMR
GGG
GGR
GRG
RGG
GRR
RGR
RRG
RRR
Arbitr. mixture

Quantum
Mechanics

Middle
same
different

if settings
Prob(results =)
100 %
1/3
1/3
1/3
1/3
1/3
1/3
100 %
1/3
=1/4

3/4

Alice

Bob

Bell Inequality
Quantum non-locality

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