Quantum communication in noisy environments

Aschauer, Hans (2005): Quantum communication in noisy environments. Dissertation, LMU München: Faculty of Physics

Abstract

In this thesis, we investigate how protocols in quantum communication theory are influenced by noise. Specifically, we take into account noise during the transmission of quantum information and noise during the processing of quantum information. We describe three novel quantum communication protocols which can be accomplished efficiently in a noisy environment: (1) Factorization of Eve: We show that it is possible to disentangle transmitted qubits a posteriori from the quantum channel's degrees of freedom. (2) Cluster state purification: We give multi-partite entanglement purification protocols for a large class of entangled quantum states. (3) Entanglement purification protocols from quantum codes: We describe a constructive method to create bipartite entanglement purification protocols form quantum error correcting codes, and investigate the properties of these protocols, which can be operated in two different modes, which are related to quantum communication and quantum computation protocols, respectively.

• Item Type: Theses (Dissertation, LMU Munich)
• Keywords: Quantenkommunikation, Quantenkryptographie, Verschränkungsreinigung, Rauschen
• Subjects: 500 Natural sciences and mathematics; 500 Natural sciences and mathematics > 530 Physics
• Faculties: Faculty of Physics
• Language: English
• Date of oral examination: 27. April 2005
• 1. Referee: Briegel, Hans
• Signature of the printed copy: 0001/UMC 14572