Quantum information with continuous variables

Samuel L. Braunstein and Peter van Loock
Rev. Mod. Phys. 77, 513 – Published 29 June 2005

Abstract

Quantum information is a rapidly advancing area of interdisciplinary research. It may lead to real-world applications for communication and computation unavailable without the exploitation of quantum properties such as nonorthogonality or entanglement. This article reviews the progress in quantum information based on continuous quantum variables, with emphasis on quantum optical implementations in terms of the quadrature amplitudes of the electromagnetic field.

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    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.77.513

    ©2005 American Physical Society

    Authors & Affiliations

    Samuel L. Braunstein

    • Computer Science, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

    Peter van Loock

    • National Institute of Informatics (NII), Tokyo 101-8430, Japan and Institute of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics (Max-Planck Forschungsgruppe), Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

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    Vol. 77, Iss. 2 — April - June 2005

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