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自由空间海水中的量子通信

Towards Quantum Communication in Free-Space Seawater

Ling Ji, Jun Gao, Ai-Lin Yang, Zhen Feng, Xiao-Feng Lin, Hong-Gen Li, Xian-Min Jin

摘要:

能够忠实地传输量子态的长距离量子信道已经被证实在光纤和自由空间空气中都是可行的。然而,目前还不清楚覆盖地球70%以上的海水是否也可以利用,这使得全球量子通信不完整。在这里,我们通过实验证明了极化量子态,包括一般的量子比特和纠缠态,可以很好地通过海水旅行后生存。我们在黄海36公里范围内采集了符合Jerlov水I型的海水样品,在3.3米长的管中进行了实验。对于蓝绿窗口中405 nm的单光子,我们获得了98%以上的平均工艺保真度。对于波长为810 nm的纠缠光子,即使在高损耗情况下,我们也观察到了贝尔不等式的破坏,其标准差为33。该工作证实了海水量子信道的可行性,为实现水下量子通信迈出了第一步。

英文摘要:

Long-distance quantum channels capable of transferring quantum states faithfully for unconditionally secure quantum communication have been so far confirmed feasible in both fiber and free-space air. However, it remains unclear whether seawater, which covers more than 70% of the earth, can also be utilized, leaving global quantum communication incomplete. Here we experimentally demonstrate that polarization quantum states including general qubits and entangled states can well survive after travelling through seawater. We performed experiments in a 3.3-meter-long tube filled with seawater samples collected in a range of 36 kilometers in Yellow sea, which conforms to Jerlov water type I. For single photons at 405 nm in blue-green window, we obtained average process fidelity above 98%. For entangled photons at 810 nm, even with high loss, we observe violation of Bell inequality with 33 standard deviations. This work confirms feasibility of seawater quantum channel, representing the first step towards underwater quantum communication.

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