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Quantum communication with photon-added coherent states

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Recently photon-added quantum light states have been studied, mainly for discussions of the classical-quantum frontier. In this work we discuss the use of photon-added coherent states (PACS) in quantum communication. Firstly, we present the PACS-based qubit and the quantum circuit for its teleportation. Following, we show a quantum key distribution scheme emplying photon-added coherent and thermal states.

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  1. Laboratory of Quantum Information Technology, Department of Teleinformatic Engineering, Federal University of Ceara, Campus do Pici, C. P. 6007, Fortaleza, 60455-740, Brazil

    Paulo Vinícius Pereira Pinheiro & Rubens Viana Ramos

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Pinheiro, P.V.P., Ramos, R.V. Quantum communication with photon-added coherent states. Quantum Inf Process 12, 537–547 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-012-0400-0

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