From 6ce0bb9a8f9fd7d169cbb414a9537d68c5290aae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Prefetch Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 23:25:28 +0200 Subject: Initial commit after migration from Hugo --- source/know/concept/superdense-coding/index.md | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/know/concept/superdense-coding/index.md (limited to 'source/know/concept/superdense-coding') diff --git a/source/know/concept/superdense-coding/index.md b/source/know/concept/superdense-coding/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f9ffbc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/know/concept/superdense-coding/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +--- +title: "Superdense coding" +date: 2021-03-07 +categories: +- Quantum information +layout: "concept" +--- + +In quantum information, **(super)dense coding** +is a protocol to enhance classical communication. +It uses a quantum communication channel and +[entanglement](/know/concept/quantum-entanglement/) +to send two bits of classical data with just one qubit. +It is conceptually similar to [quantum teleportation](/know/concept/quantum-teleportation/). + +Suppose that Alice wants to send two bits of classical data to Bob, +but she can only communicate with him over a quantum channel. +She could send a qubit, which has a larger state space than a classical bit, +but it can only be measured once, thereby yielding only one bit of data. + +However, they are already sharing an entangled pair of qubits +in the [Bell state](/know/concept/bell-state/) $\ket{\Phi^{+}}_{AB}$, +where $A$ and $B$ are qubits belonging to Alice and Bob, respectively. + +Based on the values of the two classical bits $(a_1, a_2)$, +Alice performs the following operations on her side $A$ +of the Bell state: + +
$(a_1, a_2)$ | +Operator | +Result | +
---|---|---|
$00$ | +$\hat{I}$ | +$\ket{\Phi^{+}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \Big(\Ket{0}_A \Ket{0}_B + \Ket{1}_A \Ket{1}_B \Big)$ | +
$01$ | +$\hat{\sigma}_z$ | +$\ket{\Phi^{-}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \Big(\Ket{0}_A \Ket{0}_B - \Ket{1}_A \Ket{1}_B \Big)$ | +
$10$ | +$\hat{\sigma}_x$ | +$\ket{\Psi^{+}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \Big(\Ket{0}_A \Ket{1}_B + \Ket{1}_A \Ket{0}_B \Big)$ | +
$11$ | +$\hat{\sigma}_x \hat{\sigma}_z$ | +$\ket{\Psi^{-}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \Big(\Ket{0}_A \Ket{1}_B - \Ket{1}_A \Ket{0}_B \Big)$ | +