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Generation of quantum discord between ionic qubits via noisy processes

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 Added by Ben Lanyon
 Publication date 2013
  fields Physics
and research's language is English




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Quantum systems in mixed states can be unentangled and yet still correlated in a way that is not possible for classical systems. These correlations can be quantified by the quantum discord and might provide a resource for certain mixed-state quantum information processing tasks. Here we report on the generation of discordant states of two trapped atomic ions via Markovian decoherence processes. While entanglement is strictly non-increasing under such operations, discord can be generated in various forms. Firstly we show that, starting from two classically correlated qubits, it is possible to generate discord by applying decoherence to just one of them. Secondly, even when starting with completely uncorrelated systems, we show that discord can be generated via classically correlated decoherence processes. Finally, the Werner states are created. The generated states can be used as a resource state for quantum information transmission and could be readily extended to more ions.



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