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Chapter 1
Introduction
In this project we are analysing the properties of entanglement of superposed
coherent states by computing the degrees of entanglement of different states.
Now a days entanglement is at the heart of the current development of quantum information processing. Entanglement may play a key role in secure
communication[1]. The entangled states are interesting because they exhibit
correlations that have no classical analog [2]. The deep ways that quantum
information differs from classical information involve the properties, implications, and uses of quantum entanglement [3]. Moving on to this paper we can
easily find out the contradiction between classical and quantum treatment of
beam splitters.
1.1
Coherent state
a |ni = n + 1 |n + 1i .
a |ni = n |n 1i .
1
|ni = a |0i .
n!
Fock states are eigenstates of the Hamiltonian of the field:
H |ni = En |ni ,
where En is the energy eigenvalue corresponding to |ni .
The coherent states |i are quantum states very close to classical states
because (i) the expectation value of the electric field has the form of the
classical expression, (ii) the fluctuations in the electric field variables are the
same as for a vacuum, (iii) the fluctuations in the fractional uncertainty for
2
the photon number decrease with the increasing average photon number, and
(iv) the states become well localised in phase with increasing average photon
number. However, in spite of their near-classical properties, they are still
quantum states[8].
1.2
1.3
Quantum Entanglement
ence to each other , even though the individual objects may be spatially
separated[12]. This leads to correlation between observable physical properties of the systems. For example consider a pair particles with total spin to
be zero, that is one is observed to be spin up and the other one will always
spin down and vice versa. According to quantum mechanics it is impossible
to predict which set of measurements will be observed. As a result measurements performed in one system seem to be instantaneously influencing other
systems entangled with it. An entangled system has a quantum state which
cannot be factored out in to product of states of its local constituents. If
entangled one constituent cannot be fully described without considering the
other. Like quantum states of individual particles the states of an entangled
system is expressible as a superposition of basis states which are eigen states
of some observable.
For example let { |0iA ,|1iA } be the two basis vectors of HA and {|0iB ,|1iB }
be that of HB , then the following is the entangled state,
1 (|0i |1i |1i |0i ).
A
B
A
B
2
Entanglement has many applications in quantum information theory. The
best known applications of entanglement are superdense coding and quantum
teleportation. It is also used in some protocols of quantum cryptography[13].
In interferometry, entanglement is necessary for surpassing the standard
quantum limit and achieving the Heisenberg limit.
1.4
1.4.1
The beam splitter is also one of the few experimentally accessible devices that
may act as an entangler. A beam splitter is an optical device that splits light
waves in to two parts, that is it reflects some amount of light and transmit the
rest. It is crucial part of most of the interferometers. In quantum information
the beam splitter plays essential roles in teleportation, bell measurements,
entanglement and in fundamental studies of the photon. For a 50:50 beam
splitter (meaning 50 reflection and transmission) the complex amplitude is
then
1 .
2
1 i
i 1
.
(1.2)
a
2
a
1
=
t0 r
r0 t
(1.3)
a
0
a
1
,
(1.4)
[
ai , a
j ] = 0 = [
ai , a
j ],
(i, j = 1, 2, 3, .....).
(1.5)
1
a
3 = (i
a0 + a
1 ) .
2
(1.6)
Since the transformations between input and output modes are unitary
a
2
a
0
=U
U ,
(1.7)
a
3
a
1
where U is a unitary operator given by
U = exp [i (
aa
1 + a
0 a
1 )].
4 0
(1.8)
1.4.2
To generate an entangled state we inject a single photon input state |0i0 |1i1
( which may be written as a
1 |0i0 |0i1 ) to a 50:50 beam splitter. From eq.
BS
(1.5) we have a
1 = (i
a2 + a
3 )/ 2. Thus |0i0 |0i1 |0i2 |0i3 ,
1
BS
|0i0 |1i1 (i
a2 + a
3 ) |0i2 |0i3
2
1
= (i |1i2 |0i3 + |0i2 |1i3 ).
2
(1.9)
From this it is evident that a single photon incident at one of the input ports
of the beam splitter, the other port containing only the vaccum, will either
transmitted or reflected with equal probability. The state of eq. (1.8) is an
entangled state. Then the density operator for this state can be written as
23 = |i h|
1
1
= (i |1i2 |0i3 + |0i2 |1i3 ) (i 2 h1| 3 h0| + 2 h0| 3 h1|)
2
2
1
= {|1i2 |0i3 2 h1| h0| + |0i2 |1i3 2 h0| 3 h1|
2
+ i |1i2 |0i3 2 h0| 3 h1| i |0i2 |1i3 2 h1| 3 h0|}.
(1.10)
This state is entangled, although one cannot measure the entanglement since
the single photon is entangled along with the vacuum. The full coherence
as described by the eq. (1.10) or the density operator can be measured by
putting detectors in the two output beams. If we measures either mode 2
or mode 3, then measured mode can be described by the reduced density
operator obtained by tracing over the states of unmeasured mode. That is
2 = T r3 23
X
=
23 |ni3
3 hn|
n=0
X
3
n=0
1
hn| ( |1i2 |0i3
2
Now let us consider a coherent state with vaccum in the other port, then the
initial state is
1 () |0i |0i ,
|0i0 |i1 = D
0
0
1 () = exp (
where D
a1 a
1 ) is the displacement operator for mode 1.
Then
BS
i
i
since
a
2
a
2 , 2 a
3
a
3 = 0
2
2
2
i
i
a
a
= exp
2 a
2 exp
3 a
3 |0i2 |0i3
2
2
2
2
!
i
||2
i
2 exp a
2 exp
I2
= exp a
4
2
2
!
i
i
||2
I3 |0i2 |0i3
exp a
3 exp a
3 exp
4
2
2
! i n
! m
2
2
|| X
|| X 2
2
= exp
|ni2 exp
|mi3
4
4
n!
m!
m=0
n=0
i
=
.
(1.12)
2
2
Chapter 2
Entanglement Dynamics of
Superposed Coherent State
2.1
Here we are going to inject a superposition of two coherent states, a superposition of |i and |i in to a 50:50 beam splitter . That is the superposed
state incident at one of the input port of the beam splitter with vaccum at
the other port. Then the superposed state is
|, 2, 0i = N (|i + |i) .
On normalising
1
2 2
1
N = 1 + e2||
.
2
The fock state representation of this state can be written as
2
e|| X 2n
|, 2, 0i = N
|2ni .
2 n=0 2n!
Since this contain only the even numbered states it is known as even coherent
state. That is the initial state is
1 () + D
2 () |0i |0i ,
|0i0 |, 2, 0i1 = N D
0
1
8
where
1 () = exp (
D
a1 a
1 ).
and
2 () = exp (
1 ).
D
a1 + a
Then we get the output state according to
BS
1 )} |0i2 |0i3
1 ) + exp (
a1 + a
|0i0 |, 2, 0i1 N {exp (
a1 a
i i
= N {exp a
2 + a
2 exp a
3 a
3
2
2
2
2
i i
2 a
2 exp a
3 + a
3 } |0i2 |0i3
+ exp a
2
2
2
2
!
||2
i
i
2 exp a
2 exp
I2 }
= N {exp a
4
2
2
!
i
||2
i
{exp a
3 exp a
3 exp
I3 }
4
2
2
!
i
i
||2
+ {exp a
2 exp a
2 exp
I2
4
2
2
!
i
i
||2
{exp a
3 exp a
3 exp
I3 } |0i2 |0i3
4
2
2
! i n
! i m
2
2
X
||
|| X 2
2
= N exp
|ni2 exp
|mi2
4
4
n!
m!
n=0
m=0
n
m
!
!
i
i
2
2
X
X
||
||
2
2
n
m
|ni2 exp
|mi2 .
(1)
(1)
+ exp
4
4
n!
m!
n=0
m=0
1
i
1
2 2 i
|i = 1 + exp 2 ||
.
2 2 + 2 2
2
2
3
2
3
(2.1)
The density operator for this mode can be written as
= |i h|
9
i
1
2 1 i
3
{
= 1 + exp 2 ||
2
2
2 2
2 3
2
2
i
i
+
2 3
2 2
2
2
2
3
i
i
3
+
2
2 2
2 3
2
2
i
i
+
}.
2 3
2
2
2
2
2
X
i
1
i
2 1
3
= 1 + exp 2 ||
2 hn|
2
2
2 2
2 3
2
2
n=0
i
i
+
2 3
2 2
2
2
2
3
i
i
3
+
2
2 2
2 3
2
2
i
i
|ni2
+
2 3
2 2
2 3
2
2
1
2 1
||2
+e
= 1 + exp 2 ||
{
3
3
2
2
2 3
2
2
3
2
+
(2.2)
+ e||
3
3 }.
2 3
2
2 3
2
similarly for mode 2 the reduced density matrix is derived as
2 = T r3 23
1
i
2 1 i
||2 i
+e
{
= 1 + exp 2 ||
2
2
2
2 2
2
2
2
i
i
+
+ e||
2
2 }.
2 2
2
2 2
2
10
2
i
2
(2.3)
i log2 i ,
where
i s
are
eigen
values
of
the
density
matrix
For a pure state = |i h| has S() = 0.[?] For a given density matrix
1 0
0
0
0 2 0
0
.
=
0
0 3 0
Then
S = T r ln
1 ln 1
0
0
0
0
ln
0
0
2
2
=
0
0
3 ln 3 0
(2.4)
The reduced density operator in our case is a square matrix whose mnth
element is obtained as
(3 )nm =
hn| 3 |mi3
n
= N 2 e
||2
2
n!
m
m!
(2.5)
Using the mnth element of the reduced density matrices a numerical programme(see Appendix A) is written to plot entropy versus ||2 . we get the
curve as follows .
11
1
n=2
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
2.2
Now we are going to inject an odd coherent state in to a 50:50 beam splitter,
ie
(2)
|, 2, 1i = N,1 (|i |)i .
The fock state representation of this state can be written as
2
e|| X 2n+1
|, 2, 1i = N
|2n+!i .
2 n=0 (2n + 1)!
Since this contain only the odd numbered states it is known as odd coherent
state. On normalising,
(2)
N,1
12
1
2||2
.
= 1e
2
Then on injecting this superposed odd coherent state in to the beam splitter
with vaccum in the other port we get the output state as
12 i
i
1
2||2
|i = 1 + e
.
2 2 2 2
2
2
3
2
3
(2.6)
12
3
2
2 2
2 3
2
2
i
i
+
}.
2 3
2 2
2 3
2
2
(2.7)
+
e||
3
3 }.
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
(2.8)
i
3
2
(2.9)
hn| 3 |mi3
n
||2
2
= N 2e
n!
m
m!
(2.10)
The the entropy of this odd superposed coherent state is given by the eq.(2.4).
With the eigen values of eq.(2.8) we derive the degree of entanglement as a
function of ||2 . Using the mnth element of the reduced density matrices a
numerical programme is written to plot entropy versus ||2 . we get the curve
as
13
1.01
n=2
1.005
0.995
0.99
0
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
21 i i
1
2||2
1+e
.
2 + 2
2
21
1
2||2
1+e
+
.
2
2
2
12
1
2||2
1e
.
2 2
2
12 i i
1
2||2
1e
.
2 2
2
and
N=
2||2
12
1 1e
.
2 1 + e2||2 12
|ei1 , |ei2 are even coherent states and |oi1 , |oi2 are odd coherent states. The
odd and even coherent states are orthonormal to each other. Here we derive
the degree of entanglement as a function of ||2 . In this case the degree of
entanglement is constantly 1 with increase in ||2 .
14
2.3
(2.11)
(n)
Where r = exp i 2
r, r=0,1,2,....n-1, and
n
X
(n) 2
b,j (h)
(n) =
N
,j
! 12
h=0
where
nh+j
(n)
b,j (h) = p
(nh + j)!
(n) ||2
N
,j
=
e 2
n
|; n, ji = N
,j
nh+j
p
h=0
(nh + j)!
|nh + ji
Consider that the above coherent state is incident on the beam splitter with
vaccum in the other port.That is the initial state is
n1
(n) ||2 X
j
N
,j
2
|0i0 |; n, ji1 =
e
(n)
D(r(n) ) |0i0 |0i1
r
n
r=0
Then on following the procedures in the case of odd and even coherent states
we get the output state as
n1
(n) ||2 X
j
N
,j
D(r(n) ) |0i2 |0i3
|0i0 |; n, ji1
e 2
(n)
r
n
r=0
BS
15
+
+
n1
i(n)
(n)
(n) ||2 X
N
j
r
r
,j
(n)
|i =
e 2
r
2
2
n
r=0
2
(2.12)
!2 n1 n1
XX
r=0
+
+ *
*
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
2
ip
p
r
ir
3
ei n (pr)j
2
2
2
2
2
p=0
2
3
(2.13)
3 =
hl| 23 |li2
l=0
l
+ *
(n)
(n)
2
||
2
p
r
= N2
ei n (pr)j e 2
3
2
l!
2
p=0 r=0
l=0
3
+
*
n1 n1
(n)
(n)
(n) (n)
||2 p
r
||2 X X
p
r
2 2
(pr)j
i 2
2
=N e
(2.14)
e
e n
3
2
2
p=0 r=0
3
n1 X
n1
X
(n)
i
r
2
l
(n)
i p
X
3
hl| 23 |li3
l=0
l
+ *
(n)
(n)
2
||
2
ip
ir
= N2
ei n (pr)j e 2
3
2
l!
2
p=0 r=0
l=0
3
+
*
n1 n1
(n)
(n)
(n) (n)
||2 p
r
||2 X X
ip
ir
2 2
i 2
(pr)j
2
e n
=N e
e
(2.15)
2
2
2
p=0 r=0
2
n1 X
n1
X
(n)
r
2
l
Where
N2 =
(n) ||2
N
,j
e 2
n
16
!2
(n)
X
||2(nh+j)
h=0
! 12
(2.16)
(nh + j)!
The eigen values of Eq. (2.14) and (2.15) we can derive the degree of entanglement as a function of ||2 . The mnth element of the reduced density
matrix 3 is given by
(3 )lm = hk| 3 |ki
2 ||
=N e
n1 n1
2 XX
e
(pr)j
i 2
n
(pr)j
i 2
n
(n)
r
2
p=0 r=0
2 ||2
=N e
n1 X
n1
X
p=0 r=0
l
(n)
m
l! m!
(n) (n)
||2 p
r
2
||2
2
2
2
l m
ei n (rlpm) e 2 (cos n (rp)+i sin n (rp))
l+m
2
l! m!
(2.17)
and for 2
(2 )lm = hk| 3 |ki
2 ||2
=N e
n1 X
n1
X
e
i 2
(pr)j
n
(n)
i
r
2
p=0 r=0
2 ||2
=N e
n1 X
n1
X
p=0 r=0
ei n (pr)j
l
(n)
i p
l! m!
m
e
(n) (n)
||2 p
r
2
Using the lmth element of the reduced density matrices a numerical programme is written to plot entropy versus ||2 . For different n values and a
particular j value we get the graph as
17
1.5
0.5
0
0
10
12
14
16
2.2
2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0
10
12
14
16
2.3
2.2
2.1
2
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
0
10
12
14
16
18
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2
1.9
1.8
0
10
12
14
16
19
Conclusion
We have generated entangled states using superposed coherent states in the
one of the input modes of beam splitter and and an vacuum state in the
second input mode. We studied the variation of entanglement as a function
of ||2 for various values of n and j. It is found that entropy increases with
increase in ||2 and saturates. In contrast, for n=2 and j=1 case (odd coherent state ) the entropy is unity for all values of ||2 . The resulting entangled
states can be used for quantum information and quantum communication.
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Appendix A
// Beam s p l i t t i n g o f G e n e r a l i z e d Even and Odd Coherent S t a t e :
\ k e t {\ alpha ; l ,m}
#i n c l u d e <s t d i o . h>
#i n c l u d e <math . h>
#i n c l u d e <s t d l i b . h>
#i n c l u d e f 2 c . h
#i n c l u d e c l a p a c k . h
#i n c l u d e blaswrap . h
#i n c l u d e /home/ d e e p i k a /NumeRecd/ n r u t i l . c
#i n c l u d e /home/ d e e p i k a /NumeRecd/gammln . c
#i n c l u d e /home/ d e e p i k a /NumeRecd/ f a c t l n . c
#d e f i n e s i z e 70
// Dimension o f matrix
#d e f i n e l 2
#d e f i n e t h e t a M PI / 4 . 0
#d e f i n e m 1
// m= 0 , 1 , . . . ( l 1) m i n \ k e t {\ alpha ; l ,m}
#d e f i n e l max 15
#d e f i n e n max 90
i n t main ( )
{
FILE f p ;
doublecomplex rho , b , WORK, DUMMY;
// a v a r i a b l e f o r temporary s t o r a g e
d o u b l e r e a l AT;
// For t r a n s f o r m e d matrix
i n t e g e r i , j , ok , c1 , c2 , c3 ;
c h ar c4 ;
// v a r i a b l e s f o r t h e m u l t i d i m e n s i o n a l e n t a n g l e d c o h e r e n t s t a t e
integer n, r , s ;
doublecomplex s1 , sumrho ;
d o u b l e r e a l t1 , t2 , phi , s l , N l , entropy , Tr , nu ;
21
//....................................
f p=f o p e n ( n2m1 . dat , w ) ;
// A l l o c a t i n g memory f o r t h e v a r i a b l e s . . . . . . .
b=( doublecomplex ) m a l l o c ( s i z e s i z e o f ( doublecomplex ) ) ;
DUMMY=( doublecomplex ) m a l l o c (1 s i z e o f ( doublecomplex ) ) ;
f o r ( i =0; i <1; i ++)
{
DUMMY[ i ]=( doublecomplex ) m a l l o c (1 s i z e o f ( doublecomplex ) ) ;
}
WORK = ( doublecomplex ) m a l l o c ( ( 2 s i z e ) s i z e o f ( doublecomplex ) ) ;
rho= ( doublecomplex ) m a l l o c ( s i z e s i z e o f ( doublecomplex ) ) ;
f o r ( i =0; i <s i z e ; i ++)
{
rho [ i ]=( doublecomplex ) m a l l o c ( s i z e s i z e o f ( doublecomplex ) ) ;
}
AT= ( d o u b l e r e a l ) m a l l o c ( ( 2 s i z e s i z e ) s i z e o f ( d o u b l e r e a l ) ) ;
//...................................
22
23
s 1 . r=t 1 exp ( t 2 ) c o s ( p hi ) ;
s 1 . i=t 1 exp ( t 2 ) s i n ( ph i ) ;
sumrho . r=sumrho . r+s1 . r ;
sumrho . i=sumrho . i+s1 . i ;
}
}
rho [ i ] [ j ] . r=sumrho . r ; rho [ i ] [ j ] . i=sumrho . i ;
}
}
// Transforming matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f o r ( i =0; i <s i z e ; i ++)
/ t o c a l l a F o r t r a n r o u t i n e from C we /
{
/ have t o t r a n s f o r m th e matrix /
f o r ( j =0; j <s i z e ; j ++)
{
AT[ 2 ( j+s i z e i )]= rho [ j ] [ i ] . r ;
AT[ 2 ( j+s i z e i )+1]= rho [ j ] [ i ] . i ;
}
}
//...............................................................
c1=s i z e ;
/ and put a l l numbers and c h a r a c t e r s /
c2=2 s i z e ;
/ we want t o p a s s /
c3 =1;
/ t o t he r o u t i n e i n v a r i a b l e s /
c4 =N ;
z g e e v (&c4 , &c4 ,& c1 , ( doublecomplex ) AT,
&c1 , b , ( doublecomplex )DUMMY, &c3 ,
( doublecomplex )DUMMY, &c3 , WORK, &c2 , ( d o u b l e r e a l )WORK, &ok ) ;
f o r ( i =0,Tr=0; i <s i z e ; i ++)
{
Tr=Tr+b [ i ] . r ;
i f ( b [ i ] . r >0.000000)
{
24
e n t r o p y=entropyb [ i ] . r ( l o g ( b [ i ] . r ) / l o g ( 2 . 0 ) ) ;
}
else
e n t r o p y=e n t r o p y + 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 ;
// e i g e n v a l u e s o f hermitan matrix must be r e a l
}
f p r i n t f ( fp ,% l f \ t%l f \ t%l f \n , nu , entropy , Tr ) ;
p r i n t f (% l f \ t%l f \ t%l f \n , nu , entropy , Tr ) ;
}
// ending o f f o r l o o p f o r L . . . . . . . . . . . . .
free (b ) ;
f r e e (DUMMY) ;
f r e e (WORK) ;
f r e e ( rho ) ;
f r e e (AT) ;
f c l o s e ( fp ) ;
return 0;
}
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