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dc.contributor.authorKilloran, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27 18:14:13 (GMT)
dc.date.available2012-04-27 18:14:13 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2012-04-27T18:14:13Z
dc.date.submitted2012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/6662
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, we develop a number of operational tests and tools for benchmarking the quantum nature of optical quantum communication devices. Using the laws of quantum physics, ideal quantum devices can fundamentally outperform their classical counterparts, or even achieve objectives which are classically impossible. Actual devices will not be ideal, but they may still be capable of facilitating quantum communication. Benchmarking tests, based on the presence of entanglement, can be used to verify whether or not imperfect quantum devices offer any advantage over their classical analogs. The general goal in this thesis is to provide strong benchmarking tools which simultaneously require minimal experimental resources but also offer a wide range of applicability. Another major component is the extension of existing qualitative benchmarks (`Is it quantum or classical?') to more quantitative forms (`How quantum is it?'). We provide a number of benchmarking results applicable to two main situations, namely discrete remote state preparation protocols and continuous-variable quantum device testing. The theoretical tools derived throughout this thesis are also applied to the tasks of certifying a remote state preparation experiment and a continuous-variable quantum memory.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectquantum communicationen
dc.subjectquantum opticsen
dc.subjectquantum benchmarksen
dc.subjectquantum informationen
dc.subjectentanglementen
dc.titleEntanglement quantification and quantum benchmarking of optical communication devicesen
dc.typeDoctoral Thesisen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.subject.programPhysicsen
uws-etd.degree.departmentPhysics and Astronomyen
uws-etd.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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