1. Measurement-Device-Independent Verification of Quantum Channels.
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Graffitti, Francesco, Pickston, Alexander, Barrow, Peter, Proietti, Massimiliano, Kundys, Dmytro, Rosset, Denis, Ringbauer, Martin, and Fedrizzi, Alessandro
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QUANTUM correlations , *QUANTUM communication , *QUANTUM noise , *NOISE - Abstract
The capability to reliably transmit and store quantum information is an essential building block for future quantum networks and processors. Gauging the ability of a communication link or quantum memory to preserve quantum correlations is therefore vital for their technological application. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a measurement-device-independent protocol for certifying that an unknown channel acts as an entanglement-preserving channel. Our results show that, even under realistic experimental conditions, including imperfect single-photon sources and the various kinds of noise--in the channel or in detection--where other verification means would fail or become inefficient, the present verification protocol is still capable of affirming the quantum behavior in a faithful manner with minimal trust on the measurement device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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