Quantum stochastic communication via high-dimensional entanglement

TL;DR

This paper introduces a scalable quantum communication protocol utilizing high-dimensional entanglement for stochastic message transmission, avoiding complex measurements, and demonstrating practical implementation with 8-dimensional entanglement.

Contribution

The work presents a novel protocol for stochastic quantum communication that does not require entangling measurements, verified experimentally with high-dimensional entanglement.

Findings

Successful experimental demonstration with 8-dimensional entanglement

Protocol achieves perfect stochastic communication without interference

Provides a method for certifying entanglement dimensionality

Abstract

Entanglement has the ability to enhance the transmission of classical information over a quantum channel. However, fully harvesting this advantage typically requires complex entangling measurements, which are challenging to implement and scale with the system's size. In this work, we consider a natural quantum information primitive in which the message to be communicated is selected stochastically. We introduce a protocol that leverages high-dimensional entanglement to perform this task perfectly, without requiring quantum interference between particles at the measurement station. We experimentally demonstrate the protocol's scalability in an optical setup using 8-dimensional entanglement and multi-outcome detection, providing a practical solution for stochastic communication and a robust method for certifying the dimensionality of entanglement in communication experiments.