Efficient experimental quantum fingerprinting with channel multiplexing and simultaneous detection

Xiaoqing Zhong (), Feihu Xu, Hoi-Kwong Lo and Li Qian
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Xiaoqing Zhong: University of Toronto
Feihu Xu: University of Science and Technology of China
Hoi-Kwong Lo: University of Toronto
Li Qian: University of Toronto

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Quantum communication complexity explores the minimum amount of communication required to achieve certain tasks using quantum states. One representative example is quantum fingerprinting, in which the minimum amount of communication could be exponentially smaller than the classical fingerprinting. Here, we propose a quantum fingerprinting protocol where coherent states and channel multiplexing are used, with simultaneous detection of signals carried by multiple channels. Compared with an existing coherent quantum fingerprinting protocol, our protocol could consistently reduce communication time and the amount of communication by orders of magnitude by increasing the number of channels. Our proposed protocol can even beat the classical limit without using superconducting-nanowire single photon detectors. We also report a proof-of-concept experimental demonstration with six wavelength channels to validate the advantage of our protocol in the amount of communication. The experimental results clearly prove that our protocol not only surpasses the best-known classical protocol, but also remarkably outperforms the existing coherent quantum fingerprinting protocol.

Date: 2021
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