Give step-by-step solution with explanation and final answer:2. Quantum Teleportation
Suppose that Alice and Bob share the EPR pair |f;;) and that Alice wants to send the state
of a qubit
[)) = ag [0) + ay [1), with ag,a; € C and |ao|* + |as|* = 1
to Bob.
The quantum teleportation circuit is almost the same: the only thing that changes are the
powers M; and M,, which are replaced by M{ and Mj in the operations that Bob performs.
My
I a LS
la. HN
\ \
Follow all the steps of the circuit and determine what operations Bob must
perform depending on Alice’s measurement results so that he obtains the state
|1)) on his qubit.
Important note:
Physically, the state
—(a0|0) + ay [1))
is indistinguishable from
1) = a0 [0) + a1 1)
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Question:
Give step-by-step solution with explanation and final answer:2. Quantum Teleportation
Suppose that Alice and Bob share the EPR pair |f;;) and that Alice wants to send the state
of a qubit
[)) = ag [0) + ay [1), with ag,a; € C and |ao|* + |as|* = 1
to Bob.
The quantum teleportation circuit is almost the same: the only thing that changes are the
powers M; and M,, which are replaced by M{ and Mj in the operations that Bob performs.
My
I a LS
la. HN
\ \
Follow all the steps of the circuit and determine what operations Bob must
perform depending on Alice’s measurement results so that he obtains the state
|1)) on his qubit.
Important note:
Physically, the state
—(a0|0) + ay [1))
is indistinguishable from
1) = a0 [0) + a1 1)
|
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Let's solve the quantum teleportation protocol step by step, as shown in the circuit diagram.
### **Step 1: Initial State**
Alice has a qubit in state:
\[
|\psi\rangle = a_0|0\rangle + a_1|1\rangle
\]
She and Bob share an EPR pair (Bell state):
\[
|\beta_{11}\rangle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (|01\rangle - |10\rangle)
\]
The total system is:
\[
|\Psi_0\rangle = |\psi\rangle \otimes |\beta_{11}\rangle
\]
\[
= (a_0|0\rangle + a_1|1\rangle) \otimes \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (|01\rangle - |10\rangle)
\]
\[
= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \left[a_0|0\rangle(|01\rangle - |10\rangle) + a_1|1\rangle(|01\rangle - |10\rangle)\right]
\]
Expand:
\[
= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} [a_0|001\rangle - a_0|010\rangle + a_1|101\rangle - a_1|110\rangle]
\]
---
### **Step 2: CNOT and Hadamard**
Alice applies CNOT (her qubit as control, her half of EPR as target):
- CNOT flips the second qubit if the first qubit is 1.
Apply CNOT:
\[
|0xy\rangle \to |0xy\rangle \\
|1xy\rangle \to |1x\oplus 1, y\rangle
\]
So:
- \(|001\rangle\) → \(|001\rangle\)
- \(|010\rangle\) → \(|010\rangle\)
- \(|101\rangle\) → \(|111\rangle\)
- \(|110\rangle\) → \(|100\rangle\)
So after CNOT:
\[
\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} [a_0|001\rangle - a_0|010\rangle + a_1|111\rangle - a_1|100\rangle]
\]
Now, Alice applies Hadamard to her first qubit:
\[
H|0\rangle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0\rangle + |1\rangle)\\
H|1\rangle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0\rangle - |1\rangle)
\]
Apply H to first qubit in each term:
- \(a_0|0\rangle|01\rangle \to a_0 \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0\rangle + |1\rangle)|01\rangle \)
- \(-a_0|0\rangle|10\rangle \to -a_0 \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0\rangle + |1\rangle)|10\rangle\)
- \(a_1|1\rangle|11\rangle \to a_1 \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0\rangle - |1\rangle)|11\rangle \)
- \(-a_1|1\rangle|00\rangle \to -a_1 \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0\rangle - |1\rangle)|00\rangle\)
Plug in and collect terms:
\[
|\Psi_2\rangle = \frac{1}{2} \bigg[
|00\rangle (a_0|1\rangle - a_0|0\rangle - a_1|0\rangle + a_1|1\rangle)
+ |01\rangle (a_0|1\rangle - a_0|0\rangle + a_1|0\rangle - a_1|1\rangle) \\
+ |10\rangle (a_0|1\rangle + a_0|0\rangle - a_1|0\rangle - a_1|1\rangle)
+ |11\rangle (a_0|1\rangle + a_0|0\rangle + a_1|0\rangle + a_1|1\rangle)
\bigg]
\]
But let's collect terms grouped by Alice's measurement results (first two qubits): \(M_1, M_2\):
- If Alice measures 00:
- Third qubit: \( -a_1|0\rangle + a_0|1\rangle \)
- If Alice measures 01:
- Third qubit: \( a_1|0\rangle + a_0|1\rangle \)
- If Alice measures 10:
- Third qubit: \( -a_1|0\rangle - a_0|1\rangle \)
- If Alice measures 11:
- Third qubit: \( a_1|0\rangle - a_0|1\rangle \)
But let's write the standard teleportation result using Bell basis expansion:
After measurement, Bob's qubit is in the state (up to an overall sign):
- For \(M_1 = 0, M_2 = 0\): \( a_0|0\rangle + a_1|1\rangle \)
- For \(M_1 = 0, M_2 = 1\): \( a_0|1\rangle + a_1|0\rangle = X|\psi\rangle \)
- For \(M_1 = 1, M_2 = 0\): \( a_0|0\rangle - a_1|1\rangle = Z|\psi\rangle \)
- For \(M_1 = 1, M_2 = 1\): \( a_0|1\rangle - a_1|0\rangle = XZ|\psi\rangle \) (or \(ZX|\psi\rangle\))
---
### **Step 3: Bob's Operations**
Bob receives measurement results \(M_1, M_2\). To recover \(|\psi\rangle\):
- If \(M_1 = 0, M_2 = 0\): Do nothing (identity \(I\))
- If \(M_1 = 0, M_2 = 1\): Apply \(X\)
- If \(M_1 = 1, M_2 = 0\): Apply \(Z\)
- If \(M_1 = 1, M_2 = 1\): Apply \(XZ\) (or \(ZX\))
This matches the circuit: Bob applies \(Z^{M_1} X^{M_2}\) to his qubit.
---
### **Final Answer**
#### **Bob must perform the following operations based on Alice's measurement results:**
\[
\boxed{
\text{Bob applies } Z^{M_1} X^{M_2} \text{ to his qubit.}
}
\]
where \(M_1, M_2\) are Alice's measurement results (either 0 or 1). This will transform Bob's qubit into the state \(|\psi\rangle = a_0|0\rangle + a_1|1\rangle\), up to a global phase (which is physically irrelevant).
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