Stefano Olivares, Matteo G. A. Paris, Ulrik L. Andersen
Published 2006-10-26, updated 2006-11-06Version 2
We describe an optical scheme for optimal Gaussian n to m cloning of coherent states. The scheme, which generalizes a recently demonstrated scheme for 1 to 2 cloning, involves only linear optical components and homodyne detection.
Comments: 5 pages, 4 figures, presented at the 13th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics, May 23-27 2006, Vienna, Austria (Proceedings will be published in "Acta Physica Hungarica"); reference added, Eq. (8) corrected
Journal: Acta Phys. Hung. B 26, 293 (2006)
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