Quantum channels showing superadditivity in classical capacity
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 58 (1) , 146-158
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.58.146
Abstract
We consider a channel coding for sending classical information through a quantum channel with a given ensemble of quantum states (letter states). As is well known, it is generically possible in a quantum channel that the transmittable information in block coding of length can exceed times the maximum amount that can be sent without any coding scheme. This so-called superadditivity in classical capacity of a quantum channel is a distinct feature that cannot be found in a classical memoryless channel. In this paper, a practical model of channel coding that shows this property is presented. It consists of a simple code-word selection and the optimum decoding of the code words minimizing the average error probability. At first, optimization of decoding strategy is discussed. Then the channel coding that shows the superadditivity in classical capacity is demonstrated.
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