Complete and Deterministic Bell State Measurement Using Nonlocal Spin Products (1612.08578v1)

Abstract: A simple protocol for complete and deterministic Bell state measurement is proposed. It consists of measurements of nonlocal spin product operators with the help of shared entanglement as an ancillary resource. The protocol realizes not only nonlocal Bell state measurement between a pair of distant qubits but also a complete Bell filter that transmits either one of the Bell states indicated by the measurement outcome. These schemes will be useful in quantum technologies where nonlocal Bell state measurement is indispensable.