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Bosonic Quantum Communication Beyond the Thermal Threshold

Holevo and Werner's 1999 lower bound on the quantum capacity of the bosonic thermal attenuator comes from thermal inputs. Is it optimal? The paper proves it is exactly the supremum over single-mode Gaussian states, then exhibits a non-Gaussian state that beats it, giving positive quantum capacity in a region where every single-mode Gaussian input yields none.

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quantum-information-computingJul 29, 2026Significance 25/100Registry: unreviewed

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Holevo and Werner's 1999 lower bound on the quantum capacity of the bosonic thermal attenuator comes from thermal inputs. Is it optimal? The paper proves it is exactly the supremum over single-mode Gaussian states, then exhibits a non-Gaussian state that beats it, giving positive quantum capacity in a region where every single-mode Gaussian input yields none.

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Holevo and Werner's 1999 lower bound on the quantum capacity of the bosonic thermal attenuator comes from thermal inputs. Is it optimal? The paper proves it is exactly the supremum over single-mode Gaussian states, then exhibits a non-Gaussian state that beats it, giving positive quantum capacity in a region where every single-mode Gaussian input yields none.

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