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Distribution of entanglement in large-scale quantum networks

Quantum Physics 2013-09-25 v3

Abstract

The concentration and distribution of quantum entanglement is an essential ingredient in emerging quantum information technologies. Much theoretical and experimental effort has been expended in understanding how to distribute entanglement in one-dimensional networks. However, as experimental techniques in quantum communication develop, protocols for multi-dimensional systems become essential. Here, we focus on recent theoretical developments in protocols for distributing entanglement in regular and complex networks, with particular attention to percolation theory and network-based error correction.

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@article{arxiv.1209.5303,
  title  = {Distribution of entanglement in large-scale quantum networks},
  author = {S. Perseguers and G. J. Lapeyre and D. Cavalcanti and M. Lewenstein and A. Acín},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.5303},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

60 pages, 24 figures; updated references; clarified text; typographical corrections