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Supporting multiple entanglement flows through a continuous-variable quantum repeater

Quantum Physics 2023-01-24 v2

Abstract

Quantum repeaters are critical to the development of quantum networks, enabling rates of entanglement distribution beyond those attainable by direct transmission. We consider multiple continuous-variable, squeezed light-based entanglement flows through a repeater involving noiseless linear amplification and dual homodyne detection. By analyzing a single-repeater-enhanced channel model with asymmetric losses across the repeater, we determine optimal placements of the central repeater hub in a 4-user hub-and-spoke network such that the rate of each entanglement flow through the hub is enhanced.

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@article{arxiv.2203.07965,
  title  = {Supporting multiple entanglement flows through a continuous-variable quantum repeater},
  author = {Ian J. Tillman and Allison Rubenok and Saikat Guha and Kaushik P. Seshadreesan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.07965},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

10 pages, 4 figures. Minor edits suggested by referees