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The realization of a global quantum network holds the potential to enable groundbreaking applications such as secure quantum communication and blind quantum computing. However, building such a network remains a formidable challenge,…

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Space-based entanglement distribution has the potential to extend the range of quantum communication beyond that achievable through optical fibres that are constrained by exponential losses. Quantum repeaters have been proposed to mitigate…

The future of quantum repeater networking will require interoperability between various error correcting codes. A few specific code conversions and even a generalized method are known, however, no detailed analysis of these techniques in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-04 Shota Nagayama , Byung-Soo Choi , Simon Devitt , Shigeya Suzuki , Rodney Van Meter

We design a quantum repeater architecture using individual $^{167}$Er ions doped into Y$_2$SiO$_5$ crystal. This ion is a promising candidate for a repeater protocol because of its long hyperfine coherence time in addition to its ability to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-09 F. Kimiaee Asadi , S. C. Wein , C. Simon

Quantum repeaters incorporating quantum memory play a pivotal role in mitigating loss in transmitted quantum information (photons) due to link attenuation over a long-distance quantum communication network. However, limited availability of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Karl C. Linne , Yuanyuan Li , Debashri Roy , Kaushik Chowdhury

The development of large-scale quantum communication networks faces critical challenges due to photon loss and decoherence in optical fiber channels. These fundamentally limit transmission distances and demand dense networks of repeater…

We consider quantum and private communications assisted by repeaters, from the basic scenario of a single repeater chain to the general case of an arbitrarily-complex quantum network, where systems may be routed through single or multiple…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-17 Stefano Pirandola

The construction of large-scale quantum networks relies on the development of practical quantum repeaters. Many approaches have been proposed with the goal of outperforming the direct transmission of photons, but most of them are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-23 Xiao Liu , Zong-Quan Zhou , Yi-Lin Hua , Chuan-Feng Li , Guang-Can Guo

Atomic ensembles, comprising clouds of atoms addressed by laser fields, provide an attractive system for both the storage of quantum information, and the coherent conversion of quantum information between atomic and optical degrees of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-04-08 S. D. Barrett , P. P. Rohde , T. M. Stace

Quantum repeaters are pivotal in the physical layer of the quantum internet. For its development, quantum repeaters capable of efficient entanglement distribution are necessary. Quantum repeater schemes based on single-photon interference…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-18 Daisuke Yoshida , Tomoyuki Horikiri

We present an encoded hybrid quantum repeater scheme using qubit-repetition and Calderbank-Shor-Steane codes. For the case of repetition codes, we propose an explicit implementation of the quantum error-correction protocol. Moreover, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 Nadja K. Bernardes , Peter van Loock

Quantum network applications like distributed quantum computing and quantum secret sharing present a promising future network equipped with quantum resources. Entanglement generation and distribution over long distances is critical and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-01 Chen-Long Li , Yao Fu , Wen-Bo Liu , Yuan-Mei Xie , Bing-Hong Li , Min-Gang Zhou , Hua-Lei Yin , Zeng-Bing Chen

We propose a repeat-until-success protocol to improve the performance of probabilistic quantum repeaters. Quantum repeaters rely on passive static linear optics elements and photodetectors to perform Bell-state measurements (BSMs).…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-09-10 David Edward Bruschi , Thomas M. Barlow , Mohsen Razavi , Almut Beige

In this Letter we propose a robust quantum repeater architecture building on the original DLCZ protocol [L.M. Duan \textit{et al.}, Nature \textbf{414}, 413 (2001)]. The architecture is based on two-photon Hong-Ou-Mandel-type interference…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-11-09 Bo Zhao , Zeng-Bing Chen , Yu-Ao Chen , Joerg Schmiedmayer , Jian-Wei Pan

Quantum networks are expected to enhance distributed quantum computing and quantum communication over long distances while providing security dependent upon physical effects rather than mathematical assumptions. Through simulation, we show…

Quantum correlations as the resource for quantum communication can be distributed over long distances by quantum repeaters. In this Letter, we introduce the notion of a noisy quantum repeater, and examine its role in quantum communication.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-03-11 Joonwoo Bae , Jeong San Kim

A large scale quantum network requires the distribution of high-fidelity end-to-end entanglement. To overcome the range limitations inherent to terrestrial fiber, a leading architecture has emerged: satellite-based sources transmitting…

We propose an efficient quantum repeater architecture with mesoscopic atomic ensembles, where the Rydberg blockade is employed for deterministic local entanglement generation, entanglement swapping and entanglement purification. Compared…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-28 Bo Zhao , Markus Mueller , Klemens Hammerer , Peter Zoller

We develop novel protocols for generating loss-tolerant quantum codes; these are central for safeguarding information against qubit losses, with most crucial applications in quantum communications. Contrary to current proposals, our method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-31 Francesco Cesa , Tommaso Feri , Angelo Bassi

Quantum repeaters can overcome exponential photon loss in optical fibers, enabling heralded entanglement between distant quantum memories. The definitive benchmark for this entanglement is Bell nonlocality; however, recent…