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Entanglement distribution among distinct mechanical nodes in a quantum network

Quantum Physics 2026-03-12 v1

Abstract

We propose two schemes to achieve remote entanglement distribution between two mechanical nodes with a significant frequency mismatch, based on optomechanical systems. The first scheme utilizes the physical mechanism to redistribute the quantum entanglement initially established in a dispersively-coupled optomechanical system with a megahertz mechanical resonance to a distant optomechanical system which embodies the tripleresonant interaction induced by the scattering of gigahertz mechanical phonon. We also provide a fast optical pulse protocol to realize the long-distance entanglement distribution from the optomechanical system supporting the gigahertz mechanical mode to the megahertz mechanical mode included in a distant optomechanical system. Specifically, these two schemes respectively demonstrate the megahertz-to-gigahertz and gigahertz-tomegahertz entanglement distribution in the quantum network of optical photons and phonons. This work may facilitate the application of various mechanical systems in hybrid quantum network-based quantum technologies and fundamental physical research.

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@article{arxiv.2603.10571,
  title  = {Entanglement distribution among distinct mechanical nodes in a quantum network},
  author = {Zhi-Yuan Fan and Liu-Yong Cheng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.10571},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures

R2 v1 2026-07-01T11:14:22.373Z