Long-Distance Entanglement Distribution with Single-Photon Sources
Nicolas Sangouard, Christoph Simon, Jiri Minar, Hugo Zbinden, Hugues, de Riedmatten, and Nicolas Gisin
TL;DR
This paper proposes an efficient quantum repeater architecture utilizing single-photon sources and quantum memories, eliminating errors from previous protocols and enhancing overall efficiency in long-distance entanglement distribution.
Contribution
It introduces a novel quantum repeater design that removes errors associated with photon-pair sources, improving long-distance quantum communication.
Findings
Significant efficiency gain over previous protocols
Defined requirements for single-photon sources and detectors
Error elimination enhances quantum repeater performance
Abstract
We present an efficient architecture for quantum repeaters based on single-photon sources in combination with quantum memories for photons. Errors inherent to previous repeater protocols using photon-pair sources are eliminated, leading to a significant gain in efficiency. We establish the requirements on the single-photon sources and on the photon detectors.
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