Simplified entanglement swapping protocol for the quantum Internet
Mario Mastriani · 2023
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Mario Mastriani offers a simpler way to swap entanglement, the linking step that lets quantum repeaters stretch a quantum network across long fiber lines. In the standard method, the two ends must apply extra operations before they can pin down exactly which shared state they hold. His version drops those finishing operations, which should make repeater hardware cheaper and easier to build.
He supports the shortcut in two ways: a theoretical proof that the shared state is still fully determined, and a bench-top optics experiment built from two revealing tests. Both checks, he reports, show the simplified protocol performing very well. The paper is aimed at the coming quantum internet, where chains of repeaters will need to pass entanglement from link to link many times a second. A leaner swapping step could ease the engineering of those machines. The work appeared in 2023.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mario Mastriani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 107 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |