Long-distance entanglement distribution with single-photon sources

Nicolas Sangouard; Christoph Simon; Jiří Minář; Hugo Zbinden; Hugues de Riedmatten; Nicolas Gisin

doi:10.1103/physreva.76.050301

Abstract

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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. The requirements on the single-photon sources and on the photon detectors are within reach of current technology.

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