Performance analysis of quantum repeaters enabled by deterministically generated photonic graph states
11 JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
2Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
Published: | 2023-02-16, volume 7, page 924 |
Eprint: | arXiv:2209.11430v2 |
Doi: | https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2023-02-16-924 |
Citation: | Quantum 7, 924 (2023). |
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Abstract
By encoding logical qubits into specific types of photonic graph states, one can realize quantum repeaters that enable fast entanglement distribution rates approaching classical communication. However, the generation of these photonic graph states requires a formidable resource overhead using traditional approaches based on linear optics. Overcoming this challenge, a number of new schemes have been proposed that employ quantum emitters to deterministically generate photonic graph states. Although these schemes have the potential to significantly reduce the resource cost, a systematic comparison of the repeater performance among different encodings and different generation schemes is lacking. Here, we quantitatively analyze the performance of quantum repeaters based on two different graph states, i.e. the tree graph states and the repeater graph states. For both states, we compare the performance between two generation schemes, one based on a single quantum emitter coupled to ancillary matter qubits, and one based on a single quantum emitter coupled to a delayed feedback. We identify the numerically optimal scheme at different system parameters. Our analysis provides a clear guideline on the selection of the generation scheme for graph-state-based quantum repeaters, and lays out the parameter requirements for future experimental realizations of different schemes.
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