Optimal Remote Entanglement Distribution

Distributing entanglement between distant nodes is an essential task in quantum networks. To achieve this task, quantum repeaters have been introduced to perform entanglement swapping. This paper offers a design of remote entanglement distribution (RED) protocols that maximize the entanglement distribution rate (EDR). We introduce the concept of enodes, representing the entangled quantum bit (qubit) pairs in the network. This concept enables us to design the optimal RED protocols based on the solutions of some linear programming problems. Moreover, we investigate RED in a homogeneous repeater chain, which is a building block for many quantum networks. In particular, we determine the maximum EDR for homogeneous repeater chains in a closed form. Our results enable the distribution of long-distance entanglement with noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) technologies and provide insights into the design and implementation of general quantum networks.

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