Long-distance quantum communication with "polarization" maximally entangled states

Fang-Yu Hong, Shi-Jie Xiong, W. H. Tang

Published 2008-09-22, updated 2010-03-03Version 3

We propose a scheme for long-distance quantum communication where the elementary entanglement is generated through two-photon interference and quantum swapping is performed through one-photon interference. Local "polarization" maximally entangled states of atomic ensembles are generated by absorbing a single photon from on-demand single-photon sources. This scheme is robust against phase fluctuations in the quantum channels, moreover speeds up long-distance high-fidelity entanglement generation rate.