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Dynamical entanglement purification using chains of atoms and optical cavities

arXiv:1106.3537 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.042303

Abstract

In the framework of cavity QED, we propose a practical scheme to purify dynamically a bipartite entangled state using short chains of atoms coupled to high-finesse optical cavities. In contrast to conventional entanglement purification protocols, we avoid CNOT gates, thus reducing complicated pulse sequences and superfluous qubit operations. Our interaction scheme works in a deterministic way, and together with entanglement distribution and swapping, opens a route towards efficient quantum repeaters for long-distance quantum communication.

13 pages, 6 figures, revised version with incorporated erratum

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