Quantum repeaters enhanced by vacuum beam guides

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13397v2
• Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:53:34 GMT
• Title: Quantum repeaters enhanced by vacuum beam guides
• Abstract summary: Development of quantum communication networks faces critical challenges due to photon loss and decoherence in optical fiber channels.<n>This work investigates using vacuum beam guides (VBGs)-a promising ultra-low-loss transmission platform.<n>By incorporating VBGs into repeater-based architectures, we demonstrate that the inter-repeater spacing can be substantially extended.
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• Abstract: The development of large-scale quantum communication networks faces critical challenges due to photon loss and decoherence in optical fiber channels. These fundamentally limit transmission distances and demand dense networks of repeater stations. This work investigates using vacuum beam guides (VBGs)-a promising ultra-low-loss transmission platform-as an alternative to traditional fiber links. By incorporating VBGs into repeater-based architectures, we demonstrate that the inter-repeater spacing can be substantially extended, resulting in fewer required nodes and significantly reducing hardware and operational complexity. We perform a cost-function analysis to quantify performance trade-offs across first, second, and third-generation repeaters. Our results show that first-generation repeaters reduce costs dramatically by eliminating entanglement purification. Third-generation repeaters benefit from improved link transmission success, which is crucial for quantum error correction. In contrast, second-generation repeaters exhibit a more nuanced response; although transmission loss is reduced, their performance remains primarily limited by logical gate errors rather than channel loss. These findings highlight that while all repeater generations benefit from reduced photon loss, the magnitude of improvement depends critically on the underlying error mechanisms. Vacuum beam guides thus emerge as a powerful enabler for scalable, high-performance quantum networks, particularly in conjunction with near-term quantum hardware capabilities.

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