Simulation of Quantum Repeater Networks under Decoherence and Purification Constraints

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07471v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:19:26 GMT
• Title: Simulation of Quantum Repeater Networks under Decoherence and Purification Constraints
• Authors: Wenhan Li, Shiyu Zhang,
• Abstract summary: Long-distance quantum communication requires reliable entanglement distribution.<n>Direct generation with protocols such as Barrett--Kok suffers from exponentially decreasing success probability with distance.<n>Quantum repeaters address this by segmenting the channel and combining entanglement generation, swapping, and purification.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Long-distance quantum communication requires reliable entanglement distribution, but direct generation with protocols such as Barrett--Kok suffers from exponentially decreasing success probability with distance, making it impractical over hundreds of kilometers. Quantum repeaters address this by segmenting the channel and combining entanglement generation, swapping, and purification. In this work, we present a simulation framework for chain-based repeaters under continuous-time depolarizing noise. Our model implements heralded entanglement generation, Bell-state swapping, and multi-round purification, with configurable chain length, noise levels, and purification depth. Numerical results highlight how memory decoherence constrains performance, how purification mitigates fidelity loss, and how time and entanglement costs scale with distance. While simplified, the framework offers a flexible tool for exploring trade-offs in repeater design and provides a basis for extensions toward more complex network scenarios.

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