Fundamental Limits on Polarization Entanglement Distribution in Optical Fiber

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04502v1
• Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:03 GMT
• Title: Fundamental Limits on Polarization Entanglement Distribution in Optical Fiber
• Authors: Stefano Pirandola,
• Abstract summary: We introduce an erasure-Pauli channel model describing the distribution of polarization entanglement in optical fiber.<n>For this channel, we derive bounds on the rates of entanglement distribution and related quantum resources under optimal local operations.<n>We show that both our model and capacity bounds remain robust under the inclusion of detector dark counts.
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• Abstract: Characterizing the ultimate rates of entanglement distribution is essential for both foundational research and the practical deployment of quantum technologies. To investigate these limits, we introduce an erasure-Pauli channel model describing the distribution of polarization entanglement in optical fiber. For this channel, we derive bounds on the rates of entanglement distribution and related quantum resources under optimal local operations and two-way classical communication (two-way assisted capacities). This framework allows us to determine the optimal repeaterless performance achievable over realistic optical fibers affected by polarization mode dispersion, thereby providing a rigorous benchmark for long-distance polarization-based quantum communication. Finally, we show that both our model and capacity bounds remain robust under the inclusion of detector dark counts.

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