Boosted Entanglement Swapping

Abstract:Entanglement swapping entangles photons that never interacted directly. When implemented with linear optics, its success probability is upper bounded by $50\%$, due to the limited efficiency of linear-optical Bell-state measurements. Here, we demonstrate boosted entanglement swapping using an ancilla-assisted linear-optical Bell-state measurement, which raises the theoretical success probability to $62.5\%$ and allows all four Bell states to be identified. We measure an acceptance rate of $p_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{b}}=(69.39\pm0.39)\%$ with an average fidelity of the swapped states of $\langle F^{\mathrm{b}}\rangle=(76.6\pm1.0)\%$. We implement this protocol using photons at 1550 nm, making it well suited for quantum repeaters, where it could enable more efficient entanglement distribution. Beyond quantum communication, it could also enhance fusion-based quantum computing.

arXiv:2611.05497 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2611.05497v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

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