Quantum repeaters: From quantum networks to the quantum internet

K Azuma, SE Economou, D Elkouss, P Hilaire… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
A quantum internet is the holy grail of quantum information processing, enabling the
deployment of a broad range of quantum technologies and protocols on a global scale …

Advances in quantum entanglement purification

PS Yan, L Zhou, W Zhong, YB Sheng - Science China Physics, Mechanics …, 2023 - Springer
Since its discovery, the quantum entanglement becomes a promising resource in quantum
communication and computation. However, the entanglement is fragile due to the presence …

Quantum hyperentanglement and its applications in quantum information processing

FG Deng, BC Ren, XH Li - Science bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
Hyperentanglement is a promising resource in quantum information processing with its high
capacity character, defined as the entanglement in multiple degrees of freedom (DOFs) of a …

Quantum secure direct communication with hybrid entanglement

P Zhao, W Zhong, MM Du, XY Li, L Zhou, YB Sheng - Frontiers of Physics, 2024 - Springer
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) can transmit secret messages without keys,
making it an important branch of quantum communication. We present a hybrid …

Experimental one-step deterministic polarization entanglement purification

CX Huang, XM Hu, BH Liu, L Zhou, YB Sheng, CF Li… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Entanglement purification is to distill high-quality entangled states from low-quality
entangled states. It is a key step in quantum repeaters, determines the efficiency and …

Connecting heterogeneous quantum networks by hybrid entanglement swap**

G Guccione, T Darras, H Le Jeannic, VB Verma… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Recent advances in quantum technologies are rapidly stimulating the building of quantum
networks. With the parallel development of multiple physical platforms and different types of …

Heralded nonlocal quantum gates for distributed quantum computation in a decoherence-free subspace

W Su, W Qin, A Miranowicz, T Li, F Nori - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
We propose a heralded protocol for implementing nontrivial quantum gates on two
stationary qubits coupled to spatially separated cavities. By dynamically controlling the …

Exchange rules for diradical π-conjugated hydrocarbons

R Ortiz, RA Boto, N Garcia-Martinez… - Nano Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
A variety of planar π-conjugated hydrocarbons such as heptauthrene, Clar's goblet and,
recently synthesized, triangulene have two electrons occupying two degenerate molecular …

Two-step hyperentanglement purification with the quantum-state-joining method

BC Ren, FF Du, FG Deng - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
Hyperentanglement is a promising resource in quantum information processing, especially
for increasing the channel capacity of long-distance quantum communication …

Deterministic entanglement distillation for secure double-server blind quantum computation

YB Sheng, L Zhou - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Blind quantum computation (BQC) provides an efficient method for the client who does not
have enough sophisticated technology and knowledge to perform universal quantum …