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Abstract

We show how to distribute with percentage success probabilities almost perfectly entangled qubit memory pairs over repeater channel segments of the order of the optical attenuation distance. In addition to some weak, dispersive light-matter interactions, only Gaussian state transmissions and measurements are needed for this scheme. Our protocol outperforms the existing coherent-state-based schemes for entanglement distribution, even those using error-free non-Gaussian measurements. This is achieved through two innovations: First, optical squeezed states are utilized instead of coherent states. Second, the amplitudes of the bright signal pulses are reamplified at each repeater station. This latter variation is a strategy reminiscent of classical repeaters and would be impossible in single-photon-based schemes.