Entanglement over global distances via quantum repeaters with satellite links
Kristine Boone, J.‐P. Bourgoin, Evan Meyer-Scott, Khabat Heshami, Thomas D. Jennewein, Christoph Simon · Physical Review A · 2015
A possible setup for a quantum-repeater network using satellite links is demonstrated, and it is shown that this approach allows entanglement creation at viable rates over global distances that are inaccessible via direct transmission through optical fibers.