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Generating remote entanglement between distant quantum systems is a cornerstone for advanced quantum network applications, such as distributed and blind quantum computing, enhanced sensing, and secure communication. While diverse hardware platforms are emerging as promising quantum nodes, photons remain the primary technology for distributing quantum information and mediating entanglement. In recent years, there have been numerous theoretical proposals and experimental realizations of entanglement generation protocols. In this seminar, I will introduce a modular theoretical framework to elucidate the general mechanisms of photon-mediated entanglement generation between qubits based on atom-like systems. This framework categorizes existing protocols across multiple levels of abstraction and identifies essential building blocks, facilitating understanding and the combination of elements from different schemes in new ways. These abstraction layers make it possible to readily compare protocols for different quantum hardware, offering a tool to benchmark and design next-generation entanglement protocols.

Matteo Pasini is a Postdoctoral researcher at ICFO. He did his PhD in Physics from the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. He is interested in Quantum Photonics with Solids and Atoms.