Remote entanglement of matter qubits plays an important role in quantum networks and quantum repeater. Collective excitations generated via Rydberg blockade in an atomic ensemble---known as Rydberg superatoms---are promising candidates due to collectively enhanced atom-photon coupling and Rydberg-enabled nonlinearity. Here, we experimentally realize remote entanglement between two Rydberg superatoms via single-photon interference. The two setups are separated by 3 m and linked with two 20-m fibers, operated with independent control lasers. We verify that the entanglement generated is free from high-order excitation noise that is a key drawback in the traditional Duan-Lukin-Cirac-Zoller scheme. This Letter paves the way for entangling long-distance separated Rydberg superatoms at a high rate, as the success probability of a single-photon-based entangling scheme scales with the square root of the channel transmittance.
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