  We introduce a scheme for generating entanglement between two quantum dots
using a plasmonic waveguide made from an array of metal nanoparticles. We show
that the scheme is robust to loss, enabling it to work over long distance
plasmonic nanoparticle arrays, as well as in the presence of other
imperfections such as the detuning of the energy levels of the quantum dots.
The scheme represents an alternative strategy to the previously introduced
dissipative driven schemes for generating entanglement in plasmonic systems.
Here, the entanglement is generated by using dipole-induced interference
effects and detection-based postselection. Thus, contrary to the widely held
view that loss is major problem for quantum plasmonic systems, we provide a
robust-to-loss entanglement generation scheme that could be used as a versatile
building block for quantum state engineering and control at the nanoscale.
