Quantum state transfer between distant atoms via selectivity photon emission and absorption progresses

► The three-dimensional (3D) quantum state transfer (QST) between two spatially atoms is realized deterministically. ► The effects of atom's spontaneous decay and photon leakage out of fiber can be suppressed in our scheme due to the presence of virtual excited processes in atom and fiber modes. ► The present scheme has well expansibility, and it can be used to realized QST between distant nodes in a coupled array of optical cavity, which is very useful for the progress of quantum information network.