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Reduced State Embedding for High-dimensional Quantum Cryptography

Amit Kam, Kfir Sulimany, Shai Tsesses, Uzi Pereg

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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We introduce encoding strategy of k -symbol embeddings within a d -dimensional Hilbert space, validate using d = 25 experimental data and determine optimum at k = 5. These findings pave the way for error-correction and modulation for quantum cryptography.
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10.1364/cleo_fs.2026.fm4c.3

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