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High-dimensional quantum information processing on programmable integrated photonic chips

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This study reviews the recent progress of high-dimensional quantum information processing with photons. We first introduce the basic language of high-dimensional quantum information, including the representation of quantum dits (qudits), unitary operations of qudit states, and the general format of quantum algorithms with qudits. We discuss experimental implementations of high-dimensional quantum information processing and quantum computing in photonic systems, particularly in integrated quantum photonic platforms. We also discuss how qudit-based quantum photonic devices and systems can be adopted for further improving qubit-based quantum computation and quantum simulation.

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This work was supported by Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No. 2021-ZD0301500), National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2019-YFA0308702), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61975001), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. Z190005), and Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2018-B030329001).

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Yulin Chi, Yue Yu, Qihuang Gong & Jianwei Wang

  2. Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Qihuang Gong & Jianwei Wang

  3. Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, 226010, China

    Qihuang Gong & Jianwei Wang

  4. Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China

    Qihuang Gong & Jianwei Wang

  5. Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei, 230088, China

    Qihuang Gong & Jianwei Wang

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Chi, Y., Yu, Y., Gong, Q. et al. High-dimensional quantum information processing on programmable integrated photonic chips. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 66, 180501 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-022-3602-0

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