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Converting qubits

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A scheme for converting qubits between two different representations, discrete and continuous variables, paves the way for more-efficient quantum networks.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of a DV–CV converter.

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Jeong, H. Converting qubits. Nat. Photon. 17, 131–132 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01147-z

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