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Quantum cluster states engineered in three dimensions

The experimental realization of a 3D cluster quantum state paves the way for information processing employing quantum error correction.

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Fig. 1: Photonic CV cluster state generation.

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Pfister, O. Quantum cluster states engineered in three dimensions. Nat. Photon. 19, 443–444 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01666-5

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