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Multi-qubit entanglement and quantum processing within ququart

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Yulin Chi *
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Yuhong Huang
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Haiyu Ding
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Fei Wang
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Chengkang Pan
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Yifei Yuan
DOI:10.1038/s42005-026-02734-0delete
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Quantum technology, leveraging non-classical characteristics, enables breakthroughs in computation, communication, and metrology. Entanglement generation is fundamental. However, efficiently creating large-scale entanglement remains challenging. Using 2n physical modes within a single particle has been exploited for encoding n-qubit entanglement, yet this approach is believed to be unscalable. Here, using sequentially quantum correlations on a single particle, we present a Ququart Encoding scheme to encode and process multi-qubit entanglement within ququart. We implement a programmable integrated-photonic entanglement generator on a silicon chip, encoding up to 5-qubit entanglement and quantum circuits within 2 ququarts. Within a ququart, we generate high-fidelity 3-qubit W and Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states and verify quantum teleportation and phase estimation. Encoding a pair of entangled photons as ququarts yields a 5-qubit Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state at 688 Hz, with fidelity 0.956 ± 0.053, confirming genuine 5-qubit entanglement. While the 2n physical-mode overhead persists for general purposes, our scheme reduces it from exponential to linear under certain circumstances, potentially accelerating large-scale quantum systems. Efficient large-scale entanglement generation is a significant challenge in quantum computation and communication. Here, the authors introduce a Ququart Encoding scheme using sequential quantum correlations on a single particle, achieving high-fidelity multi-qubit entanglement on a silicon chip, which could accelerate the development of large-scale quantum systems by reducing overhead from exponential to linear.
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