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Efficient quantum state tomography

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A scheme for fast, comprehensive characterization of high-dimensional quantum states could aid quantum applications in imaging and information processing.

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Fig. 1: Reconstructed phase and amplitude of a spatially complex high-dimensional biphoton state using the technique of Zia and colleagues1.

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