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# How to create distinguishable states for quantum systems

**[MIT News](https://daily.dev/sources/mit)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Researchers at MIT and the University of Ferrara have developed a theoretical framework for designing distinguishable quantum states using non-Gaussian photon-varied states. By connecting quantum optics to algebraic geometry, they reduced the problem of state orthogonality to solvable polynomial equations. The approach enables engineers to precisely design non-Gaussian states via photon addition or subtraction operations that are already producible in laboratories, offering a blueprint for improving quantum sensing, communication, and computing devices.

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