Exchange-symmetrized qudit Bell bases and Bell-state distinguishability

Entanglement of qudit pairs, with single-particle Hilbert space dimension d, has important potential for quantum information processing, with applications in cryptography, algorithms, and error correction. For a pair of qudits of arbitrary even dimension d, we introduce a generalized Bell basis with...

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Main Authors: Oscar Scholin, Theresa W. Lynn
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-08-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/vdb2-t7bz
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description Entanglement of qudit pairs, with single-particle Hilbert space dimension d, has important potential for quantum information processing, with applications in cryptography, algorithms, and error correction. For a pair of qudits of arbitrary even dimension d, we introduce a generalized Bell basis with definite symmetry under exchange of internal states between the two particles. We show that no complete exchange-symmetrized basis can exist for odd d. This framework extends prior work on exchange-symmetrized hyperentangled qubit bases, where d is a power of 2. For our exchange-symmetrized basis, we show that measurement devices restricted to linear evolution and local measurement (LELM) can unambiguously distinguish 2d−1 qudit Bell states for any even d. This achieves the upper bound in general for reliable Bell-state distinguishability via LELM and augments previously known limits for d=2^{n} and d=3. This result is relevant to near-term realizations of quantum communication protocols.
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spelling doaj-art-52e5e7ea1e94468db15bc1b45eb2c0492025-08-20T02:57:08ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-08-017303312410.1103/vdb2-t7bzExchange-symmetrized qudit Bell bases and Bell-state distinguishabilityOscar ScholinTheresa W. LynnEntanglement of qudit pairs, with single-particle Hilbert space dimension d, has important potential for quantum information processing, with applications in cryptography, algorithms, and error correction. For a pair of qudits of arbitrary even dimension d, we introduce a generalized Bell basis with definite symmetry under exchange of internal states between the two particles. We show that no complete exchange-symmetrized basis can exist for odd d. This framework extends prior work on exchange-symmetrized hyperentangled qubit bases, where d is a power of 2. For our exchange-symmetrized basis, we show that measurement devices restricted to linear evolution and local measurement (LELM) can unambiguously distinguish 2d−1 qudit Bell states for any even d. This achieves the upper bound in general for reliable Bell-state distinguishability via LELM and augments previously known limits for d=2^{n} and d=3. This result is relevant to near-term realizations of quantum communication protocols.http://doi.org/10.1103/vdb2-t7bz
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