Entanglement distillation
= Entanglement distillation
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Entanglement distillation is a quantum information process in which a shared quantum state, typically a set of entangled pairs, is transformed into a smaller number of higher-quality entangled pairs. The initial state may contain mixed or noisy entanglement, which may not be sufficient for certain quantum information protocols, such as quantum cryptography or quantum computation.