Gate-Based Quantum Simulation of Gaussian Bosonic Circuits on Exponentially Many Modes
Physical Review Letters, vol. 134, pp. 070604
Abstract
We introduce a framework for simulating, on an (n+1)-qubit quantum computer, the action of a Gaussian bosonic (GB) circuit on a state over 2^{n} modes. Specifically, we encode the initial bosonic state's expectation values over quadrature operators (and their covariance matrix) as an input qubit state. This is then evolved by a quantum circuit that effectively implements the symplectic propagators induced by the GB gates. We find families of GB circuits and initial states leading to efficient quantum simulations. For this purpose, we introduce a dictionary that maps between GB and qubit gates such that particle- (non-particle-) preserving GB gates lead to real- (imaginary-) time evolutions at the qubit level. For the special case of particle-preserving circuits, we present a bounded-error-quantum-polynomial time (BQP)-complete GB decision problem, indicating that GB evolutions of Gaussian states on exponentially many modes are as powerful as universal quantum computers. We also perform numerical simulations of an interferometer on ∼8×10^{9} modes, illustrating the power of our framework.
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Alice Barthe Aachen
Leiden University · European Organization for Nuclear Research · Los Alamos National Laboratory
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CERN
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Universiteit Leiden
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Los Alamos National Laboratory · Quantum Science Center
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Quantum Science Center
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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