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Main Authors: Østergaard, Emil E. B., Budinger, Niklas, Larsen, Mikkel V., van Loock, Peter, Neergaard-Nielsen, Jonas S., Andersen, Ulrik L.
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.19393
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author Østergaard, Emil E. B.
Budinger, Niklas
Larsen, Mikkel V.
van Loock, Peter
Neergaard-Nielsen, Jonas S.
Andersen, Ulrik L.
author_facet Østergaard, Emil E. B.
Budinger, Niklas
Larsen, Mikkel V.
van Loock, Peter
Neergaard-Nielsen, Jonas S.
Andersen, Ulrik L.
contents Macronode cluster states are promising for fault-tolerant continuous-variable quantum computation, combining gate teleportation via homodyne detection with the Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill code for universality and error correction. While the two-dimensional Quad-Rail Lattice offers flexibility and low noise, it lacks the dimensionality required for topological error correction codes essential for fault tolerance. This work presents a four-dimensional cluster state, termed the Octo-Rail Lattice, generated using time-domain multiplexing. This new macronode design combines the noise properties and flexibility of the Quad-Rail Lattice with the possibility to run various topological error correction codes including surface and color codes. Besides, the presented experimental setup is easily scalable and includes only static optical components allowing for a straight-forward implementation. Analysis demonstrates that the Octo-Rail Lattice, when combined with GKP qunaught states and the surface code, exhibits noise performance compatible with a fault-tolerant threshold of 9.75 dB squeezing. This ensures universality and fault-tolerance without requiring additional resources such as other non-Gaussian states or feed-forward operations. This finding implies that the primary challenge in constructing an optical quantum computer lies in the experimental generation of these highly non-classical states. Finally, a generalisation of the design to arbitrary dimensions is introduced, where the setup size scales linearly with the number of dimensions. This general framework holds promise for applications such as state multiplexing and state injection.
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spellingShingle The Octo-Rail Lattice: a four-dimensional cluster state design
Østergaard, Emil E. B.
Budinger, Niklas
Larsen, Mikkel V.
van Loock, Peter
Neergaard-Nielsen, Jonas S.
Andersen, Ulrik L.
Quantum Physics
Macronode cluster states are promising for fault-tolerant continuous-variable quantum computation, combining gate teleportation via homodyne detection with the Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill code for universality and error correction. While the two-dimensional Quad-Rail Lattice offers flexibility and low noise, it lacks the dimensionality required for topological error correction codes essential for fault tolerance. This work presents a four-dimensional cluster state, termed the Octo-Rail Lattice, generated using time-domain multiplexing. This new macronode design combines the noise properties and flexibility of the Quad-Rail Lattice with the possibility to run various topological error correction codes including surface and color codes. Besides, the presented experimental setup is easily scalable and includes only static optical components allowing for a straight-forward implementation. Analysis demonstrates that the Octo-Rail Lattice, when combined with GKP qunaught states and the surface code, exhibits noise performance compatible with a fault-tolerant threshold of 9.75 dB squeezing. This ensures universality and fault-tolerance without requiring additional resources such as other non-Gaussian states or feed-forward operations. This finding implies that the primary challenge in constructing an optical quantum computer lies in the experimental generation of these highly non-classical states. Finally, a generalisation of the design to arbitrary dimensions is introduced, where the setup size scales linearly with the number of dimensions. This general framework holds promise for applications such as state multiplexing and state injection.
title The Octo-Rail Lattice: a four-dimensional cluster state design
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.19393