Complexity phase transition for continuous-variable cluster state

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Main Authors: Go, Byeongseon, Jeong, Hyunseok, Oh, Changhun
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author Go, Byeongseon
Jeong, Hyunseok
Oh, Changhun
author_facet Go, Byeongseon
Jeong, Hyunseok
Oh, Changhun
contents Continuous-variable (CV) cluster states offer a promising platform for large-scale measurement-based quantum computations (MBQC). However, finite squeezing inevitably introduces Gaussian noise during MBQC. While fault-tolerant MBQC schemes exist in principle, they require the scalable incorporation of non-Gaussian resources, such as GKP states, which remain experimentally challenging. Consequently, a central question at this stage is how finite squeezing fundamentally constrains the intrinsic computational power of CV cluster states themselves. In this work, we address this question by analyzing the classical complexity of measurement-based linear optics (MBLO) implemented with such states, motivated by its near-term feasibility and recent experimental progress. We develop an explicit MBLO framework and examine how the squeezing level governs the complexity of the classical simulation of the resulting output states. Specifically, we identify squeezing-level thresholds that delineate classically tractable and intractable regimes, thereby revealing a squeezing-driven complexity phase transition. These findings advance our understanding of the squeezing resources necessary for meaningful quantum computation in current experimental regimes. Furthermore, they underscore the critical need to either scale the squeezing level or integrate error-correction schemes to achieve reliable, large-scale quantum computation with CV cluster states.
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Go, Byeongseon
Jeong, Hyunseok
Oh, Changhun
Quantum Physics
Continuous-variable (CV) cluster states offer a promising platform for large-scale measurement-based quantum computations (MBQC). However, finite squeezing inevitably introduces Gaussian noise during MBQC. While fault-tolerant MBQC schemes exist in principle, they require the scalable incorporation of non-Gaussian resources, such as GKP states, which remain experimentally challenging. Consequently, a central question at this stage is how finite squeezing fundamentally constrains the intrinsic computational power of CV cluster states themselves. In this work, we address this question by analyzing the classical complexity of measurement-based linear optics (MBLO) implemented with such states, motivated by its near-term feasibility and recent experimental progress. We develop an explicit MBLO framework and examine how the squeezing level governs the complexity of the classical simulation of the resulting output states. Specifically, we identify squeezing-level thresholds that delineate classically tractable and intractable regimes, thereby revealing a squeezing-driven complexity phase transition. These findings advance our understanding of the squeezing resources necessary for meaningful quantum computation in current experimental regimes. Furthermore, they underscore the critical need to either scale the squeezing level or integrate error-correction schemes to achieve reliable, large-scale quantum computation with CV cluster states.
title Complexity phase transition for continuous-variable cluster state
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07804