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We introduce an algorithm for the classical simulation of Gaussian boson sampling that is quadratically faster than previously known methods. The complexity of the algorithm is exponential in the number of photon pairs detected, not the…

Gaussian boson sampling is a promising scheme for demonstrating a quantum computational advantage using photonic states that are accessible in a laboratory and, thus, offer scalable sources of quantum light. In this contribution, we study…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-22 D. S. Phillips , M. Walschaers , J. J. Renema , I. A. Walmsley , N. Treps , J. Sperling

We suggest a novel scheme for generating multimode squeezed states for the boson sampling implementation. The idea is to replace a commonly used linear interferometer by a multimode resonator containing a passive optical element consisting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-16 Sergey V. Tarasov , Vladimir V. Kocharovsky

Gaussian Boson Sampling is a promising method for experimental demonstrations of quantum advantage because it is easier to implement than other comparable schemes. While most of the properties of Gaussian Boson Sampling are understood to…

Boson sampling is a specialised algorithm native to the quantum photonic platform developed for near-term demonstrations of quantum advantage over classical computers. While clear useful applications for such near-term pre-fault-tolerance…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-21 Patrik I. Sund , Ravitej Uppu , Stefano Paesani , Peter Lodahl

Loop-based boson samplers interfere photons in the time degree of freedom using a sequence of delay lines. Since they require few hardware components while also allowing for long-range entanglement, they are strong candidates for…

Computational validation is vital for all large-scale quantum computers. One needs computers that are both fast and accurate. Here we apply precise, scalable, high order statistical tests to data from large Gaussian boson sampling (GBS)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-02 Alexander S. Dellios , Bogdan Opanchuk , Margaret D. Reid , Peter D. Drummond

Boson sampling stands out as a promising approach toward experimental demonstration of quantum computational advantage. However, the presence of physical noise in near-term experiments hinders the realization of the quantum computational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Byeongseon Go , Changhun Oh , Hyunseok Jeong

Boson sampling is a simple model for non-universal linear optics quantum computing using far fewer physical resources than universal schemes. An input state comprising vacuum and single photon states is fed through a Haar-random linear…

Universal quantum computers promise a dramatic speed-up over classical computers but a full-size realization remains challenging. However, intermediate quantum computational models have been proposed that are not universal, but can solve…

Quantum computing aims at exploiting quantum phenomena to efficiently perform computations that are unfeasible even for the most powerful classical supercomputers. Among the promising technological approaches, photonic quantum computing…

Multimode squeezed states of light have been proposed as a resource for achieving quantum advantage in computing and sensing. Recent experiments that demonstrate multimode Gaussian states to this end have most commonly opted for spatial or…

We pose a generalized Boson Sampling problem. Strong evidence exists that such a problem becomes intractable on a classical computer as a function of the number of Bosons. We describe a quantum optical processor that can solve this problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-09-10 A. P. Lund , A. Laing , S. Rahimi-Keshari , T. Rudolph , J. L O'Brien , T. C. Ralph

Integrated quantum photonics has emerged as one of the leading platforms for scaling quantum information processing, offering compact, stable, and low-loss hardware with precise phase and mode control. Advances in integrated photonics…

Boson Sampling is a task that is conjectured to be computationally hard for a classical computer, but which can be efficiently solved by linear-optical interferometers with Fock state inputs. Significant advances have been reported in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-14 Nicolò Spagnolo , Daniel J. Brod , Ernesto F. Galvão , Fabio Sciarrino

We develop an alternative boson sampling model operating on single-photon states followed by linear interferometry and Gaussian measurements. The hardness proof for simulating such continuous-variable measurements is established in two main…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-09-19 Levon Chakhmakhchyan , Nicolas J. Cerf

In order to substantiate claims of quantum computational advantage, it is crucial to develop efficient methods for validating the experimental data. We propose a test of the correct functioning of a boson sampler with single-photon inputs…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-25 Benoit Seron , Leonardo Novo , Alex Arkhipov , Nicolas J. Cerf

Proofs of the quantum advantage available in imaging or detecting objects under quantum illumination can rely on optimal measurements without specifying what they are. We use the continuous-variable Gaussian quantum information formalism to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-04 Hao Yang , Wojciech Roga , Jonathan D. Pritchard , John Jeffers

Quantum computers solve intractable problems which classically require an exponentially long time to compute. With the development of large-scale experiments that claim quantum advantage, a vital issue has now emerged. What are the errors,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-15 Ned Goodman , Alexander S. Dellios , Margaret D. Reid , Peter D. Drummond

Gaussian boson sampling, a computational model that is widely believed to admit quantum supremacy, has already been experimentally demonstrated and is claimed to surpass the classical simulation capabilities of even the most powerful…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-17 Minzhao Liu , Changhun Oh , Junyu Liu , Liang Jiang , Yuri Alexeev