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Constant-Depth Quantum Circuits for Arbitrary Quantum State Preparation via Measurement and Feedback

Quantum Physics 2025-03-21 v1

Abstract

The optimization of quantum circuit depth is crucial for practical quantum computing, as limited coherence times and error-prone operations constrain executable algorithms. Measurement and feedback operations are fundamental in quantum computing (e.g., quantum error correction); we develop a framework using them to achieve constant-depth implementations of essential quantum tasks. This includes preparing arbitrary quantum states with constant-depth circuits through measurement and feedback, breaking the linear-depth lower bound that is required without these operations. Our result paves the way for general quantum circuit compression using measurement and feedback.

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@article{arxiv.2503.16208,
  title  = {Constant-Depth Quantum Circuits for Arbitrary Quantum State Preparation via Measurement and Feedback},
  author = {Wei Zi and Junhong Nie and Xiaoming Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.16208},
  year   = {2025}
}

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20 pages

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