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Depth optimization of CZ, CNOT, and Clifford circuits

Quantum Physics 2022-08-26 v2 Emerging Technologies

Abstract

We seek to develop better upper bound guarantees on the depth of quantum CZ gate, CNOT gate, and Clifford circuits than those reported previously. We focus on the number of qubits nn\,{\leq}\,1,345,000 [1], which represents the most practical use case. Our upper bound on the depth of CZ circuits is n/2+0.4993log2(n)+3.0191log(n)10.9139\lfloor n/2 + 0.4993{\cdot}\log^2(n) + 3.0191{\cdot}\log(n) - 10.9139\rfloor, improving best known depth by a factor of roughly 2. We extend the constructions used to prove this upper bound to obtain depth upper bound of n+1.9496log2(n)+3.5075log(n)23.4269\lfloor n + 1.9496{\cdot}\log^2(n) + 3.5075{\cdot}\log(n) - 23.4269 \rfloor for CNOT gate circuits, offering an improvement by a factor of roughly 4/34/3 over state of the art, and depth upper bound of 2n+2.9487log2(n)+8.4909log(n)44.4798\lfloor 2n + 2.9487{\cdot}\log^2(n) + 8.4909{\cdot}\log(n) - 44.4798\rfloor for Clifford circuits, offering an improvement by a factor of roughly 5/35/3.

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@article{arxiv.2201.05215,
  title  = {Depth optimization of CZ, CNOT, and Clifford circuits},
  author = {Dmitri Maslov and Ben Zindorf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.05215},
  year   = {2022}
}
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