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Quantum State Engineering of Light with Continuous-wave Optical Parametric Oscillators

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Quantum State Preparation without Coherent Arithmetic.

Sam McArdle¹, András Gilyén², Mario Berta^3,4

¹AWS Center for Quantum Computing, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.

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We developed a new quantum state preparation method that significantly reduces qubit requirements. This approach efficiently encodes functions without complex circuits, enabling new quantum algorithms.

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Area of Science:

Quantum Computing
Quantum Information Science
Quantum Algorithms

Background:

Preparing quantum states with specific amplitude functions is crucial for quantum algorithms.
Existing methods often rely on complex, handcrafted reversible circuits or quantum table lookups.
These approaches can be resource-intensive in terms of qubit count and circuit complexity.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a versatile and resource-efficient method for quantum state preparation.
To overcome the limitations of existing techniques by avoiding handcrafted circuits.
To enable the preparation of quantum states corresponding to arbitrary functions.

Main Methods:

Utilizes a template quantum eigenvalue transformation circuit.
Converts a low-cost block encoding of the sine function into the target function.
Does not require explicit reversible arithmetic circuits or quantum table reads for function encoding.

Main Results:

Achieves order-of-magnitude reductions in ancilla qubit requirements (four qubits, or three for specific polynomials).
Maintains a comparable gate count to state-of-the-art methods when functions are well-approximated by polynomials or Fourier series.
Successfully demonstrates algorithmic utility by preparing Gaussian and Kaiser window states.

Conclusions:

The proposed method offers a significant improvement in qubit efficiency for quantum state preparation.
It provides a versatile and practical approach for encoding complex functions in quantum states.
This advancement has broad implications for developing more efficient quantum algorithms.