Quantum computational supremacy in the sampling of bosonic random walkers on a one-dimensional lattice

Gopikrishnan Muraleedharan, Akimasa Miyake, Ivan H. Deutsch

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Abstract

We study the sampling complexity of a probability distribution associated with an ensemble of identical noninteracting bosons undergoing a quantum random walk on a one-dimensional lattice. With uniform nearest-neighbor hopping we show that one can efficiently sample the distribution for times logarithmic in the size of the system, while for longer times there is no known efficient sampling algorithm. With time-dependent hopping and optimal control, we design the time evolution to approximate an arbitrary Haar-random unitary map analogous to that designed for photons in a linear optical network. This approach highlights a route to generating quantum complexity by optimal control only of a single-body unitary matrix. We study this in the context of two potential experimental realizations: a spinor optical lattice of ultracold atoms and a quantum gas microscope.

Original languageEnglish
Article number055003
Pages (from-to)1-13
Number of pages13
JournalNew Journal of Physics
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2019
Externally publishedYes

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© 2019 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

Keywords

  • Boson sampling
  • optical lattice and traps
  • quantum gas microscopes
  • quantum simulation
  • quantum walks

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