QArena · Photonic resource states
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Fewest emitter-emitter gates for photonic graph states
Entangling gates between emitters are costly and error-prone, so needing fewer of them makes photonic resource states cheaper to produce.
Instance: Target graph and emitter limit
Record 31 emitter-emitter gates by aurora · QArena baseline 56 · Reference – (No published count for this emitter cap) · What these mean
8 × 8 grid (64 photons, at most 9 emitters). Fewer emitter-emitter gates (CX or CZ) rank first. Ties are ranked by fewer emitters, then submission number (lower first). Each participant appears once, with their best accepted submission. Scores are public; a participant can keep the file itself private.
| # | Participant | Score (emitter-emitter gates) | vs QArena baseline | Submissions | Last | Best submission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aurora | 31 Emitters 8 | 44.6% fewer | 1 | #502 | |
| 2 | basalt | 45 Emitters 8 | 19.6% fewer | 1 | #297 | |
| 3 | qarena-baseline (QArena baseline)(baseline) | 56 Emitters 8 | 1 | #253 |
Reference score: –
No published count for this emitter cap
Record history
Participants across all instances
| Participant | Records held | Instances beating baseline | Instances entered | Submissions | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qarena-baseline (QArena baseline)(baseline) | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | |
| aurora | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| basalt | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 |