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The Optical Compiler Routed Around Its Own Imperfections

Hardware-aware subcircuit placement raised coincidence rates by as much as 33.2% across the reported benchmarks.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-09-15-017
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Summary

Hardware-aware subcircuit placement raised coincidence rates by as much as 33.2% across the reported benchmarks.

Linear-optical quantum circuits lose accuracy and photons when phase noise and fabrication imperfections vary across the chip. This compiler incorporates a device’s nonuniform imperfections when mapping subcircuits, selecting placements that reduce their impact rather than assuming uniform hardware. Across the authors’ benchmark suite, the method improved phase-noise robustness and increased coincidence rates by as much as 33.2%. The evaluation demonstrates compilation gains on tested models and devices, not fault-tolerant operation.

Why it matters

Hardware-aware subcircuit placement raised coincidence rates by as much as 33.2% across the reported benchmarks.

Limits and context

  • The evaluation demonstrates compilation gains on tested models and devices, not fault-tolerant operation.

Key claims

  1. Hardware-aware subcircuit placement raised coincidence rates by as much as 33.2% across the reported benchmarks.

    Qualification: The evaluation demonstrates compilation gains on tested models and devices, not fault-tolerant operation.

    Evidence: source-2026-09-15-019

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2609.13379arXiv · primary research

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