Circuit synthesis of multi-controlled gates is crucial for qudit ( $d$ -level) quantum computing. This paper presents efficient synthesis schemes that reduce the elementary gate count for multi-controlled single-qudit gates. For synthesizing general $(n-1)$ -controlled unitaries on $n$ qudits, we reduce the controlled-increment (CINC) and generalized controlled- $X$ (GCX) gate counts to $O(n^2)$ , improving upon existing $O(n^{2+\log_2 d})$ CINC and $O(n^3)$ GCX bounds. For $(n-1)$ -controlled special unitaries, this complexity is further reduced to $O(n)$ . Furthermore, we present a method for approximately synthesizing multi-controlled unitary gates with a linear complexity in the number of control qudits. By utilizing the proposed circuit, we present qudit-based circuit constructions for isometries and quantum channels from $n$ to $m$ qudits. Moreover, for the first time, we present a circuit synthesis scheme for single-controlled gates using SUM gates and single-qudit gates when $d$ is prime. This enables all CINC-based circuits for various quantum operations to be converted into SUM-gate circuits while preserving the same asymptotic complexity. Finally, we establish a theoretical lower bound on the number of SUM and CINC gates required to synthesize general $n$ -qudit unitaries.Circuit synthesis of multi-controlled gates is crucial for qudit ($d$-level) quantum computing. This paper presents efficient synthesis schemes that reduce the elementary gate count for multi-controlled single-qudit gates. For synthesizing general $(n-1)$-controlled unitaries on $n$ qudits, we reduce the controlled-increment (CINC) and generalized controlled-$X$ (GCX) gate counts to $O(n^2)$, improving upon existing $O(n^{2+\log_2 d})$ CINC and $O(n^3)$ GCX bounds. For $(n-1)$-controlled special unitaries, this complexity is further reduced to $O(n)$. Furthermore, we present a method for approximately synthesizing multi-controlled unitary gates with a linear complexity in the number of control qudits. By utilizing the proposed circuit, we present qudit-based circuit constructions for isometries and quantum channels from $n$ to $m$ qudits. Moreover, for the first time, we present a circuit synthesis scheme for single-controlled gates using SUM gates and single-qudit gates when $d$ is prime. This enables all CINC-based circuits for various quantum operations to be converted into SUM-gate circuits while preserving the same asymptotic complexity. Finally, we establish a theoretical lower bound on the number of SUM and CINC gates required to synthesize general $n$-qudit unitaries.

quant-pharXiv:2607.08200Jul 10, 20260 citations

Optimal quantum circuit synthesis from controlled-unitary gates

Jun Zhang, Jiří Vala, Shankar Sastry +1 more

Using a geometric approach, we derive the minimum number of applications needed for an arbitrary controlled-unitary gate to construct a universal quantum circuit. An analytic construction procedure is presented and shown to be either optimal or close to optimal. This result can be extended to improve the efficiency of universal quantum circuit construction from any entangling gate. In addition, for both the controlled-NOT (CNOT) and double-CNOT gates, we develop simple analytic ways to construct universal quantum circuits with three applications, which is the least possible for these gates.Using a geometric approach, we derive the minimum number of applications needed for an arbitrary controlled-unitary gate to construct a universal quantum circuit. An analytic construction procedure is presented and shown to be either optimal or close to optimal. This result can be extended to improve the efficiency of universal quantum circuit construction from any entangling gate. In addition, for both the controlled-NOT (CNOT) and double-CNOT gates, we develop simple analytic ways to construct universal quantum circuits with three applications, which is the least possible for these gates.

arXiv:quant-ph/0308167Physical Review AApr 16, 200449 citations

Optimal quantum circuits for general two-qubit gates (5 pages)

Colin P. Williams, Farrokh Vatan

Physical Review AJan 1, 200416 citations

Quantum circuits with uniformly controlled one-qubit gates (7 pages)

Ville Bergholm, Juha J. Vartiainen

Physical Review AJan 1, 20051 citation

EPOC: A Novel Pulse Generation Framework Incorporating Advanced Synthesis Techniques for Quantum Circuits

Jinglei Cheng, Yuchen Zhu, Yidong Zhou +3 more

In this paper we propose EPOC, an efficient pulse generation framework for quantum circuits that combines ZX-Calculus, circuit partitioning, and circuit synthesis to accelerate pulse generation. Unlike previous works that focus on generating pulses from unitary matrices without exploring equivalent representations, EPOC employs a finer granularity approach by grouping quantum gates and decomposing the resulting unitary matrices into smaller ones using synthesis techniques. This enables increased parallelism and decreased latency in quantum pulses. EPOC also continuously optimizes the circuit by identifying equivalent representations, leading to further reductions in circuit latency while minimizing the computational overhead associated with quantum optimal control. We introduce circuit synthesis into the workflow of quantum optimal control for the first time and achieve a 31.74% reduction in latency compared to previous work and a 76.80% reduction compared to the gate-based method for creating pulses. The approach demonstrates the potential for significant performance improvements in quantum circuits while minimizing computational overhead.In this paper we propose EPOC, an efficient pulse generation framework for quantum circuits that combines ZX-Calculus, circuit partitioning, and circuit synthesis to accelerate pulse generation. Unlike previous works that focus on generating pulses from unitary matrices without exploring equivalent representations, EPOC employs a finer granularity approach by grouping quantum gates and decomposing the resulting unitary matrices into smaller ones using synthesis techniques. This enables increased parallelism and decreased latency in quantum pulses. EPOC also continuously optimizes the circuit by identifying equivalent representations, leading to further reductions in circuit latency while minimizing the computational overhead associated with quantum optimal control. We introduce circuit synthesis into the workflow of quantum optimal control for the first time and achieve a 31.74% reduction in latency compared to previous work and a 76.80% reduction compared to the gate-based method for creating pulses. The approach demonstrates the potential for significant performance improvements in quantum circuits while minimizing computational overhead.

arXiv:2405.03804May 6, 20241 citation

Circuit synthesis of multi-controlled gates is crucial for qudit (

d

-level) quantum computing. This paper presents efficient synthesis schemes that reduce the elementary gate count for multi-controlled single-qudit gates. For synthesizing general

(n-1)

-controlled unitaries on

n

qudits, we reduce the controlled-increment (CINC) and generalized controlled-

X

(GCX) gate counts to

O(n^2)

, improving upon existing

O(n^{2+\log_2 d})

CINC and

O(n^3)

GCX bounds. For

(n-1)

-controlled special unitaries, this complexity is further reduced to

O(n)

. Furthermore, we present a method for approximately synthesizing multi-controlled unitary gates with a linear complexity in the number of control qudits. By utilizing the proposed circuit, we present qudit-based circuit constructions for isometries and quantum channels from

n

m

qudits. Moreover, for the first time, we present a circuit synthesis scheme for single-controlled gates using SUM gates and single-qudit gates when

d

is prime. This enables all CINC-based circuits for various quantum operations to be converted into SUM-gate circuits while preserving the same asymptotic complexity. Finally, we establish a theoretical lower bound on the number of SUM and CINC gates required to synthesize general

n

-qudit unitaries.