Fault-tolerant modular quantum computing with surface codes using single-shot emission-based hardware

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07241v1
• Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:23:13 GMT
• Title: Fault-tolerant modular quantum computing with surface codes using single-shot emission-based hardware
• Authors: Siddhant Singh, Rikiya Kashiwagi, Kazufumi Tanji, Wojciech Roga, Daniel Bhatti, Masahiro Takeoka, David Elkouss,
• Abstract summary: Two main types of entanglement distribution protocols exist, emission-based and scattering-based.<n>We introduce protocols that completely eliminate the need for memory-based two-qubit gates.<n>Results show the feasibility of emission-based architectures for scalable fault-tolerant operation.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Fault-tolerant modular quantum computing requires stabilizer measurements across the modules in a quantum network. For this, entangled states of high quality and rate must be distributed. Currently, two main types of entanglement distribution protocols exist, namely emission-based and scattering-based, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. On the one hand, scattering-based protocols with cavities or waveguides are fast but demand stringent hardware such as high-efficiency integrated circulators or strong waveguide coupling. On the other hand, emission-based platforms are experimentally feasible but so far rely on Bell-pair fusion with extensive use of slow two-qubit memory gates, limiting thresholds to $\approx 0.16\%$. Here, we consider a fully distributed surface code using emission-based entanglement schemes that generate GHZ states in a single shot, i.e., without the need for Bell-pair fusions. We show that our optical setup produces Bell pairs, W states, and GHZ states, enabling both memory-based and optical protocols for distilling high-fidelity GHZ states with significantly improved success rates. Furthermore, we introduce protocols that completely eliminate the need for memory-based two-qubit gates, achieving thresholds of $\approx 0.19\%$ with modest hardware enhancements, increasing to above $\approx 0.24\%$ with photon-number-resolving detectors. These results show the feasibility of emission-based architectures for scalable fault-tolerant operation.

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