The ability to construct large photonic cluster states capable of supporting universal quantum computation relies on fusing together cluster primitives. These fusion operations are probabilistic and the efficiency of the construction process relies on recycling remains of cluster primitives that have undergone failed fusion attempts. Here I consider the effects of the inevitible decoherence that must arise while storing cluster primitives. First, I explore the case where dephased two-qubit cluster states are the basic resource for the construction of all larger cluster states, all fusion operations are successful, and no further dephasing occurs during the construction process. This allows us to explore how decoherence of the most basic, primitive clusters translate into imperfections of the larger cluster states constructed from them. I then assume that decoherence occurs before every attempted fusion operation and determine the best way to build a five qubit cluster. This requires including the effects of the fusion operation failures. Fidelity is used as the measure of accuracy for the constructed cluster states. Finally, I include a short discussion of photon loss and how it affects the construction of simple photonic clusters.
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente（特温特大学 MESA+ 纳米技术研究所）；Department of Applied Physics and Science Education, Eindhoven University of Technology（埃因霍温理工大学应用物理与科学教育部）；Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology（埃因霍温理工大学电气工程系）
Entanglement-efficiency trade-offs in the fusion-based generation of photonic GHZ-like states
Russian Quantum Center（俄罗斯量子中心）；Quantum Technology Center, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University（莫斯科国立大学量子技术中心）；Sber Quantum Technology Center（储蓄银行量子技术中心）
