Table 1.
Comparison of ideal MUX and ideal non-MUX strategies in the Bell-state generation and the necessary operations. Related experimental demonstrations are listed alongside
| Operation | Ideal non-MUX | Ideal MUX | Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSPS | ![]() |
1 | 0.674 (T-MUX HSPS [33]) |
| Photon subtraction | 3/8 | 1 | ~ 3/8 (non-MUX [91]) |
| Type-I, Type-II Fusion | 1/2 | 3/4 (with two ancilla photons) | 0.693 (Boosted Type-II, conditional on ancilla-photon preparation [101]) |
| Bell-state generation | ![]() |
3/4 |
(non-MUX, QD source [95]) |


