@article{63534,
  abstract     = {{<jats:p>Boson sampling is a key candidate for demonstrating quantum advantage and has already yielded significant advances in quantum simulation, machine learning, and graph theory. In this work, a unification and extension of distinct forms of boson sampling is developed. The devised protocol merges discrete-variable scattershot boson sampling with continuous-variable Gaussian boson sampling. Therefore, it is rendered possible to harness the complexity of more interesting states, such as squeezed photons, in advanced sampling protocols. A generating function formalism is developed for the joint description of multiphoton and multimode light undergoing Gaussian transformations. The resulting analytical tools enable one to explore interfaces of different photonic quantum-information-processing platforms. A numerical simulation of unified sampling is carried out, benchmarking its performance, complexity, and scalability. Entanglement is characterized to exemplify the generation of quantum correlations from the nonlinear interactions of a unified sampler.</jats:p>}},
  author       = {{Bianchi, Luca and Marconi, Carlo and Ares, Laura and Bacco, Davide and Sperling, Jan}},
  issn         = {{2643-1564}},
  journal      = {{Physical Review Research}},
  number       = {{4}},
  publisher    = {{American Physical Society (APS)}},
  title        = {{{Unified boson sampling}}},
  doi          = {{10.1103/8hy1-m5gg}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}