This paper proposes reversible circuit designs of the three most commonly
used adders: carry look-ahead adder (CLA adder), ripple carry adder (RCA
adder), and parallel adder/subtractor. The n-bit reversible CLA adder,
called CLA-GH, is designed using the Peres and Fredkin gates. The n-bit
optimized reversible RCA adder, called ORCA-GH, is designed using the
reversible circuit of a parity-preserving reversible full adder. Both
circuits reduce the quantum cost. However, the ORCA-GH circuit also improves
the number of constant inputs. Furthermore, the n-bit reversible parallel
adder/subtractor, called PAS-GH, is designed using the Feynman, Peres, and
Fredkin gates. It decreases the number of garbage outputs and quantum cost.
The transistor realizations of the CLA-GH and PAS-GH circuits are provided
accordingly. The evaluation results indicate that the proposed circuits
surpass the existing works in all figures of merit.