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De Jong, Wibe A.

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DOE OSTI2023

Algebraic Compression of Free Fermionic Quantum Circuits: Particle Creation, Arbitrary Lattices and Controlled Evolution

In this work [1], we extend our recently introduced algebraic circuit compression algorithms [2], [3] that can compress time evolution circuits of free fermionic Hamiltonians on an n-site 1D chain, equation H(t)=∑i=1n-1 (hi(t)cici+1+pi(t)cici+1)+h.c., 1 equation in three significant ways: (1) we allow for compression of free fermionic Hamiltonians on arbitrary lattices, (2) we incorporate particle creation/annihilation operators into the compression schemes, and (3) we extend the compression scheme to controlled time-evolution operators. We illustrate the effectiveness of our approach by simulating the dynamics of a fermion on a 4× 4 2D square lattice on ibmq_washington, both in the presence and absence of disorder. Our quantum simulations show a remarkably high fidelity which is enabled through the compressed circuits.

Kökcü, Efekan↗

DOE OSTI2022

Introduction to the Special Issue on Software Tools for Quantum Computing: Part 1

Quantum computing is emerging as a remarkable technology that offers the possibility of achieving major scientific breakthroughs in many areas. Here, by leveraging the unique features of quantum mechanics, quantum computers may be instrumental in advancing many areas, including science, energy, defense, medicine, and finance. This includes solving complex problems whose solution lies well beyond the capacity of contemporary and even future supercomputers that are based on conventional computing technologies. As a foundation for future generations of computing and information processing, quantum computing represents an exciting area for developing new ideas in computer science and computational engineering.

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING↗

DOE OSTI2021

Test Points for Online Monitoring of Quantum Circuits

Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers consisting of tens of inherently noisy quantum bits (qubits) suffer from reliability problems. Qubits and their gates are susceptible to various types of errors. Due to limited numbers of qubits and high error rates, quantum error correction cannot be applied. Physical constraints of quantum hardware including the error rates are used to guide the design and the layout of quantum circuits. The error rates determine the selection of qubits and their operations. The resulting circuit is executed on the quantum computer. This study explores the risk of unexpected changes in the error rates of NISQ computers post-calibration. We show that unexpected changes in error rates can alter the output state of a quantum circuit. To detect these changes, we propose the insertion of test points into the quantum circuit to enable online monitoring of the physical qubit behavior. We utilize classical, superposition, and uncompute test points. Furthermore, we use a gate error coverage metric to assess the quality of the tests. We verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme on different IBM quantum computers (IBM Q), in addition to a noisy simulation that shows the scalability of the proposed approach.

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING↗