QuTiP example: Quantum Gates and their usage

Author: Anubhav Vardhan (anubhavvardhan@gmail.com)

For more information about QuTiP see http://qutip.org


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%matplotlib inline

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from IPython.display import Image

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from numpy import pi

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from qutip import *

Introduction

Gates in QuTiP and their representation

Controlled-PHASE


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cphase(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = (4, 4), type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0j\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/cphase.png')


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Rotation about X-axis


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rx(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}0.707 & -0.707j\\-0.707j & 0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/rx.png')


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Rotation about Y-axis


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ry(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}0.707 & -0.707\\0.707 & 0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/ry.png')


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Rotation about Z-axis


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rz(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.707-0.707j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.707+0.707j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/rz.png')


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CNOT


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cnot()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/cnot.png')


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CSIGN


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csign()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & -1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/csign.png')


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Berkeley


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berkeley()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}0.924 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.383j\\0.0 & 0.383 & 0.924j & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.924j & 0.383 & 0.0\\0.383j & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.924\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/berkeley.png')


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SWAPalpha


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swapalpha(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.610-0.488j) & (0.390+0.488j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.390+0.488j) & (0.610-0.488j) & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/swapalpha.png')


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FREDKIN


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fredkin()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/fredkin.png')


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TOFFOLI


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toffoli()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/toffoli.png')


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SWAP


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swap()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/swap.png')


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ISWAP


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iswap()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0j & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0j & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/iswap.png')


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SQRTiSWAP


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sqrtiswap()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.707 & 0.707j & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.707j & 0.707 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/sqrtiswap.png')


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SQRTSWAP


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sqrtswap()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.500+0.500j) & (0.500-0.500j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.500-0.500j) & (0.500+0.500j) & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/sqrtswap.png')


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SQRTNOT


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sqrtnot()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.500+0.500j) & (0.500-0.500j)\\(0.500-0.500j) & (0.500+0.500j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/sqrtnot.png')


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HADAMARD


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snot()


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}0.707 & 0.707\\0.707 & -0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/snot.png')


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PHASEGATE


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phasegate(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0j\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/phasegate.png')


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GLOBALPHASE


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globalphase(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = [2, 2], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0j & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0j\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/globalphase.png')


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Mølmer–Sørensen gate


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molmer_sorensen(pi/2)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = (4, 4), type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}0.707 & 0.0 & 0.0 & -0.707j\\0.0 & 0.707 & -0.707j & 0.0\\0.0 & -0.707j & 0.707 & 0.0\\-0.707j & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

Qubit rotation gate


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qrot(pi/2, pi/4)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2], [2]], shape = (2, 2), type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}0.707 & (-0.500-0.500j)\\(0.500-0.500j) & 0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

Expanding gates to larger qubit registers

The example above show how to generate matrice representations of the gates implemented in QuTiP, in their minimal qubit requirements. If the same gates is to be represented in a qubit register of size $N$, the optional keywork argument N can be specified when calling the gate function. For example, to generate the matrix for the CNOT gate for a $N=3$ bit register:


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cnot(N=3)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/cnot310.png')


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Furthermore, the control and target qubits (when applicable) can also be similarly specified using keyword arguments control and target (or in some cases controls or targets):


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cnot(N=3, control=2, target=0)


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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Image(filename='images/cnot302.png')


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Setup of a Qubit Circuit

The gates implemented in QuTiP can be used to build any qubit circuit using the class QubitCircuit. The output can be obtained in the form of a unitary matrix or a latex representation.

In the following example, we take a SWAP gate. It is known that a swap gate is equivalent to three CNOT gates applied in the given format.


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N = 2
qc0 = QubitCircuit(N)
qc0.add_gate("SWAP", [0, 1], None)
qc0.png


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In [46]:
U_list0 = qc0.propagators()
U0 = gate_sequence_product(U_list0)
U0


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

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qc1 = QubitCircuit(N)
qc1.add_gate("CNOT", 0, 1)
qc1.add_gate("CNOT", 1, 0)
qc1.add_gate("CNOT", 0, 1)
qc1.png


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U_list1 = qc1.propagators()
U1 = gate_sequence_product(U_list1)
U1


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In place of manually converting the SWAP gate to CNOTs, it can be automatically converted using an inbuilt function in QubitCircuit


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qc2 = qc0.resolve_gates("CNOT")
qc2.png


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U_list2 = qc2.propagators()
U2 = gate_sequence_product(U_list2)
U2


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = [4, 4], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

Example of basis transformation


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qc3 = QubitCircuit(3)
qc3.add_gate("CNOT", 1, 0)
qc3.add_gate("RX", 0, None, pi/2, r"\pi/2")
qc3.add_gate("RY", 1, None, pi/2, r"\pi/2")
qc3.add_gate("RZ", 2, None, pi/2, r"\pi/2")
qc3.add_gate("ISWAP", [1, 2])
qc3.png


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U3 = gate_sequence_product(qc3.propagators())
U3


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Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j)\\(-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

The transformation can either be only in terms of 2-qubit gates:


In [53]:
qc4 = qc3.resolve_gates("CNOT")
qc4.png


Out[53]:

In [54]:
U4 = gate_sequence_product(qc4.propagators())
U4


Out[54]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j)\\(-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In [55]:
qc5 = qc3.resolve_gates("ISWAP")
qc5.png


Out[55]:

In [56]:
U5 = gate_sequence_product(qc5.propagators())
U5


Out[56]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j)\\(-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

Or the transformation can be in terms of any 2 single qubit rotation gates along with the 2-qubit gate.


In [57]:
qc6 = qc3.resolve_gates(["ISWAP", "RX", "RY"])
qc6.png


Out[57]:

In [58]:
U6 = gate_sequence_product(qc6.propagators())
U6


Out[58]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j)\\(-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In [59]:
qc7 = qc3.resolve_gates(["CNOT", "RZ", "RX"])
qc7.png


Out[59]:

In [60]:
U7 = gate_sequence_product(qc7.propagators())
U7


Out[60]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j)\\(-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0\\(0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0\\0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (-0.354+0.354j)\\0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354-0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j) & 0.0 & (0.354+0.354j)\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

Resolving non-adjacent interactions

Interactions between non-adjacent qubits can be resolved by QubitCircuit to a series of adjacent interactions, which is useful for systems such as spin chain models.


In [61]:
qc8 = QubitCircuit(3)
qc8.add_gate("CNOT", 2, 0)
qc8.png


Out[61]:

In [62]:
U8 = gate_sequence_product(qc8.propagators())
U8


Out[62]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In [63]:
qc9 = qc8.adjacent_gates()
qc9.png


Out[63]:

In [64]:
U9 = gate_sequence_product(qc9.propagators())
U9


Out[64]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In [65]:
qc10 = qc9.resolve_gates("CNOT")
qc10.png


Out[65]:

In [66]:
U10 = gate_sequence_product(qc10.propagators())
U10


Out[66]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], shape = [8, 8], type = oper, isherm = True\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

User defined gates

A user defined gate can be defined by a python function that takes at most one parameter and return a Qobj, the dimension of the Qobj has to match the qubit system.


In [7]:
import numpy as np
def user_gate1(arg_value):
    # controlled rotation X
    mat = np.zeros((4, 4), dtype=np.complex)
    mat[0, 0] = mat[1, 1] = 1.
    mat[2:4, 2:4] = rx(arg_value)
    return Qobj(mat, dims=[[2, 2], [2, 2]])

def user_gate2():
    # S gate
    mat = np.array([[1.,   0],
                    [0., 1.j]])
    return Qobj(mat, dims=[[2], [2]])

To let the QubitCircuit process those gates, one can modify its the attributes QubitCircuit.user_gates, which is a python dictionary in the form {name: gate_function}.


In [8]:
qc = QubitCircuit(2)
qc.user_gates = {"CTRLRX": user_gate1, 
                 "S"     : user_gate2}

When calling the add_gate method, the targets qubits and the argument need to be given.


In [9]:
# qubit 0 controlls qubit 1
qc.add_gate("CTRLRX", targets=[0,1], arg_value=pi/2)
# qubit 1 controlls qutbi 0
qc.add_gate("CTRLRX", targets=[1,0], arg_value=pi/2)
# a gate can also be added using the Gate class
g_T = Gate("S", targets=[1])
qc.add_gate("S", targets=[1])
props = qc.propagators()

In [10]:
props[0] # qubit 0 controlls qubit 1


Out[10]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = (4, 4), type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.707 & -0.707j\\0.0 & 0.0 & -0.707j & 0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In [11]:
props[1] # qubit 1 controlls qutbi 0


Out[11]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = (4, 4), type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.707 & 0.0 & -0.707j\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & -0.707j & 0.0 & 0.707\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

In [12]:
props[2] # S  gate acts on qubit 1


Out[12]:
Quantum object: dims = [[2, 2], [2, 2]], shape = (4, 4), type = oper, isherm = False\begin{equation*}\left(\begin{array}{*{11}c}1.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 1.0j & 0.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 0.0\\0.0 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0j\\\end{array}\right)\end{equation*}

Software versions


In [25]:
from qutip.ipynbtools import version_table
version_table()


Out[25]:
SoftwareVersion
QuTiP4.5.0.dev0+c50c4bc9
Numpy1.16.2
SciPy1.2.1
matplotlib3.0.3
Cython0.29.12
Number of CPUs12
BLAS InfoINTEL MKL
IPython7.4.0
Python3.7.3 (default, Mar 27 2019, 17:13:21) [MSC v.1915 64 bit (AMD64)]
OSnt [win32]
Sat Aug 03 22:05:46 2019 W. Europe Daylight Time

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