Quantum circuit compilation and hybrid computation using Pauli-based computation

Quantum circuit compilation and hybrid computation using Pauli-based computation

Filipa C. R. Peres1,2 and Ernesto F. Galvão1,3

1International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
2Departamento de Física e Astronomia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169–007 Porto, Portugal
3Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Avenida General Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24210-340, Brazil

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Abstract

Pauli-based computation (PBC) is driven by a sequence of adaptively chosen, non-destructive measurements of Pauli observables. Any quantum circuit written in terms of the Clifford+$T$ gate set and having $t$ $T$ gates can be compiled into a PBC on $t$ qubits. Here we propose practical ways of implementing PBC as adaptive quantum circuits and provide code to do the required classical side-processing. Our schemes reduce the number of quantum gates to $O(t^2)$ (from a previous $O(t^3 / log t)$ scaling) and space/time trade-offs are discussed which lead to a reduction of the depth from $O(t log t)$ to $O(t)$ within our schemes, at the cost of $t$ additional auxiliary qubits. We compile examples of random and hidden-shift quantum circuits into adaptive PBC circuits. We also simulate hybrid quantum computation, where a classical computer effectively extends the working memory of a small quantum computer by $k$ virtual qubits, at a cost exponential in $k$. Our results demonstrate the practical advantage of PBC techniques for circuit compilation and hybrid computation.

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Large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers are expected to solve tasks that are out of reach for their classical counterparts. This enticing prospect has propelled a lot of recent research in the fields of quantum information and quantum computation.
Unfortunately, current devices are still somewhat limited in their capabilities. Thus, smart schemes are needed that allow us to trade classical for quantum resources. In our work, we explore a universal model of quantum computation known as Pauli-based computation. We show that this model can be used to compile quantum circuits dominated by Clifford gates, demonstrating helpful quantum resource savings in many cases. We also describe gains in efficiency in hybrid quantum-classical computation, where the two types of computers work together to simulate a larger quantum device. Our paper is accompanied by open-access Python code that allows users to perform both compilation and hybrid computation on arbitrary user-specified circuits described using the common Clifford+$T$ gate set.
We expect our work to be relevant for near- and intermediate-term applications, but also in the long term, as the optimization of quantum resources should be of interest even after fault-tolerant quantum computing is achieved.

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