Visualizing Qubit Stochastic Errors in Quantum Circuits

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current quantum computing systems face challenges in visualizing and analyzing stochastic errors in qubit relaxation, which affect the performance of quantum circuits, making it difficult to optimize and debug these circuits effectively.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that simulate, compile, and visualize qubit stochastic errors by unrolling complex gates to basis gates, setting a threshold for qubit relaxation, and generating a visualization of qubit relaxation, allowing for better understanding and optimization of quantum circuits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If complex gates are unrolled to basis gates and mapping is performed to quantum processor topology, then the quantum circuit can be executed on the quantum processor, but the circuit complexity and execution time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantum circuit executabilityVSAvoidcompilation and execution time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs gate unrolling and topology mapping in advance during the compilation phase, so that when the quantum circuit is executed on the quantum processor, the complex gates have already been decomposed into basis gates and mapped to the correct topology. This preliminary preparation resolves the contradiction by doing the time-consuming work before execution, making the actual quantum execution faster and more reliable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If qubit relaxation threshold visualization is generated by altering visual appearance of qubits, then debugging and optimization of quantum circuits is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequbit relaxation detectionVSAvoidvisualization system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses color changes and visual appearance alterations of qubits to represent different relaxation thresholds. By visually encoding qubit states and relaxation levels through color gradients or intensity changes in the circuit diagram, the system makes it easy to detect and measure qubit relaxation without requiring complex additional measurement apparatus. The visualization component renders qubits with different visual properties based on their relaxation thresholds, enabling intuitive debugging and optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Measurement precision

If the quantum processor computes new thresholds by multiplying qubit relaxation values, then accurate error analysis is achieved, but the computational overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror analysis precisionVSAvoidcomputational energy
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The quantum processor itself performs the computation of new thresholds by multiplying qubit relaxation values, utilizing its own computational capabilities. This self-service approach allows the system to achieve precise error analysis using the quantum processor's native operations, minimizing the need for additional classical computational resources and reducing overall computational overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11720812B2Visual representation of qubit stochastic errors and the impact on performance of a quantum circuit
Publication Date: 2023.08.08 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

Systems and methods that address an optimized method to have a visual representation of qubit stochastic errors. A visual representation is generated of qubit stochastic errors that provides a platform to analyze impact on performance of a quantum circuit to facilitate understanding how noise and error impacts circuit results. Stochastic errors accumulated throughout a circuit are visualized using a gradient overlay.