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Mapping of topological quantum circuits to physical hardware
Alexandru Paler1, Simon J Devitt2, Kae Nemoto2
1University of Passau, Innstr. 43, 94032 Passau, Germany.
Scientific Reports
|April 12, 2014
Summary
We developed an algorithm to map topological circuits to quantum hardware operations. This facilitates large-scale, error-corrected topological quantum computation by defining qubit controls and measurements.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Computing
- Condensed Matter Physics
Background:
- Topological quantum computation offers a path to scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
- Current challenges include efficiently translating abstract topological circuits into physical hardware operations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a novel algorithm for mapping topological circuits to physical hardware operations.
- To enable practical programming of topological quantum computers.
Main Methods:
- Developed an algorithm to determine control commands for individual qubits.
- Identified necessary measurements for propagating quantum information through the circuit.
Main Results:
- The algorithm successfully maps topological circuit specifications to hardware-level instructions.
- Provides a method for controlling qubits and tracking encoded information.
Conclusions:
- This work presents a key step towards realizing large-scale topological quantum computation.
- The algorithm simplifies the process of programming quantum hardware for topological algorithms.
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