MQSSPennylaneDevice

Bases: Device

Implements a Custom Pennylane Device that uses MQSS as a backend.

Attributes

TOKEN : str Munich Quantum Portal (MQP) Token BACKENDS : str Munich Quantum Portal (MQP) Backend Methods

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init(self): Constructor execute(self, circuits, execution_config, shots): Sends the Pennylane circuit to the specified MQSS backend.

__init__

__init__(token: str, backends: str, wires=None, shots=None, seed=None, supports_derivatives=False)

Construct an MQSSPennylaneDevice Object

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
token	str	Munich Quantum Portal (MQP) token	required
backends	str	MQP backend	required
wires	int	Number of wires in the circuit Defaults to None.	None
shots	int	Number of shots, for expectation values leave it as None. Defaults to None.	None
seed	int	Defaults to None.	None
supports_derivatives	bool	Boolean flag for autograd support. Defaults to False.	False

append_measurement_gates

append_measurement_gates(circuits: QuantumScriptOrBatch, obs: ops, is_hamiltonian: bool) -> QuantumScriptOrBatch

Append gates for basis change for measurements in non-Z basis.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
circuits	QuantumScriptOrBatch	Pennylane circuit	required
obs	ops	The measured observable	required
is_hamiltonian	bool	Indicates if there is a hamiltonian expectation value calculation	required

calculate_measurement_type

calculate_measurement_type(counts: TensorLike, circuits: QuantumScriptOrBatch, shots: int, is_hamiltonian: bool) -> Union[list[TensorLike], list[float]]

Given a measurement type (e.g. probs, exp. val.), return the measurement result.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
counts	list	List of sampled measurements	required
circuits	Qnode	Pennylane circuit	required
shots	int	Number of shots	required
is_hamiltonian	bool	Indicates if there is a hamiltonian expectation value calculation	required

create_batch_circuits_for_hamiltonians

create_batch_circuits_for_hamiltonians(tape: QuantumScriptOrBatch, is_hamiltonian: bool) -> list[QuantumScriptOrBatch]

Creates a batched job where there is a Hamiltonian expectation value calculation as measurement

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
tape	QuantumScriptOrBatch	Original quantum circuit	required
is_hamiltonian	bool	Indicates if there is a hamiltonian expectation value calculation	required

Returns:

Type	Description
list[QuantumScriptOrBatch]	list[QuantumScriptOrBatch]: Batch of circuits for each term in the Hamiltonian

execute

execute(circuits: QuantumScriptOrBatch, execution_config: DefaultExecutionConfig, shots=1024) -> TensorLike

Sends the Pennylane circuit to the specified MQSS backend.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
circuits	QuantumScriptOrBatch	Pennylane circuit	required
execution_config	DefaultExecutionConfig	Additional config for the circuit if necessary	required
shots	int	Number of shots. Defaults to 1024.	1024

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
TensorLike	TensorLike	Measurement results

fetch_counts

fetch_counts(result: Union[Result, ResultBatch], shots: int) -> list[Result]

Given a dictionary representing the measurements, return the probability distribution as an array

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
result	Result	Results of the quantum job	required
shots	int	Number of shots	required

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
probs	ndarray	The probability distribution of the measurements

get_expectation_value

get_expectation_value(count: list[float], measured_qubits: list[int], num_qubits: int, shots: int)

Calculate the expectation value from the counts

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
counts	list[float]	List of sampled measurements	required
measured_qubits	list[int]	The qubits involved in measurement process	required
num_qubits	int	Number of circuits of the given circuit	required
shots	int	Number of shots	required

Raises:

Type	Description
ValueError	Raised in case of the number of wires missing

validate_tape_operations

validate_tape_operations(tape: QuantumScriptOrBatch)

Validate if the operations in the tape are all supported

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
tape	QuantumScriptOrBatch	Pennylane circuit	required