Q-CTRL Open Controls is an open-source Python package that makes it easy to create and deploy established error-robust quantum control protocols from the open literature. The aim of the package is to be the most comprehensive library of published and tested quantum control techniques developed by the community, with easy to use export functions allowing users to deploy these controls on:
- Custom quantum hardware
- Publicly available cloud quantum computers
- The Q-CTRL product suite
Anyone interested in quantum control is welcome to contribute to this project.
Q-CTRL Open Controls can be install through pip
or from source. We recommend
the pip
distribution to get the most recent stable release. If you want the
latest features then install from source.
To use Q-CTRL Open Controls you will need an installation of Python. We recommend using the Anaconda distribution of Python. Anaconda includes standard numerical and scientific Python packages which are optimally compiled for your machine. Follow the Anaconda Installation instructions and consult the Anaconda User guide to get started.
We use interactive jupyter notebooks for our usage examples. The Anaconda python distribution comes with editors for these files, or you can install the jupyter notebook editor on its own.
Use pip
to install the latest version of Q-CTRL Open Controls.
pip install qctrl-open-controls
The source code is hosted on Github. The repository can be cloned using
git clone git@github.com:qctrl/python-open-controls.git
Once the clone is complete, you have two options:
-
Using setup.py
cd python-open-controls python setup.py develop
Note: We recommend installing using
develop
to point your installation at the source code in the directory where you cloned the repository. -
Using Poetry
cd python-open-controls ./setup-poetry.sh
Note: if you are on Windows, you'll need to install Poetry manually, and use:
cd python-open-controls poetry install
Once installed via one of the above methods, test your installation by running pytest
in the python-open-controls
directory.
pytest
Usage depends on the application. We've provided a set of example Jupyter notebooks addressing a variety of quantum control problems. Below is a short description of each notebook grouped by application. For further details on usage, use the inline documentation in the source code.
Q-CTRL Open Controls can create a large library of standard DDS which can be exported in a variety of formats.
examples/creating_a_dds.ipynb
demonstrates
how to use Q-CTRL Open Controls to create a DDS from a large library of published
dynamical decoupling protocols. It also shows how to make Custom DDS with timings,
offsets and unitaries defined by the user. The notebook shows how to export a
DDS for deployment in the Q-CTRL products or your
quantum hardware.
examples/export_a_dds_to_qiskit.ipynb
demonstrates how to take a DDS and convert it to a Qiskit circuit so it can be
run on IBM's quantum computers. It also demonstrates using a DDS to improve the
performance of a quantum circuit execution by extending the coherence time of
a qubit.
examples/export_a_dds_to_cirq.ipynb
demonstrates
how to take a DDS and convert it to a Cirq circuit or schdule. It also shows how
to run a circuit or schedule in a Cirq simulator.
See Contributing.
See Contributors.
See LICENSE.