Source code for qrisp.jasp.evaluation_tools.terminal_sampling
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"""
import numpy as np
import jax.numpy as jnp
from qrisp.jasp.tracing_logic import qache
from qrisp.jasp.jasp_expression import make_jaspr
from qrisp.jasp.interpreter_tools import extract_invalues, insert_outvalues, eval_jaxpr
from qrisp.jasp.evaluation_tools.buffered_quantum_state import BufferedQuantumState
[docs]
def terminal_sampling(func = None, shots = 0):
"""
The ``terminal_sampling`` decorator performs a hybrid simulation and afterwards
samples from the resulting quantum state.
The idea behind this function is that it is very cheap for a classical simulator
to sample from a given quantum state without simulating the whole state from
scratch. For quantum simulators that simulate pure quantum computations
(i.e. no classical steps) this is very established and usually achieved through
a "shots" keyword. For hybrid simulators (like Jasp) it is not so straightforward
because mid-circuit measurements can alter the classical computation.
In general, generating N samples from a hybrid program requires N executions
of said programm. If it is however known that the quantum state is the same
regardless of mid-circuit measurement outcomes, we can use the terminal sampling
function. If this condition is not met, the ``terminal_sampling`` function
will not return a valid distribution. A demonstration for this is given in the
examples section.
To use the terminal sampling decorator, a Jasp-compatible function returning
some QuantumVariables has to be given as a parameter.
Parameters
----------
func : callable
A Jasp compatible function returning QuantumVariables.
shots : int, optional
An integer specifying the amount of shots. The default is None, which
will result in probabilities being returned.
Returns
-------
callable
A function that returns a dictionary of measurement results similar to
:meth:`get_measurement <qrisp.QuantumVariable.get_measurement>`.
Examples
--------
We sample from a :ref:`QuantumFloat` that has been brought in a superposition.
::
from qrisp import QuantumFloat, QuantumBool, h
from qrisp.jasp import terminal_sampling
@terminal_sampling(shots = 1000)
def main(i):
qf = QuantumFloat(8)
qbl = QuantumBool()
h(qf[i])
cx(qf[i], qbl[0])
return qf, qbl
sampling_function = terminal_sampling(main, shots = 1000)
print(main(0))
print(main(1))
print(main(2))
# Yields:
{(1.0, True): 526, (0.0, False): 474}
{(2.0, True): 503, (0.0, False): 497}
{(4.0, True): 502, (0.0, False): 498}
**Example of invalid use**
In this example we demonstrate a hybrid program that can not be properly sample
via ``terminal_sampling``. The key ingredient here is a realtime component.
::
from qrisp import QuantumBool, measure, control
@terminal_sampling
def main():
qbl = QuantumBool()
qf = QuantumFloat(4)
# Bring qbl into superposition
h(qbl)
# Perform a measure
cl_bl = measure(qbl)
# Perform a conditional operation based on the measurement outcome
with control(cl_bl):
qf[:] = 1
h(qf[2])
return qf
print(main())
# Yields either {0.0: 1.0} or {1.0: 0.5, 5.0: 0.5} (with a 50/50 probability)
The problem here is the fact that the distribution of the returned QuantumFloat
is depending on the measurement outcome of the :ref:`QuantumBool`. The
``terminal_sampling`` function performs this simulation (including the measurement)
only once and simply samples from the final distribution.
"""
if isinstance(func, int):
shots = func
func = None
if func is None:
return lambda x : terminal_sampling(x, shots)
def tracing_function(*args):
from qrisp.jasp.program_control import expectation_value
return expectation_value(func, shots, return_dict = True)(*args)
def return_function(*args):
from qrisp.jasp import simulate_jaspr
jaspr = make_jaspr(tracing_function, garbage_collection = True)(*args)
return simulate_jaspr(jaspr, *args, terminal_sampling = True)
return return_function