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Quingo: A Programming Framework for Heterogeneous Quantum-Classical Computing with NISQ Features

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Xiang Fu *
J
Jintao Yu
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Xing Su
H
Hanru Jiang
H
Hua Wu
F
Fucheng Cheng
X
Xi 溪 Deng 邓
J
Jinrong Zhang
L
Lei Jin
Y
Yihang Yang
L
Le Xu
C
Chunchao Hu
A
Anqi Huang
G
Guang-Yao Huang
X
Xiaogang Qiang
M
Mingtang Deng
P
Ping Xu
W
Weixia Xu
W
Wanwei Liu
Y
Yu Zhang
D
Deng, Yuxin
J
Junjie Wu
Y
Yuan Feng
DOI:10.1145/3483528delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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The increasing control complexity of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) systems underlines the necessity of integrating quantum hardware with quantum software. While mapping heterogeneous quantum-classical computing (HQCC) algorithms to NISQ hardware for execution, we observed a few dissatisfactions in quantum programming languages (QPLs), including difficult mapping to hardware, limited expressiveness, and counter-intuitive code. In addition, noisy qubits require repeatedly performed quantum experiments, which explicitly operate low-level configurations, such as pulses and timing of operations. This requirement is beyond the scope or capability of most existing QPLs. We summarize three execution models to depict the quantum-classical interaction of existing QPLs. Based on the refined HQCC model, we propose the Quingo framework to integrate and manage quantum-classical software and hardware to provide the programmability over HQCC applications and map them to NISQ hardware. We propose a six-phase quantum program life-cycle model matching the refined HQCC model, which is implemented by a runtime system. We also propose the Quingo programming language, an external domain-specific language highlighting timer-based timing control and opaque operation definition, which can be used to describe quantum experiments. We believe the Quingo framework could contribute to the clarification of key techniques in the design of future HQCC systems.
Keywords:
Quantum programming framework
quantum programming language
quantum compilation
NISQ
timing control

Journal

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ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing
IF:
6.8
Papers:
539
Citations:
508

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E
east china normal university
Scholars:
3.0W
Papers: 2.1W
Citations: 25
Z
Zhengzhou University
Scholars:
6.8W
Papers: 4.4W
Citations: 8.5W
U
university of science & technology of china, cas
Scholars:
3.2W
Papers: 2.7W
Citations: 74
P
pla information engineering university
Scholars:
2.8K
Papers: 1.6K
Citations: 2
U
university of technology sydney
Scholars:
1.6W
Papers: 2.0W
Citations: 25
N
national university of defense technology - china
Scholars:
1.8W
Papers: 1.4W
Citations: 9
C
chinese academy of sciences
Scholars:
56.3W
Papers: 44.8W
Citations: 704
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