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Date
2018-07Type
- Review Article
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Abstract
Quantum computers promise to transform our notions of computation by offering a completely new paradigm. To achieve scalable quantum computation, optimizing compilers and a corresponding software design flow will be essential. We present a software architecture for compiling quantum programs from a high-level language program to hardware-specific instructions. We describe the necessary layers of abstraction and their differences and similarities to classical layers of a computer-aided design flow. For each layer of the stack, we discuss the underlying methods for compilation and optimization. Our software methodology facilitates more rapid innovation among quantum algorithm designers, quantum hardware engineers, and experimentalists. It enables scalable compilation of complex quantum algorithms and can be targeted to any specific quantum hardware implementation. Show more
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Quantum Science and TechnologyVolume
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Institute of PhysicsSubject
quantum computing; quantum programming language; quantum compilerOrganisational unit
03622 - Troyer, Matthias (ehemalig) / Troyer, Matthias (former)
03622 - Troyer, Matthias (ehemalig) / Troyer, Matthias (former)
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Cited 56 times in
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