Clifford
class Clifford(num_qubits=None, table=None, phases=None)
Clifford Operator Class.
Attributes
num_qubits
Return the number of qubits for the Clifford.
phases
Return the Clifford phases.
table
Return the Clifford table.
Methods
__getitem__
Clifford.__getitem__(index)
Get element from internal symplectic table.
as_dict
Clifford.as_dict()
Return dictionary (JSON) represenation of Clifford object
cx
Clifford.cx(qubit_ctrl, qubit_trgt)
Apply a Controlled-NOT “cx” gate.
cz
Clifford.cz(qubit_ctrl, qubit_trgt)
Apply a Controlled-z “cz” gate.
destabilizer
Clifford.destabilizer(row)
Return the destabilizer as a Pauli object.
from_dict
classmethod Clifford.from_dict(clifford_dict)
Load a Clifford from a dictionary.
h
Clifford.h(qubit)
Apply an Hadamard “h” gate to qubit.
index
Clifford.index()
Returns a unique index for the Clifford.
Returns
A unique index (integer) for the Clifford object.
Return type
int
s
Clifford.s(qubit)
Apply a phase “s” gate to qubit.
sdg
Clifford.sdg(qubit)
Apply an adjoint phase “sdg” gate to qubit.
stabilizer
Clifford.stabilizer(qubit)
Return the qubit stabilizer as a Pauli object.
swap
Clifford.swap(qubit0, qubit1)
Apply SWAP gate between two qubits.
update_destabilizer
Clifford.update_destabilizer(qubit, pauli)
Update the qubit destabilizer row from a Pauli object.
update_stabilizer
Clifford.update_stabilizer(qubit, pauli)
Update the qubit stabilizer row from a Pauli object.
v
Clifford.v(qubit)
Apply v gate v = sdg.h .
w
Clifford.w(qubit)
Apply w gate w = v.v .
x
Clifford.x(qubit)
Apply a Pauli “x” gate to a qubit.
y
Clifford.y(qubit)
Apply an Pauli “y” gate to a qubit.
z
Clifford.z(qubit)
Apply an Pauli “z” gate to qubit.