Modelling and Simulating the Noisy Behaviour of Near-term Quantum Computers

Abstract

Noise dominates every aspect of near-term quantum computers, rendering it exceedingly difficult to carry out even small computations. In this paper we are concerned with the modelling of noise in Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers. We focus on three error groups that represent the main sources of noise during a computation and present quantum channels that model each source. We engineer a noise model that combines all three noise channels and simulates the evolution of the quantum computer using its calibrated error rates. We run various experiments of our model, showcasing its behaviour compared to other noise models and an IBM quantum computer. We find that our model provides a better approximation of the quantum computer's behaviour than the other models. Following this, we use a genetic algorithm to optimize the parameters used by our noise model, bringing the behaviour of the model even closer to the quantum computer. Finally, a comparison between the pre and postoptimization parameters reveals that, according to our model, certain operations can be more or less erroneous than the hardware-calibrated parameters show.

arXiv comment16 pages; 7 figures; changes for journal publication

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