Primitive Quantum Gates for an SU(3) Discrete Subgroup: $\hat{I}\pounds (36\times 3)$

Abstract

We construct the primitive gate set for the digital quantum simulation of the 108-element $\hat{I}\pounds (36\times 3)$ group. This is the first time a nonabelian crystal-like subgroup of $SU(3)$ has been constructed for quantum simulation. The gauge link registers and necessary primitives -- the inversion gate, the group multiplication gate, the trace gate, and the $\hat{I}\pounds (36\times 3)$ Fourier transform -- are presented for both an eight-qubit encoding and a heterogeneous three-qutrit plus two-qubit register. For the latter, a specialized compiler was developed for decomposing arbitrary unitaries onto this architecture.

15 pages, 11 Figures, 6 Tables