An FPGA-based Emulation Process for Dynamic Quantum Circuits

Yicheng Song and Zeljko Zilic
McGill University


Abstract

The current quantum computation on real, physical devices has predominantly been constrained to basic, time-ordered sequences of unitary quantum operations, culminating in a final projective measurement. As quantum computing hardware evolves in scale and functionality, it becomes crucial to facilitate the construction of quantum circuits beyond their traditional confines. Recent progress in quantum hardware has brought about mid-circuit measurements and resets, allowing for the recycling of measured qubits and notably decreasing the qubit demands for running quantum algorithms. We propose an FPGA-based dynamic quantum circuit emulation process to provide an emulation platform for designing and verifying dynamic quantum circuits.