iqm.qiskit_iqm.move_gate.MoveGate

class iqm.qiskit_iqm.move_gate.MoveGate(label=None)

Bases: Gate

The MOVE operation is a unitary population exchange operation between a qubit and a resonator. Its effect is only defined in the invariant subspace \(S = \text{span}\{|00\rangle, |01\rangle, |10\rangle\}\), where it swaps the populations of the states \(|01\rangle\) and \(|10\rangle\). Its effect on the orthogonal subspace is undefined.

MOVE has the following presentation in the subspace \(S\):

\[\text{MOVE}_S = |00\rangle \langle 00| + a |10\rangle \langle 01| + a^{-1} |01\rangle \langle 10|,\]

where \(a\) is an undefined complex phase that is canceled when the MOVE gate is applied a second time.

To ensure that the state of the qubit and resonator has no overlap with \(|11\rangle\), it is recommended that no single qubit gates are applied to the qubit in between a pair of MOVE operations.

Note: At this point the locus for the move gate must be defined in the order: [qubit, resonator].

Initializes the move gate

Attributes

Methods

_define()

Pretend that this gate is an SWAP for the purpose of matrix checking.