Software-defined quantum computer
The disclosure describes various aspects of a software-defined quantum computer. For example, a software-defined quantum computing architecture for allocating qubits is described that includes an application programming interface (API); a quantum operating system (OS) on which the API executes, with the quantum OS including a resource manager and a switch; and a plurality of quantum cores connected by the switch of the quantum resource OS. Moreover, the resource manager of the quantum resource OS determines an allocation of a plurality of qubits in the plurality of quantum cores.
1. A software-defined quantum computing architecture for allocating qubits, comprising:
an application programming interface (API);
a quantum operating system (OS) on which the API executes, with the quantum OS including a resource manager and a switch; and
a plurality of control units configured to control a plurality of quantum cores interconnected by the switch of the quantum OS,
wherein the resource manager of the quantum resource OS is configured to estimate a cost of executing a software program submitted via the API and compare between the cost of mapping an operation on an existing software-defined architecture and the cost of creating a software-defined architecture native to the operation to determine an allocation of a plurality of qubits in the plurality of quantum cores.
2. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of quantum cores are a heterogeneous architecture.
3. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 2 , wherein the heterogeneous architecture comprises one or more transducers.
4. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of quantum cores are a homogeneous architecture.
5. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 1 , wherein the switch includes both a soft switch and a hard switch.
6. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of quantum cores has a classical channel and a quantum channel connected to the switch.
7. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of qubits are configured to perform specified quantum operations associated with a software program submitted via the API.
8. The software-defined quantum computing architecture of claim 7 , wherein one or more exceptions are handled during execution of the software program.
9. The software-defined quantum computer architecture of claim 8 , wherein the one or more exceptions include hardware exceptions, software exceptions, or both.
10. The software-defined quantum computer architecture of claim 1 , wherein the resource manager of the quantum resource OS is further configured to determine an alignment of the plurality of qubits inside the plurality of quantum cores.
11. A method for allocating qubits in a software-defined quantum computing architecture, the method comprising:
executing a quantum operating system (OS) that includes a resource manager and a switch;
executing an application programming interface (API) on the quantum OS;
determining, by the resource manager by estimating a cost of executing a software program submitted via the API and compare between the cost of mapping an operation on an existing software-defined architecture and the cost of creating a software-defined architecture native to the operation, an allocation of a plurality of qubits in a plurality of quantum cores that are connected by the switch of the quantum resource OS; and
controlling a plurality of control units for controlling a plurality of quantum cores interconnected by the switch of the quantum OS.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of quantum cores are a heterogeneous architecture.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the heterogeneous architecture comprises one or more transducers.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of quantum cores are a homogeneous architecture.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the switch includes both a soft switch and a hard switch.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more of the plurality of quantum cores has a classical channel and a quantum channel connected to the switch.
17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising configuring the plurality of qubits to perform specified quantum operations associated with a software program submitted via the API.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising handling one or more exceptions during execution of the software program.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more exceptions include hardware exceptions, software exceptions, or both.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the resource manager of the quantum resource OS is further configured to determine an alignment of the plurality of qubits inside the plurality of quantum cores.