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Practical Approximation of Single-Qubit Unitaries by Single-Qubit Quantum Clifford and T Circuits

Abstract

We present an algorithm, along with its implementation that finds T-optimal approximations of single-qubit Z-rotations using quantum circuits consisting of Clifford and T gates. Our algorithm is capable of handling errors in approximation down to size 10-15, resulting in the optimal single-qubit circuit designs required for implementation of scalable quantum algorithms. Our implementation along with the experimental results are available in the public domain.

Publication Details

Authors
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2016
Journal
IEEE Transactions on Computers
Volume
65
Date Published
01/2016
Pagination
161 – 172
ISSN
0018-9340