Noise Model Examples¶
We will now give some examples of noise models. For our demonstrations we will use a simple test circuit generating a n-qubit GHZ state:
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import numpy as np
from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, transpile
from qiskit.quantum_info import Kraus, SuperOp
from qiskit_aer import AerSimulator
from qiskit.visualization import plot_histogram
# Import from Qiskit Aer noise module
from qiskit_aer.noise import (NoiseModel, QuantumError, ReadoutError,
pauli_error, depolarizing_error, thermal_relaxation_error)
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# System Specification
n_qubits = 4
circ = QuantumCircuit(n_qubits)
# Test Circuit
circ.h(0)
for qubit in range(n_qubits - 1):
circ.cx(qubit, qubit + 1)
circ.measure_all()
print(circ)
┌───┐ ░ ┌─┐
q_0: ┤ H ├──■─────────────░─┤M├─────────
└───┘┌─┴─┐ ░ └╥┘┌─┐
q_1: ─────┤ X ├──■────────░──╫─┤M├──────
└───┘┌─┴─┐ ░ ║ └╥┘┌─┐
q_2: ──────────┤ X ├──■───░──╫──╫─┤M├───
└───┘┌─┴─┐ ░ ║ ║ └╥┘┌─┐
q_3: ───────────────┤ X ├─░──╫──╫──╫─┤M├
└───┘ ░ ║ ║ ║ └╥┘
meas: 4/════════════════════════╩══╩══╩══╩═
0 1 2 3
Ideal Simulation¶
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# Ideal simulator and execution
sim_ideal = AerSimulator()
result_ideal = sim_ideal.run(circ).result()
plot_histogram(result_ideal.get_counts(0))
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Example 2: T1/T2 thermal relaxation¶
Now consider a more realistic error model based on thermal relaxation with the qubit environment:
- Each qubit is parameterized by a thermal relaxation time constant $T_1$ and a dephasing time constant $T_2$.
- Note that we must have $T_2 \le 2 T_1$.
- Error rates on instructions are determined by gate times and qubit $T_1$, $T_2$ values.
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# T1 and T2 values for qubits 0-3
T1s = np.random.normal(50e3, 10e3, 4) # Sampled from normal distribution mean 50 microsec
T2s = np.random.normal(70e3, 10e3, 4) # Sampled from normal distribution mean 50 microsec
# Truncate random T2s <= T1s
T2s = np.array([min(T2s[j], 2 * T1s[j]) for j in range(4)])
# Instruction times (in nanoseconds)
time_u1 = 0 # virtual gate
time_u2 = 50 # (single X90 pulse)
time_u3 = 100 # (two X90 pulses)
time_cx = 300
time_reset = 1000 # 1 microsecond
time_measure = 1000 # 1 microsecond
# QuantumError objects
errors_reset = [thermal_relaxation_error(t1, t2, time_reset)
for t1, t2 in zip(T1s, T2s)]
errors_measure = [thermal_relaxation_error(t1, t2, time_measure)
for t1, t2 in zip(T1s, T2s)]
errors_u1 = [thermal_relaxation_error(t1, t2, time_u1)
for t1, t2 in zip(T1s, T2s)]
errors_u2 = [thermal_relaxation_error(t1, t2, time_u2)
for t1, t2 in zip(T1s, T2s)]
errors_u3 = [thermal_relaxation_error(t1, t2, time_u3)
for t1, t2 in zip(T1s, T2s)]
errors_cx = [[thermal_relaxation_error(t1a, t2a, time_cx).expand(
thermal_relaxation_error(t1b, t2b, time_cx))
for t1a, t2a in zip(T1s, T2s)]
for t1b, t2b in zip(T1s, T2s)]
# Add errors to noise model
noise_thermal = NoiseModel()
for j in range(4):
noise_thermal.add_quantum_error(errors_reset[j], "reset", [j])
noise_thermal.add_quantum_error(errors_measure[j], "measure", [j])
noise_thermal.add_quantum_error(errors_u1[j], "u1", [j])
noise_thermal.add_quantum_error(errors_u2[j], "u2", [j])
noise_thermal.add_quantum_error(errors_u3[j], "u3", [j])
for k in range(4):
noise_thermal.add_quantum_error(errors_cx[j][k], "cx", [j, k])
print(noise_thermal)
NoiseModel:
Basis gates: ['cx', 'id', 'rz', 'sx', 'u2', 'u3']
Instructions with noise: ['u3', 'u2', 'cx', 'reset', 'measure']
Qubits with noise: [0, 1, 2, 3]
Specific qubit errors: [('reset', (0,)), ('reset', (1,)), ('reset', (2,)), ('reset', (3,)), ('measure', (0,)), ('measure', (1,)), ('measure', (2,)), ('measure', (3,)), ('u2', (0,)), ('u2', (1,)), ('u2', (2,)), ('u2', (3,)), ('u3', (0,)), ('u3', (1,)), ('u3', (2,)), ('u3', (3,)), ('cx', (0, 0)), ('cx', (0, 1)), ('cx', (0, 2)), ('cx', (0, 3)), ('cx', (1, 0)), ('cx', (1, 1)), ('cx', (1, 2)), ('cx', (1, 3)), ('cx', (2, 0)), ('cx', (2, 1)), ('cx', (2, 2)), ('cx', (2, 3)), ('cx', (3, 0)), ('cx', (3, 1)), ('cx', (3, 2)), ('cx', (3, 3))]
Executing the noisy simulation¶
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# Run the noisy simulation
sim_thermal = AerSimulator(noise_model=noise_thermal)
# Transpile circuit for noisy basis gates
circ_tthermal = transpile(circ, sim_thermal)
# Run and get counts
result_thermal = sim_thermal.run(circ_tthermal).result()
counts_thermal = result_thermal.get_counts(0)
# Plot noisy output
plot_histogram(counts_thermal)
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