added inverse function to Circuit

tangelo/linq/circuit.py

@@ -130,5 +130,16 @@ def check_index_valid(index):
         # Keep track of the total gate count
         self._gate_counts[gate.name] = self._gate_counts.get(gate.name, 0) + 1
 
+    def inverse(self):
+        """Return the inverse (adjoint) of a circuit
+
+        This is performed by reversing the Gate order and applying the inverse to each Gate.
+
+        Returns:
+            Circuit: the inverted circuit
+        """
+        gate_list = [gate.inverse() for gate in reversed(self._gates)]
+        return Circuit(gate_list)
+
     def serialize(self):
         return {"type": "QuantumCircuit", "gates": [gate.serialize() for gate in self._gates]}

tangelo/linq/gate.py

@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@
 gate operation, without tying it to a particular backend or an underlying
 mathematical operation.
 """
-
+from math import pi
 from typing import Union
 
-from numpy import integer, ndarray
+from numpy import integer, ndarray, floating
 
 ONE_QUBIT_GATES = {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T", "RX", "RY", "RZ", "PHASE"}
 TWO_QUBIT_GATES = {"CNOT", "CX", "CY", "CZ", "CRX", "CRY", "CRZ", "CPHASE", "XX", "SWAP"}
 THREE_QUBIT_GATES = {"CSWAP"}
 PARAMETERIZED_GATES = {"RX", "RY", "RZ", "PHASE", "CRX", "CRY", "CRZ", "CPHASE", "XX"}
+INVERTIBLE_GATES = {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T", "RX", "RY", "RZ", "CH", "PHASE",
+                    "CNOT", "CX", "CY", "CZ", "CRX", "CRY", "CRZ", "CPHASE", "XX", "SWAP"
+                    "CSWAP"}
 
 
 class Gate(dict):
@@ -100,6 +103,34 @@ def __str__(self):
 
         return mystr
 
+    def inverse(self):
+        """Returns the inverse (adjoint) of a gate.
+
+        Return:
+            Gate: the inverse of the gate.
+        """
+        if self.name not in INVERTIBLE_GATES:
+            raise AttributeError(f"{self.gate} is not an invertible gate")
+        if self.parameter == "":
+            new_parameter = ""
+        elif isinstance(self.parameter, (float, floating, int, integer)):
+            new_parameter = -self.parameter
+        elif self.name in {"T", "S"}:
+            new_parameter = -pi / 2 if self.name == "T" else -pi / 4
+            return Gate(name="PHASE",
+                        target=self.target,
+                        control=self.control,
+                        parameter=new_parameter,
+                        is_variational=self.is_variational)
+
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError(f"{self.name} is not an invertible gate when parameter is {self.parameter}")
+        return Gate(name=self.name,
+                    target=self.target,
+                    control=self.control,
+                    parameter=new_parameter,
+                    is_variational=self.is_variational)
+
     def serialize(self):
         return {"type": "Gate",
                 "params": {"name": self.name, "target": self.target,

tangelo/linq/tests/test_circuits.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import unittest
 import copy
+from math import pi
 from collections import Counter
 from tangelo.linq import Gate, Circuit
 
@@ -98,6 +99,22 @@ def test_fixed_sized_circuit_below(self):
         circuit_fixed = Circuit([Gate("H", 0)], n_qubits=n_qubits)
         self.assertTrue(circuit_fixed.width == n_qubits)
 
+    def test_inverse(self):
+        """ Test if inverse function returns the proper set of gates by comparing print strings."""
+
+        mygates_inverse = list()
+        mygates_inverse.append(Gate("RX", 1, parameter=-2.))
+        mygates_inverse.append(Gate("Y", 0))
+        mygates_inverse.append(Gate("CNOT", 2, control=1))
+        mygates_inverse.append(Gate("CNOT", 1, control=0))
+        mygates_inverse.append(Gate("H", 2))
+        circuit1_inverse = Circuit(mygates_inverse)
+        self.assertTrue(circuit1.inverse().__str__(), circuit1_inverse.__str__())
+
+        ts_circuit = Circuit([Gate("T", 0), Gate("S", 1)])
+        ts_circuit_inverse = Circuit([Gate("PHASE", 0, parameter=-pi/4), Gate("PHASE", 0, parameter=-pi/2)])
+        self.assertTrue(ts_circuit.inverse().__str__(), ts_circuit_inverse.__str__())
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tangelo/linq/tests/test_gates.py

@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ def test_some_gates(self):
         for gate in [H_gate, CNOT_gate, RX_gate, RZ_gate, CCCX_gate]:
             print(gate)
 
+    def test_some_gates_inverse(self):
+        """ Test that some basic gates can be inverted with a few different parameters, and fails when non-invertible
+        parameters are passed"""
+
+        # Create a Hadamard gate acting on qubit 2
+        H_gate = Gate("H", 2)
+        H_gate_inverse = Gate("H", 2)
+        self.assertEqual(H_gate.inverse().__str__(), H_gate_inverse.__str__())
+
+        # Create a parameterized rotation on qubit 1 with angle 2 radians
+        RX_gate = Gate("RX", 1, parameter=2.)
+        RX_gate_inverse = Gate("RX", 1, parameter=-2.)
+        self.assertEqual(RX_gate.inverse().__str__(), RX_gate_inverse.__str__())
+
+        # Create a parameterized rotation on qubit 1 , with an undefined angle, that will be variational
+        RZ_gate = Gate("RZ", 1, parameter="an expression", is_variational=True)
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            RZ_gate.inverse()
+
     def test_incorrect_gate(self):
         """ Test to catch a gate with inputs that do not make sense """
 

tangelo/linq/tests/test_translator.py

@@ -423,6 +423,24 @@ def test_unsupported_gate(self):
         circ = Circuit([Gate("Potato", 0)])
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, translator.translate_qiskit, circ)
 
+    def test_translate_ionq_inverse(self):
+        """ Test that inverse of T and S circuits for ionQ return Tdag and Sdag after translation """
+
+        # Generate [Gate("Tdag", 0), Gate("Sdag", 0)] equivalent
+        circ = Circuit([Gate("PHASE", 0, parameter=-np.pi/4), Gate("PHASE", 0, parameter=-np.pi/2)])
+        # Hard-coded inverse
+        inverse_circ = Circuit([Gate("S", 0), Gate("T", 0)])
+
+        ionq_circ_inverse = translator.translate_json_ionq(circ.inverse())
+        ionq_inverse_circ = translator.translate_json_ionq(inverse_circ)
+        ionq_circ = translator.translate_json_ionq(circ)
+        # Hard-coded circuit dictionary
+        ionq_circ_dict = {'qubits': 1, 'circuit': [{'gate': 'ti', 'target': 0}, {'gate': 'si', 'target': 0}]}
+
+        # ionq uses a dictionary to store circuits, convert to str and compare
+        self.assertEqual(str(ionq_inverse_circ), str(ionq_circ_inverse))
+        self.assertEqual(str(ionq_circ), str(ionq_circ_dict))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tangelo/linq/translator/translate_json_ionq.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - how the order and conventions for some of the inputs to the gate operations
     may also differ.
 """
+from math import pi, isclose
 
 
 def get_ionq_gates():
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def get_ionq_gates():
     """
 
     GATE_JSON_IONQ = dict()
-    for name in {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T", "RX", "RY", "RZ", "CNOT"}:
+    for name in {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T", "RX", "RY", "RZ", "CNOT", "PHASE"}:
         GATE_JSON_IONQ[name] = name.lower()
     return GATE_JSON_IONQ
 
@@ -57,6 +58,17 @@ def translate_json_ionq(source_circuit):
             json_gates.append({'gate': GATE_JSON_IONQ[gate.name], 'target': gate.target[0]})
         elif gate.name in {"RX", "RY", "RZ"}:
             json_gates.append({'gate': GATE_JSON_IONQ[gate.name], 'target': gate.target[0], 'rotation': gate.parameter})
+        elif gate.name in {"PHASE"}:
+            if isclose(gate.parameter, pi / 2, abs_tol=1.e-7):
+                json_gates.append({'gate': 's', 'target': gate.target[0]})
+            elif isclose(gate.parameter, - pi / 2, abs_tol=1.e-7):
+                json_gates.append({'gate': 'si', 'target': gate.target[0]})
+            elif isclose(gate.parameter, pi / 4, abs_tol=1.e-7):
+                json_gates.append({'gate': 't', 'target': gate.target[0]})
+            elif isclose(gate.parameter, - pi / 4, abs_tol=1.e-7):
+                json_gates.append({'gate': 'ti', 'target': gate.target[0]})
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"Only phases of pi/2, -pi/2, pi/4, -pi/4 are supported with JSON IonQ translation")
         elif gate.name in {"CNOT"}:
             json_gates.append({'gate': GATE_JSON_IONQ[gate.name], 'target': gate.target[0], 'control': gate.control[0]})
         else:

tangelo/linq/translator/translate_openqasm.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_openqasm_gates():
     GATE_OPENQASM = dict()
     for name in {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T"}:
         GATE_OPENQASM[name] = name.lower()
-    for name in {"RX", "RY", "RZ", "MEASURE"}:
+    for name in {"RX", "RY", "RZ", "MEASURE", "PHASE"}:
         GATE_OPENQASM[name] = name.lower()
     GATE_OPENQASM["CNOT"] = "cx"
 
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def parse_param(s):
         # TODO: Rethink the use of enums for gates to set the equality CX=CNOT and enable other refactoring
         elif gate_name in {"cx"}:
             gate = Gate("CNOT", qubit_indices[1], control=qubit_indices[0])
+        elif gate_name in {"p"}:
+            gate = Gate("PHASE", qubit_indices[0], parameter=eval(str(parameters[0])))
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Gate '{gate_name}' not supported with openqasm translation")
         abs_circ.add_gate(gate)

tangelo/linq/translator/translate_projectq.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def get_projectq_gates():
     for name in {"RX", "RY", "RZ", "MEASURE"}:
         GATE_PROJECTQ[name] = name[0] + name[1:].lower()
     GATE_PROJECTQ["CNOT"] = "CX"
+    GATE_PROJECTQ["PHASE"] = "R"
 
     return GATE_PROJECTQ
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def translate_projectq(source_circuit):
     for gate in source_circuit._gates:
         if gate.name in {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T", "MEASURE"}:
             projectq_circuit += f"{GATE_PROJECTQ[gate.name]} | Qureg[{gate.target[0]}]\n"
-        elif gate.name in {"RX", "RY", "RZ"}:
+        elif gate.name in {"RX", "RY", "RZ", "PHASE"}:
             projectq_circuit += f"{GATE_PROJECTQ[gate.name]}({gate.parameter}) | Qureg[{gate.target[0]}]\n"
         elif gate.name in {"CNOT"}:
             projectq_circuit += f"{GATE_PROJECTQ[gate.name]} | ( Qureg[{gate.control[0]}], Qureg[{gate.target[0]}] )\n"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ def _translate_projectq2abs(projectq_str):
 
         if gate_name in {"H", "X", "Y", "Z", "S", "T"}:
             gate = Gate(gate_mapping[gate_name], qubit_indices[0])
-        elif gate_name in {"Rx", "Ry", "Rz"}:
+        elif gate_name in {"Rx", "Ry", "Rz", "PHASE"}:
             gate = Gate(gate_mapping[gate_name], qubit_indices[0], parameter=parameters[0])
         # #TODO: Rethink the use of enums for gates to set the equality CX=CNOT and enable other refactoring
         elif gate_name in {"CX"}: