Quintuple: a Python 5-qubit quantum computer simulator to facilitate cloud quantum computing

TL;DR

Quintuple is an open-source Python simulator that models IBM's 5-qubit quantum hardware, enabling researchers to develop, test, and debug quantum algorithms in a compatible environment before deploying on real quantum computers.

Contribution

It provides a fully compatible, open-source simulation platform for 5-qubit systems, including example algorithms, facilitating research and development for IBM's quantum hardware.

Findings

Supports programming in a custom language compatible with IBM Quantum Experience

Includes over 40 example quantum algorithms with expected results

Enables development and debugging of quantum algorithms for 5-qubit hardware

Abstract

In May 2016 IBM released access to its 5-qubit quantum computer to the scientific community, its "IBM Quantum Experience" since acquiring over 25,000 users from students, educators and researchers around the globe. In the short time since the "IBM Quantum Experience" became available, a flurry of research results on 5-qubit systems have been published derived from the platform hardware. Quintuple is an open-source object-oriented Python module implementing the simulation of the "IBM Quantum Experience" hardware. Quintuple quantum algorithms can be programmed and run via a custom language fully compatible with the "IBM Quantum Experience" or in pure Python. Over 40 example programs are provided with expected results, including Grover's Algorithm and the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm. Quintuple contributes to the study of 5-qubit systems and the development and debugging of quantum algorithms for deployment on the "IBM Quantum Experience" hardware.