Title :
Modeling a quantum processor using the QRAM model
Author :
Elhoushi, Mostafa ; El-Kharashi, M. Watheq ; Elrefaei, Hatem
Author_Institution :
Mentor Graphics Egypt, Inc., Egypt
Abstract :
A quantum processor controlled by classical instructions is modeled. The processor follows the quantum random access machine (QRAM) model: a quantum memory and a quantum ALU (qALU) containing a group of quantum gates, which are controlled by classical signals. The processor´s instructions are written using a quantum assembly (QASM) language. As test cases, several well-known quantum circuits are described using the QASM language and executed by our model. This model may later be integrated with classical components to form a hybrid quantum computer.
Keywords :
hardware description languages; quantum gates; random-access storage; QRAM; classical signals; hybrid quantum computer; processor instructions; quantum ALU; quantum assembly language; quantum circuits; quantum gates; quantum memory; quantum processor; quantum random access machine; Computational modeling; Integrated circuit modeling; Logic gates; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Registers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PacRim), 2011 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0252-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1555-5798
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.2011.6032928