Source code for qiskit.circuit.library.boolean_logic.quantum_xor

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# pylint: disable=no-member

"""XOR circuit."""

from typing import Optional

import numpy as np
from qiskit.circuit import QuantumCircuit
from qiskit.circuit.exceptions import CircuitError


[docs]class XOR(QuantumCircuit): """An n_qubit circuit for bitwise xor-ing the input with some integer ``amount``. The ``amount`` is xor-ed in bitstring form with the input. This circuit can also represent addition by ``amount`` over the finite field GF(2). """ def __init__(self, num_qubits: int, amount: Optional[int] = None, seed: Optional[int] = None, ) -> None: """Return a circuit implementing bitwise xor. Args: num_qubits: the width of circuit. amount: the xor amount in decimal form. seed: random seed in case a random xor is requested. Raises: CircuitError: if the xor bitstring exceeds available qubits. Reference Circuit: .. jupyter-execute:: :hide-code: from qiskit.circuit.library import XOR import qiskit.tools.jupyter circuit = XOR(5, seed=42) %circuit_library_info circuit """ super().__init__(num_qubits, name="xor") if amount is not None: if len(bin(amount)[2:]) > num_qubits: raise CircuitError("Bits in 'amount' exceed circuit width") else: rng = np.random.default_rng(seed) amount = rng.integers(0, 2**num_qubits) for i in range(num_qubits): bit = amount & 1 amount = amount >> 1 if bit == 1: self.x(i)