QuCloud+: A Holistic Qubit Mapping Scheme for Single/Multi-programming on 2D/3D NISQ Quantum Computers

Abstract

Qubit mapping for NISQ superconducting quantum computers is essential to fidelity and resource utilization. The existing qubit mapping schemes meet challenges, e.g., crosstalk, SWAP overheads, diverse device topologies, etc., leading to qubit resource underutilization and low fidelity in computing results. This article introduces QuCloud+, a new qubit mapping scheme that tackles these challenges. QuCloud+ has several new designs. (1) QuCloud+ supports single/multi-programming quantum computing on quantum chips with 2D/3D topology. (2) QuCloud+ partitions physical qubits for concurrent quantum programs with the crosstalk-aware community detection technique and further allocates qubits according to qubit degree, improving fidelity, and resource utilization. (3) QuCloud+ includes an X-SWAP mechanism that avoids SWAPs with high crosstalk errors and enables inter-program SWAPs to reduce the SWAP overheads. (4) QuCloud+ schedules concurrent quantum programs to be mapped and executed based on estimated fidelity for the best practice. Experimental results show that, compared with the existing typical multi-programming study [ 12 ], QuCloud+ achieves up to 9.03% higher fidelity and saves on the required SWAPs during mapping, reducing the number of CNOT gates inserted by 40.92%. Compared with a recent study [ 30 ] that enables post-mapping gate optimizations to further reduce gates, QuCloud+ reduces the post-mapping circuit depth by 21.91% while using a similar number of gates.