""" Measurement Duration Experiment "Does the relatively long duration of measurement compared to unitary operations not present an obstacle for practical adoption?" Protocol (matching zeno_gates_corrected): - Standard: Ry(theta) Ry(-theta) measure — ideal outcome |0> - Zeno: drag 0->theta via N measurements, then Ry(-theta) measure — ideal |0> - Delay-matched: Ry(theta) + delay(N*t_meas) + Ry(-theta) measure — ideal |0> Fidelity = P(0) for all circuits. This is a fair comparison because all circuits target the same output state in the same measurement basis. The delay-matched circuit isolates the decoherence cost: it experiences the same wall-clock decoherence as Zeno but without the measurement-based error suppression. If Zeno > delay-matched, measurements actively help. """ import json import sys from datetime import datetime, timezone from dataclasses import dataclass from pathlib import Path import numpy as np from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, QuantumRegister, ClassicalRegister from qiskit.transpiler.preset_passmanagers import generate_preset_pass_manager from qiskit_ibm_runtime import ( QiskitRuntimeService, SamplerV2, Batch, ) DATA_DIR = Path("D:/qiskit-zenodragging") @dataclass class ExperimentConfig: name: str circuit: QuantumCircuit category: str params: dict def log(msg, level=0): indent = " " * level ts = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S") print(f"[{ts}] {indent}{msg}") def check_usage(service): from datetime import datetime, timezone jobs = list(service.jobs(limit=200)) now = datetime.now(timezone.utc) month_start = datetime(now.year, now.month, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc) total = 0 for j in jobs: u = j.usage() or 0 try: m = j.metrics() ts = m.get('timestamps', {}).get('created', '') if ts: dt = datetime.fromisoformat(ts.replace('Z', '+00:00')) if dt >= month_start: total += u except Exception: pass return {"total": total, "remaining": 600 - total, "percentage": 100 * total / 600} # ============================================================================= # CIRCUIT BUILDERS — matching zeno_gates_corrected protocol # ============================================================================= def build_standard(theta): """Standard: Ry(theta) Ry(-theta) measure. Ideal = |0>.""" qc = QuantumCircuit(1, 1) qc.ry(theta, 0) qc.ry(-theta, 0) qc.measure(0, 0) return qc def build_zeno(theta, n_meas): """Zeno drag from 0 to theta via N measurements, then undo. Ideal = |0>.""" qr = QuantumRegister(1, 'q') cr = ClassicalRegister(n_meas + 1, 'c') qc = QuantumCircuit(qr, cr) for k in range(1, n_meas + 1): theta_k = k * theta / n_meas qc.ry(-theta_k, 0) qc.measure(0, k - 1) qc.ry(theta_k, 0) # Undo rotation — same as original qc.ry(-theta, 0) qc.measure(0, n_meas) return qc def build_delay_matched(theta, n_meas, meas_duration_dt): """Standard gate + idle delay = same wall-clock as Zeno. Ideal = |0>.""" qc = QuantumCircuit(1, 1) qc.ry(theta, 0) qc.delay(n_meas * meas_duration_dt, 0, unit='dt') qc.ry(-theta, 0) qc.measure(0, 0) return qc def build_delay_only(n_meas, meas_duration_dt): """Identity + delay — pure decoherence baseline. Ideal = |0>.""" qc = QuantumCircuit(1, 1) qc.delay(n_meas * meas_duration_dt, 0, unit='dt') qc.measure(0, 0) return qc def build_depth_matched(theta, n_layers): """Same Ry gates as Zeno but no measurements. Isolates circuit structure.""" qc = QuantumCircuit(1, 1) for k in range(1, n_layers + 1): theta_k = k * theta / n_layers qc.ry(-theta_k, 0) qc.barrier() qc.ry(theta_k, 0) qc.ry(-theta, 0) qc.measure(0, 0) return qc # ============================================================================= # ANALYSIS # ============================================================================= def analyze_standard(bitstrings): """P(0) = fidelity.""" total = len(bitstrings) zeros = sum(1 for b in bitstrings if b[-1] == '0') return {'total': total, 'fidelity': zeros / total, 'type': 'standard'} def analyze_zeno(bitstrings, n_meas): """Zeno analysis: post-selection on intermediate measurements, plus trajectory weighting.""" total = len(bitstrings) successful = 0 correct = 0 flip_bins = {} for bs in bitstrings: if len(bs) < n_meas + 1: continue # bit[0] = final (last creg index = n_meas), bits[1:n_meas+1] = intermediate final = bs[0] intermediate = bs[1:n_meas + 1] n_flips = sum(1 for b in intermediate if b == '1') if n_flips not in flip_bins: flip_bins[n_flips] = {'total': 0, 'correct': 0} flip_bins[n_flips]['total'] += 1 if final == '0': flip_bins[n_flips]['correct'] += 1 if all(b == '0' for b in intermediate): successful += 1 if final == '0': correct += 1 success_rate = successful / total if total > 0 else 0 fidelity_hard = correct / successful if successful > 0 else 0 # Trajectory-weighted fidelity weighted_correct = 0 total_weight = 0 for nf, data in flip_bins.items(): w = np.exp(-nf) weighted_correct += w * data['correct'] total_weight += w * data['total'] fidelity_weighted = weighted_correct / total_weight if total_weight > 0 else 0 return { 'total': total, 'successful': successful, 'success_rate': success_rate, 'fidelity_hard_ps': fidelity_hard, 'fidelity_weighted': fidelity_weighted, 'flip_distribution': {str(k): v for k, v in sorted(flip_bins.items())}, 'type': 'zeno', } # ============================================================================= # MAIN # ============================================================================= def main(): print("=" * 70) print("MEASUREMENT DURATION EXPERIMENT") print("Does measurement duration obstruct practical adoption?") print("=" * 70) service = QiskitRuntimeService(channel="ibm_cloud", instance="claude") usage_before = check_usage(service) log(f"Usage: {usage_before['total']}s / 600s ({usage_before['percentage']:.1f}%)") log(f"Remaining: {usage_before['remaining']}s") if usage_before['remaining'] < 30: log("Less than 30s remaining. Aborting.") return backend = service.backend("ibm_torino") log(f"Backend: {backend.name} ({backend.num_qubits}q)") # Hardware timing dt = backend.dt target = backend.target meas_props = target['measure'][(0,)] meas_duration_s = meas_props.duration meas_duration_dt = int(meas_duration_s / dt) meas_error = meas_props.error sx_duration_s = target['sx'][(0,)].duration log(f"Measurement: {meas_duration_s*1e6:.3f} us ({meas_duration_dt} dt), error={meas_error:.4f}") log(f"SX gate: {sx_duration_s*1e9:.1f} ns") log(f"Measurement/gate ratio: {meas_duration_s/sx_duration_s:.0f}x") # Collect per-qubit T1/T2 qubit_t1 = {} qubit_t2 = {} for qi in range(min(backend.num_qubits, 133)): try: props = backend.qubit_properties(qi) qubit_t1[qi] = props.t1 qubit_t2[qi] = props.t2 except Exception: pass # Use qubit 0's actual T1/T2 T1 = qubit_t1.get(0, 200e-6) T2 = qubit_t2.get(0, 180e-6) log(f"Qubit 0: T1={T1*1e6:.1f} us, T2={T2*1e6:.1f} us") # Parameters — match original dataset thetas = { 'I': 0, 'Ry_pi8': np.pi / 8, 'Ry_pi4': np.pi / 4, 'Ry_pi2': np.pi / 2, 'Ry_3pi4': 3 * np.pi / 4, 'X': np.pi, } n_values = [2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32] shots = 4096 all_experiments = [] for gate_name, theta in thetas.items(): # 1. Standard gate (fast baseline) all_experiments.append(ExperimentConfig( name=f"{gate_name}_standard", circuit=build_standard(theta), category="standard", params={'gate': gate_name, 'theta': theta, 'n_meas': 0, 'total_time_us': sx_duration_s * 1e6}, )) # 2. Depth-matched (no measurements, same Ry structure as Zeno N=8) all_experiments.append(ExperimentConfig( name=f"{gate_name}_depth_matched", circuit=build_depth_matched(theta, 8), category="depth_matched", params={'gate': gate_name, 'theta': theta, 'n_meas': 0}, )) # 3. Zeno at each N for n in n_values: total_time_us = n * meas_duration_s * 1e6 all_experiments.append(ExperimentConfig( name=f"{gate_name}_zeno_N{n}", circuit=build_zeno(theta, n), category="zeno", params={'gate': gate_name, 'theta': theta, 'n_meas': n, 'total_time_us': total_time_us, 'T1_fraction': n * meas_duration_s / T1, 'T2_fraction': n * meas_duration_s / T2}, )) # 4. Delay-matched at each N all_experiments.append(ExperimentConfig( name=f"{gate_name}_delay_N{n}", circuit=build_delay_matched(theta, n, meas_duration_dt), category="delay_matched", params={'gate': gate_name, 'theta': theta, 'n_meas': n, 'total_time_us': total_time_us, 'T1_fraction': n * meas_duration_s / T1, 'T2_fraction': n * meas_duration_s / T2}, )) # Add delay-only baselines for n in [8, 16, 32]: total_time_us = n * meas_duration_s * 1e6 all_experiments.append(ExperimentConfig( name=f"delay_only_N{n}", circuit=build_delay_only(n, meas_duration_dt), category="delay_only", params={'gate': 'I', 'theta': 0, 'n_meas': n, 'total_time_us': total_time_us, 'T1_fraction': n * meas_duration_s / T1}, )) log(f"Total experiments: {len(all_experiments)}") # Transpile log("Transpiling...") pm = generate_preset_pass_manager(backend=backend, optimization_level=1) transpiled = [] for exp in all_experiments: try: tc = pm.run(exp.circuit) transpiled.append(tc) except Exception as e: log(f"ERROR transpiling {exp.name}: {e}") transpiled.append(None) valid_indices = [i for i, tc in enumerate(transpiled) if tc is not None] valid_transpiled = [transpiled[i] for i in valid_indices] valid_experiments = [all_experiments[i] for i in valid_indices] log(f"Transpiled: {len(valid_transpiled)}/{len(all_experiments)}") depths = [tc.depth() for tc in valid_transpiled] log(f"Depths: min={min(depths)}, max={max(depths)}") # Submit — single Batch, single run log("Submitting batch...") start_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc) with Batch(backend=backend) as batch: sampler = SamplerV2(mode=batch) job = sampler.run(valid_transpiled, shots=shots) log(f"Job ID: {job.job_id()}") log("Waiting...") job.wait_for_final_state() end_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc) wall_time = (end_time - start_time).total_seconds() log(f"Done. Wall time: {wall_time:.1f}s, QPU: {job.usage() or 0}s") # Retrieve and analyze result = job.result() metrics = job.metrics() results_data = {} for i, exp in enumerate(valid_experiments): pub_result = result[i] data_bin = pub_result.data if hasattr(data_bin, 'c'): bitstrings = list(data_bin.c.get_bitstrings()) elif hasattr(data_bin, 'meas'): bitstrings = list(data_bin.meas.get_bitstrings()) else: cr_name = list(data_bin.keys())[0] bitstrings = list(getattr(data_bin, cr_name).get_bitstrings()) if exp.category == 'zeno': analysis = analyze_zeno(bitstrings, exp.params['n_meas']) else: analysis = analyze_standard(bitstrings) results_data[exp.name] = { 'category': exp.category, 'params': {k: (float(v) if isinstance(v, (np.floating, float)) else v) for k, v in exp.params.items()}, 'transpiled_depth': depths[i], 'analysis': analysis, 'raw_bitstrings': bitstrings[:200], } if exp.category == 'zeno': a = analysis log(f"{exp.name}: hard={a['fidelity_hard_ps']:.3f} wt={a['fidelity_weighted']:.3f} " f"sr={a['success_rate']:.3f}", 1) else: log(f"{exp.name}: fidelity={analysis['fidelity']:.3f}", 1) # Save output = { 'experiment': 'measurement_duration_analysis', 'description': "Tests whether measurement duration overhead negates Zeno fidelity advantage", 'question': "Does the relatively long duration of measurement compared to " "unitary operations not present an obstacle for practical adoption?", 'timestamp': start_time.isoformat(), 'backend': backend.name, 'shots': shots, 'job_id': job.job_id(), 'usage_seconds': job.usage() or 0, 'wall_time_seconds': wall_time, 'metrics': metrics, 'hardware_timing': { 'dt_ns': dt * 1e9, 'measurement_duration_us': meas_duration_s * 1e6, 'measurement_duration_dt': meas_duration_dt, 'measurement_error': meas_error, 'sx_duration_ns': sx_duration_s * 1e9, 'measurement_to_gate_ratio': meas_duration_s / sx_duration_s, 'qubit_0_T1_us': T1 * 1e6, 'qubit_0_T2_us': T2 * 1e6, }, 'results': results_data, } outfile = DATA_DIR / 'measurement_duration_analysis.json' with open(outfile, 'w') as f: json.dump(output, f, indent=2, default=str) log(f"Saved: {outfile}") # ========================================================================= # SUMMARY # ========================================================================= print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("ANSWERING LEWALLE'S QUESTION") print("=" * 70) # First: reproduce original result at N=8 print("\n--- Reproducing original zeno_gates_corrected (N=8) ---") print(f"\n{'Gate':>8} | {'Standard':>8} | {'Zeno(hard)':>10} | {'Zeno(wt)':>8} | {'DepthM':>6} | {'Zeno-Std':>8}") print("-" * 60) for gate_name in thetas: sk = f"{gate_name}_standard" zk = f"{gate_name}_zeno_N8" dk = f"{gate_name}_depth_matched" if all(k in results_data for k in [sk, zk, dk]): sf = results_data[sk]['analysis']['fidelity'] zf_h = results_data[zk]['analysis']['fidelity_hard_ps'] zf_w = results_data[zk]['analysis']['fidelity_weighted'] df = results_data[dk]['analysis']['fidelity'] print(f"{gate_name:>8} | {sf:8.4f} | {zf_h:10.4f} | {zf_w:8.4f} | {df:6.4f} | {zf_h-sf:+8.4f}") # Then: the key question — Zeno vs delay-matched print("\n--- KEY: Zeno vs delay-matched (same wall-clock time) ---") for gate_name in ['Ry_pi2', 'X']: theta = thetas[gate_name] print(f"\n {gate_name}:") sk = f"{gate_name}_standard" sf = results_data[sk]['analysis']['fidelity'] print(f" Standard (fast): {sf:.4f}") print(f"\n {'N':>3} | {'Zeno(hard)':>10} | {'Zeno(wt)':>8} | {'Delay':>6} | {'Z-D':>6} | {'Time(us)':>8} | {'T1%':>5}") print(f" " + "-" * 60) for n in n_values: zk = f"{gate_name}_zeno_N{n}" dlk = f"{gate_name}_delay_N{n}" if zk in results_data and dlk in results_data: za = results_data[zk]['analysis'] da = results_data[dlk]['analysis'] t = results_data[zk]['params']['total_time_us'] t1f = results_data[zk]['params']['T1_fraction'] zd = za['fidelity_hard_ps'] - da['fidelity'] print(f" {n:3d} | {za['fidelity_hard_ps']:10.4f} | {za['fidelity_weighted']:8.4f} | " f"{da['fidelity']:6.4f} | {zd:+6.4f} | {t:8.2f} | {t1f*100:5.1f}%") # Usage usage_after = check_usage(service) log(f"\nUsage after: {usage_after['total']}s / 600s ({usage_after['percentage']:.1f}%)") log(f"This job: {job.usage() or 0}s") if __name__ == '__main__': try: main() except KeyboardInterrupt: log("Interrupted.") sys.exit(1) except Exception as e: log(f"FATAL: {e}") import traceback traceback.print_exc() sys.exit(1)