Mitiq: A software package for error mitigation on noisy quantum computers

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2009.04417
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01
• Authors: Ryan LaRose; Andrea Mari; Sarah Kaiser; Peter J. Karalekas; Andre A. Alves; Piotr Czarnik; Mohamed El Mandouh; Max Hunter Gordon; Yousef Hindy; Aaron Robertson; Purva Thakre; Nathan Shammah; William J. Zeng
• Keywords: Python; IBM

We introduce Mitiq, a Python package for error mitigation on noisy quantum computers. Error techniques can reduce the impact of noise near-term computers with minimal overhead in resources by relying mixture sampling and classical post-processing techniques. Mitiq is an extensible toolkit different methods, including zero-noise extrapolation, probabilistic cancellation, Clifford data regression. The library designed to be compatible generic backends interfaces software frameworks. describe using code snippets demonstrate usage discuss features contribution guidelines. present several examples demonstrating IBM Rigetti superconducting processors as well simulators.