qiskit.synthesis.synth_clifford_ag

synth_clifford_ag(clifford)

Decompose a Clifford operator into a QuantumCircuit based on Aaronson-Gottesman method.

Parameters

clifford (Clifford) -- a clifford operator.

Returns

a circuit implementation of the Clifford.

Return type

QuantumCircuit

Reference:

1. S. Aaronson, D. Gottesman, Improved Simulation of Stabilizer Circuits, Phys. Rev. A 70, 052328 (2004). arXiv:quant-ph/0406196