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F# library for Azure Quantum with quantum-first optimization (Graph Coloring, TSP, MaxCut, Knapsack, Network Flow, Portfolio), Azure Quantum backend integration (IonQ, Rigetti, Quantinuum, Atom Computing), extensible circuit validation, local quantum simulation, QAOA with automatic parameter optimization (Nelder-Mead), OpenQASM 2.0 support, error mitigation techniques (ZNE, PEC, REM), Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG), and educational quantum algorithms (Grover, QFT, Amplitude Amplification) with cloud backend execution. Multi-provider architecture supports IonQ, Rigetti, Quantinuum, Atom Computing, IBM, Amazon Braket, and Google Cirq.
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Quantum-First F# Library - Solve combinatorial optimization problems using quantum algorithms (QAOA - Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm) with automatic cloud/local backend selection.
✨ Status: Production Ready
Architecture: Quantum-First Hybrid Library - Quantum algorithms as primary solvers, with intelligent classical fallback for small problems
Current Version: 1.2.3 (Enhanced Quantum Algorithms and Builder API Improvements)
Current Features:
✅ Multiple Backends: LocalBackend (simulation), Azure Quantum (IonQ, Rigetti)
✅ OpenQASM 2.0: Import/export compatibility with IBM Qiskit, Amazon Braket, Google Cirq
✅ QAOA Implementation: Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm with parameter optimization & warm-start
✅ 7 Quantum Optimization Builders: Graph Coloring, MaxCut, Knapsack, TSP, Portfolio, Network Flow, Task Scheduling
✅ 6 Advanced QFT-Based Builders: Quantum Arithmetic, Cryptographic Analysis (Shor's), Phase Estimation, Tree Search, Constraint Solver, Pattern Matcher
✅ VQE Implementation: Variational Quantum Eigensolver for molecular ground state energies (quantum chemistry)
✅ Error Mitigation: ZNE (30-50% error reduction), PEC (2-3x accuracy), REM (50-90% readout correction)
✅ F# Computation Expressions: Idiomatic, type-safe problem specification with builders (scheduledTask, quantumTreeSearch, constraintSolver, patternMatcher, quantumArithmetic, periodFinder, phaseEstimator)
✅ C# Interop: Fluent API extensions for C# developers
✅ Circuit Building: Low-level quantum circuit construction and optimization possible
📖 Table of Contents
🚀 Quick Start
Installation dotnet add package FSharp.Azure.Quantum
F# Computation Expressions open FSharp.Azure.Quantum
// Graph Coloring: Register Allocation
let problem = graphColoring {
node "R1" ["R2"; "R3"]
node "R2" ["R1"; "R4"]
node "R3" ["R1"; "R4"]
node "R4" ["R2"; "R3"]
colors ["EAX"; "EBX"; "ECX"; "EDX"]
}
// Solve using quantum optimization (QAOA)
match GraphColoring.solve problem 4 None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Colors used: %d" solution.ColorsUsed
solution.Assignments
|> Map.iter (fun node color -> printfn "%s → %s" node color)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
C# Fluent API using FSharp.Azure.Quantum;
using static FSharp.Azure.Quantum.CSharpBuilders;
// MaxCut: Circuit Partitioning
var vertices = new[] { "A", "B", "C", "D" };
var edges = new[] {
(source: "A", target: "B", weight: 1.0),
(source: "B", target: "C", weight: 2.0),
(source: "C", target: "D", weight: 1.0),
(source: "D", target: "A", weight: 1.0)
};
var problem = MaxCutProblem(vertices, edges);
var result = MaxCut.solve(problem, null);
if (result.IsOk) {
var solution = result.ResultValue;
Console.WriteLine($"Cut Value: {solution.CutValue}");
Console.WriteLine($"Partition S: {string.Join(", ", solution.PartitionS)}");
Console.WriteLine($"Partition T: {string.Join(", ", solution.PartitionT)}");
}
Computation expression builds graph coloring problem
GraphColoring.solve calls QuantumGraphColoringSolver internallyQAOA quantum algorithm encodes problem as QUBO (Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization)
LocalBackend simulates quantum circuit (≤20 qubits)
Returns color assignments with validation
🎯 Problem Builders 7 Production-Ready Optimization Builders using QAOA:
1. Graph Coloring Use Case: Register allocation, frequency assignment, exam scheduling
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum
let problem = graphColoring {
node "Task1" ["Task2"; "Task3"]
node "Task2" ["Task1"; "Task4"]
node "Task3" ["Task1"; "Task4"]
node "Task4" ["Task2"; "Task3"]
colors ["Slot A"; "Slot B"; "Slot C"]
objective MinimizeColors
}
match GraphColoring.solve problem 3 None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Valid coloring: %b" solution.IsValid
printfn "Colors used: %d/%d" solution.ColorsUsed 3
printfn "Conflicts: %d" solution.ConflictCount
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
2. MaxCut Use Case: Circuit design, community detection, load balancing
let vertices = ["A"; "B"; "C"; "D"]
let edges = [
("A", "B", 1.0)
("B", "C", 2.0)
("C", "D", 1.0)
("D", "A", 1.0)
]
let problem = MaxCut.createProblem vertices edges
match MaxCut.solve problem None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Partition S: %A" solution.PartitionS
printfn "Partition T: %A" solution.PartitionT
printfn "Cut value: %.2f" solution.CutValue
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
3. Knapsack (0/1) Use Case: Resource allocation, portfolio selection, cargo loading
let items = [
("laptop", 3.0, 1000.0) // (id, weight, value)
("phone", 0.5, 500.0)
("tablet", 1.5, 700.0)
("monitor", 2.0, 600.0)
]
let problem = Knapsack.createProblem items 5.0 // capacity = 5.0
match Knapsack.solve problem None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Total value: $%.2f" solution.TotalValue
printfn "Total weight: %.2f/%.2f" solution.TotalWeight problem.Capacity
printfn "Items: %A" (solution.SelectedItems |> List.map (fun i -> i.Id))
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
4. Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP) Use Case: Route optimization, delivery planning, logistics
let cities = [
("Seattle", 0.0, 0.0)
("Portland", 1.0, 0.5)
("San Francisco", 2.0, 1.5)
("Los Angeles", 3.0, 3.0)
]
let problem = TSP.createProblem cities
match TSP.solve problem None with
| Ok tour ->
printfn "Optimal route: %s" (String.concat " → " tour.Cities)
printfn "Total distance: %.2f" tour.TotalDistance
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
5. Portfolio Optimization Use Case: Investment allocation, asset selection, risk management
let assets = [
("AAPL", 0.12, 0.15, 150.0) // (symbol, return, risk, price)
("GOOGL", 0.10, 0.12, 2800.0)
("MSFT", 0.11, 0.14, 350.0)
]
let problem = Portfolio.createProblem assets 10000.0 // budget
match Portfolio.solve problem None with
| Ok allocation ->
printfn "Portfolio value: $%.2f" allocation.TotalValue
printfn "Expected return: %.2f%%" (allocation.ExpectedReturn * 100.0)
printfn "Risk: %.2f" allocation.Risk
allocation.Allocations
|> List.iter (fun (symbol, shares, value) ->
printfn " %s: %.2f shares ($%.2f)" symbol shares value)
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
6. Network Flow Use Case: Supply chain optimization, logistics, distribution planning
let nodes = [
NetworkFlow.SourceNode("Factory", 100)
NetworkFlow.IntermediateNode("Warehouse", 80)
NetworkFlow.SinkNode("Store1", 40)
NetworkFlow.SinkNode("Store2", 60)
]
let routes = [
NetworkFlow.Route("Factory", "Warehouse", 5.0)
NetworkFlow.Route("Warehouse", "Store1", 3.0)
NetworkFlow.Route("Warehouse", "Store2", 4.0)
]
let problem = { NetworkFlow.Nodes = nodes; Routes = routes }
match NetworkFlow.solve problem None with
| Ok flow ->
printfn "Total cost: $%.2f" flow.TotalCost
printfn "Fill rate: %.1f%%" (flow.FillRate * 100.0)
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
7. Task Scheduling Use Case: Manufacturing workflows, project management, resource allocation with dependencies
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum
// Define tasks with dependencies
let taskA = scheduledTask {
taskId "TaskA"
duration (hours 2.0)
priority 10.0
}
let taskB = scheduledTask {
taskId "TaskB"
duration (hours 1.5)
after "TaskA" // Dependency
requires "Worker" 2.0
deadline 180.0
}
let taskC = scheduledTask {
taskId "TaskC"
duration (minutes 30.0)
after "TaskA"
requires "Machine" 1.0
}
// Define resources
let worker = resource {
resourceId "Worker"
capacity 3.0
}
let machine = resource {
resourceId "Machine"
capacity 2.0
}
// Build scheduling problem
let problem = scheduling {
tasks [taskA; taskB; taskC]
resources [worker; machine]
objective MinimizeMakespan
timeHorizon 500.0
}
// Solve with quantum backend for resource constraints
let backend = BackendAbstraction.createLocalBackend()
match solveQuantum backend problem with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Makespan: %.2f hours" solution.Makespan
solution.Schedule
|> List.iter (fun assignment ->
printfn "%s: starts %.2f, ends %.2f"
assignment.TaskId assignment.StartTime assignment.EndTime)
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
✅ Dependency Management - Precedence constraints (task A before task B)
✅ Resource Constraints - Limited workers, machines, budget
✅ Quantum Optimization - QAOA for resource-constrained scheduling
✅ Classical Fallback - Topological sort for dependency-only problems
✅ Gantt Chart Export - Visualize schedules
✅ Business ROI - Validated $25,000/hour savings in powerplant optimization
🤖 HybridSolver - Automatic Classical/Quantum Routing Smart solver that automatically chooses between classical and quantum execution based on problem analysis.
The HybridSolver provides a unified API that:
✅ Analyzes problem size, structure, and complexity
✅ Estimates quantum advantage potential
✅ Routes to classical solver (fast, free) OR quantum backend (scalable, expensive)
✅ Provides reasoning for solver selection
✅ Optionally compares both methods for validation
Small problems (< 50 variables) → Classical solver (milliseconds, $0)
Large problems (> 100 variables) → Quantum solver (seconds-minutes, ~$10-100)
Automatic cost guards and recommendations
Supported Problems The HybridSolver supports all 5 main optimization problems:
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.Classical.HybridSolver
// TSP with automatic routing
let distances = array2D [[0.0; 10.0; 15.0];
[10.0; 0.0; 20.0];
[15.0; 20.0; 0.0]]
match solveTsp distances None None None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Method used: %A" solution.Method // Classical or Quantum
printfn "Reasoning: %s" solution.Reasoning // Why this method?
printfn "Time: %.2f ms" solution.ElapsedMs
printfn "Route: %A" solution.Result.Route
printfn "Distance: %.2f" solution.Result.TotalDistance
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
// MaxCut with quantum backend config
let vertices = ["A"; "B"; "C"; "D"]
let edges = [("A", "B", 1.0); ("B", "C", 2.0); ("C", "D", 1.0)]
let problem = MaxCut.createProblem vertices edges
let quantumConfig = {
Backend = IonQ "ionq.simulator"
WorkspaceId = "your-workspace-id"
Location = "eastus"
ResourceGroup = "quantum-rg"
SubscriptionId = "sub-id"
MaxCostUSD = Some 50.0 // Cost guard
EnableComparison = true // Compare with classical
}
match solveMaxCut problem (Some quantumConfig) None None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Method: %A" solution.Method
printfn "Cut Value: %.2f" solution.Result.CutValue
match solution.Recommendation with
| Some recommendation -> printfn "Advisor: %s" recommendation.Reasoning
| None -> ()
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
// Knapsack
match solveKnapsack knapsackProblem None None None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Total Value: %.2f" solution.Result.TotalValue
printfn "Items: %A" solution.Result.SelectedItems
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
// Graph Coloring
match solveGraphColoring graphProblem 3 None None None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Colors Used: %d/3" solution.Result.ColorsUsed
printfn "Valid: %b" solution.Result.IsValid
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
// Portfolio Optimization
match solvePortfolio portfolioProblem None None None with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Portfolio Value: $%.2f" solution.Result.TotalValue
printfn "Expected Return: %.2f%%" (solution.Result.ExpectedReturn * 100.0)
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
Features
✅ Unified API : Single function call for any problem size
✅ Smart Routing : Automatic classical/quantum decision
✅ Cost Guards : MaxCostUSD prevents runaway quantum costs
✅ Validation Mode : EnableComparison = true runs both methods
✅ Transparent Reasoning : Explains why each method was chosen
✅ Quantum Advisor : Provides recommendations on quantum readiness
When to Use HybridSolver vs Direct Builders
Problem size varies (sometimes small, sometimes large)
You want automatic cost optimization
You need validation/comparison between classical and quantum
You're prototyping and unsure which approach is better
Use Direct Builders when:
You always want quantum (for research/learning)
Problem size is consistently in quantum range (10-20 qubits)
You need fine-grained control over backend configuration
You're integrating with specific QAOA parameter tuning
Location: src/FSharp.Azure.Quantum/Solvers/Hybrid/HybridSolver.fsStatus: Production-ready - Recommended for production deployments
🏗️ Architecture
3-Layer Quantum-Only Architecture graph TB
subgraph "Layer 1: High-Level Builders"
GC["GraphColoring Builder<br/>graphColoring { }"]
MC["MaxCut Builder<br/>MaxCut.createProblem"]
KS["Knapsack Builder<br/>Knapsack.createProblem"]
TS["TSP Builder<br/>TSP.createProblem"]
PO["Portfolio Builder<br/>Portfolio.createProblem"]
NF["NetworkFlow Builder<br/>NetworkFlow module"]
SCHED["TaskScheduling Builder<br/>scheduledTask { }"]
end
subgraph "Layer 2: Quantum Solvers"
QGC["QuantumGraphColoringSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
QMC["QuantumMaxCutSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
QKS["QuantumKnapsackSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
QTS["QuantumTspSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
QPO["QuantumPortfolioSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
QNF["QuantumNetworkFlowSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
QSCHED["QuantumSchedulingSolver<br/>(QAOA)"]
end
subgraph "Layer 3: Quantum Backends"
LOCAL["LocalBackend<br/>(≤20 qubits)"]
IONQ["IonQBackend<br/>(Azure Quantum)"]
RIGETTI["RigettiBackend<br/>(Azure Quantum)"]
end
GC --> QGC
MC --> QMC
KS --> QKS
TS --> QTS
PO --> QPO
NF --> QNF
SCHED --> QSCHED
QGC --> LOCAL
QMC --> LOCAL
QKS --> LOCAL
QTS --> LOCAL
QPO --> LOCAL
QNF --> LOCAL
QSCHED --> LOCAL
QGC -.-> IONQ
QMC -.-> IONQ
QKS -.-> IONQ
QTS -.-> IONQ
QPO -.-> IONQ
QNF -.-> IONQ
QSCHED -.-> IONQ
QGC -.-> RIGETTI
QMC -.-> RIGETTI
QKS -.-> RIGETTI
QTS -.-> RIGETTI
QPO -.-> RIGETTI
QNF -.-> RIGETTI
QSCHED -.-> RIGETTI
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style MC fill:#90EE90
style KS fill:#90EE90
style TS fill:#90EE90
style PO fill:#90EE90
style NF fill:#90EE90
style SCHED fill:#90EE90
style QGC fill:#FFA500
style QMC fill:#FFA500
style QKS fill:#FFA500
style QTS fill:#FFA500
style QPO fill:#FFA500
style QNF fill:#FFA500
style QSCHED fill:#FFA500
style LOCAL fill:#4169E1
style IONQ fill:#4169E1
style RIGETTI fill:#4169E1
Layer Responsibilities
Layer 1: High-Level Builders 🟢Who uses it: End users (F# and C# developers)Purpose: Business domain APIs with problem-specific validation
✅ F# computation expressions (graphColoring { })
✅ C# fluent APIs (CSharpBuilders.MaxCutProblem())
✅ Type-safe problem specification
✅ Domain-specific validation
✅ Automatic backend creation (defaults to LocalBackend)
// F# computation expression
let problem = graphColoring {
node "R1" ["R2"]
colors ["Red"; "Blue"]
}
// Delegates to Layer 2
GraphColoring.solve problem 2 None
Layer 2: Quantum Solvers 🟠Who uses it: High-level builders (internal delegation)Purpose: QAOA implementations for specific problem types
✅ Problem → QUBO encoding
✅ QAOA circuit construction
✅ Variational parameter optimization (Nelder-Mead)
✅ Solution decoding and validation
✅ Backend-agnostic (accepts IQuantumBackend)
// Called internally by GraphColoring.solve
QuantumGraphColoringSolver.solve
backend // IQuantumBackend
problem // GraphColoringProblem
quantumConfig // QAOA parameters
Layer 3: Quantum Backends 🔵Who uses it: Quantum solversPurpose: Quantum circuit execution
Backend Qubits Speed Cost Use Case LocalBackend ≤20 Fast (ms) Free Development, testing, small problems IonQBackend 29+ (sim), 11 (QPU) Moderate (seconds) Paid Production, large problems RigettiBackend 40+ (sim), 80 (QPU) Moderate (seconds) Paid Production, large problems
// Local simulation (default)
let backend = BackendAbstraction.createLocalBackend()
// Azure Quantum (cloud)
let connectionString = "InstrumentationKey=..."
let backend_ionq = BackendAbstraction.createIonQBackend(
connectionString,
"ionq.simulator"
)
LocalBackend Internal Architecture How LocalBackend simulates quantum circuits:
graph TB
subgraph "LocalBackend (≤20 qubits)"
INIT["StateVector.init<br/>|0⟩⊗n"]
subgraph "Gate Operations"
H["Hadamard (H)<br/>Superposition"]
CNOT["CNOT<br/>Entanglement"]
RX["RX(θ)<br/>X-axis rotation"]
RY["RY(θ)<br/>Y-axis rotation"]
RZ["RZ(θ)<br/>Z-axis rotation"]
end
subgraph "State Evolution"
STATE["Complex State Vector<br/>2^n amplitudes"]
MATRIX["Matrix Multiplication<br/>Gate × State"]
end
subgraph "Measurement"
PROB["Compute Probabilities<br/>|amplitude|²"]
SAMPLE["Sample Bitstrings<br/>(shots times)"]
COUNT["Aggregate Counts<br/>{bitstring → frequency}"]
end
INIT --> H
H --> STATE
CNOT --> STATE
RX --> STATE
RY --> STATE
RZ --> STATE
STATE --> MATRIX
MATRIX --> STATE
STATE --> PROB
PROB --> SAMPLE
SAMPLE --> COUNT
end
subgraph "QAOA Circuit Example"
Q0["Qubit 0: |0⟩"]
Q1["Qubit 1: |0⟩"]
H0["H"]
H1["H"]
COST["Cost Layer<br/>RZ(γ)"]
MIX["Mixer Layer<br/>RX(β)"]
MEAS["Measure<br/>→ '01'"]
Q0 --> H0
Q1 --> H1
H0 --> COST
H1 --> COST
COST --> MIX
MIX --> MEAS
end
COUNT --> MEAS
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style H fill:#FFD700
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style RX fill:#FFD700
style RY fill:#FFD700
style RZ fill:#FFD700
style STATE fill:#87CEEB
style MATRIX fill:#87CEEB
style PROB fill:#FFA07A
style SAMPLE fill:#FFA07A
style COUNT fill:#FFA07A
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StateVector Module 🟢
Stores quantum state as complex amplitude array
Size: 2^n complex numbers (n = number of qubits)
Example: 3 qubits = 8 amplitudes
Gate Module 🟡
Matrix representations of quantum gates
Applied via tensor products and matrix multiplication
Gates: H, CNOT, RX, RY, RZ, SWAP, CZ, etc.
Measurement Module 🟠
Computes probabilities from amplitudes: P(x) = |amplitude(x)|²
Samples bitstrings according to probability distribution
Returns histogram: {bitstring → count}
QAOA Integration 🟣
Cost layer: Problem-specific rotations (RZ gates)
Mixer layer: Standard X-rotations (RX gates)
Repeat for multiple QAOA layers (p-layers)
1-6 qubits : Instant (< 10ms)7-10 qubits : Fast (< 100ms)11-14 qubits : Moderate (< 1s)15-17 qubits : Slow (< 10s)18-20 qubits : Very slow (< 60s)21+ qubits : ❌ Exceeds limit (exponential memory: 2^n)
💻 C# Interop
C# Fluent API All problem builders have C#-friendly extensions:
using FSharp.Azure.Quantum;
using static FSharp.Azure.Quantum.CSharpBuilders;
// MaxCut
var vertices = new[] { "A", "B", "C", "D" };
var edges = new[] {
(source: "A", target: "B", weight: 1.0),
(source: "B", target: "C", weight: 2.0)
};
var problem = MaxCutProblem(vertices, edges);
var result = MaxCut.solve(problem, null);
// Knapsack
var items = new[] {
(id: "laptop", weight: 3.0, value: 1000.0),
(id: "phone", weight: 0.5, value: 500.0)
};
var problem = KnapsackProblem(items, capacity: 5.0);
var result = Knapsack.solve(problem, null);
// TSP
var cities = new[] {
(name: "Seattle", x: 0.0, y: 0.0),
(name: "Portland", x: 1.0, y: 0.5)
};
var problem = TspProblem(cities);
var result = TSP.solve(problem, null);
// Portfolio
var assets = new[] {
(symbol: "AAPL", expectedReturn: 0.12, risk: 0.15, price: 150.0),
(symbol: "MSFT", expectedReturn: 0.10, risk: 0.12, price: 300.0)
};
var problem = PortfolioProblem(assets, budget: 10000.0);
var result = Portfolio.solve(problem, null);
🔌 Backend Selection
Automatic Local Simulation (Default) // No backend parameter = automatic LocalBackend creation
match GraphColoring.solve problem 3 None with
| Ok solution -> printfn "Solution found"
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
Builder creates LocalBackend() automatically
Simulates quantum circuit using state vectors
≤20 qubits supported (larger problems fail with error)
Explicit Cloud Backend // Create Azure Quantum backend
let backend = BackendAbstraction.createIonQBackend(
connectionString = "YOUR_CONNECTION_STRING",
targetId = "ionq.simulator" // or "ionq.qpu" for hardware
)
// Pass to solver
match GraphColoring.solve problem 3 (Some backend) with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Backend used: %s" solution.BackendName
Backend Comparison // Small problem: Use local simulation
let smallProblem = MaxCut.createProblem ["A"; "B"; "C"] [("A","B",1.0)]
let result1 = MaxCut.solve smallProblem None // Fast, free
// Large problem: Use cloud backend
let largeProblem =
MaxCut.createProblem
[for i in 1..20 -> sprintf "V%d" i]
[for i in 1..19 -> (sprintf "V%d" i, sprintf "V%d" (i+1), 1.0)]
let backend = BackendAbstraction.createIonQBackend(conn, "ionq.simulator")
let result2 = MaxCut.solve largeProblem (Some backend) // Scalable, paid
🔄 OpenQASM 2.0 Support Import and export quantum circuits to IBM Qiskit, Cirq, and other OpenQASM-compatible platforms.
Why OpenQASM? OpenQASM (Open Quantum Assembly Language) is the industry-standard text format for quantum circuits:
✅ IBM Qiskit - Primary format (6.7k GitHub stars)
✅ Amazon Braket - Native support
✅ Google Cirq - Import/export compatibility
✅ Interoperability - Share circuits between platforms
Export Circuits to OpenQASM // open FSharp.Azure.Quantum
// open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.CircuitBuilder
// Build circuit using F# circuit builder
let circuit =
CircuitBuilder.empty 2
|> CircuitBuilder.addGate (H 0)
|> CircuitBuilder.addGate (CNOT (0, 1))
|> CircuitBuilder.addGate (RZ (0, System.Math.PI / 4.0))
// Export to OpenQASM 2.0 string
let qasmCode = OpenQasm.export circuit
printfn "%s" qasmCode
// Export to .qasm file
OpenQasm.exportToFile circuit "bell_state.qasm"
Output (bell_state.qasm):
OPENQASM 2.0;
include "qelib1.inc";
qreg q[2];
h q[0];
cx q[0],q[1];
rz(0.7853981634) q[0];
Import Circuits from OpenQASM // open FSharp.Azure.Quantum
// open System.IO
// Parse OpenQASM string
let qasmCode = """
OPENQASM 2.0;
include "qelib1.inc";
qreg q[3];
h q[0];
cx q[0],q[1];
cx q[1],q[2];
"""
match OpenQasmImport.parse qasmCode with
| Ok circuit ->
printfn "Loaded %d-qubit circuit with %d gates"
circuit.QubitCount circuit.Gates.Length
// Use circuit with LocalBackend or export to another format
| Error msg ->
printfn "Parse error: %s" msg
// Import from file
match OpenQasmImport.parseFromFile "grover.qasm" with
| Ok circuit -> printfn "Loaded %d-qubit circuit" circuit.QubitCount
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
C# API using FSharp.Azure.Quantum;
using FSharp.Azure.Quantum.CircuitBuilder;
// Export circuit to OpenQASM
var circuit = CircuitBuilder.empty(2)
.AddGate(Gate.NewH(0))
.AddGate(Gate.NewCNOT(0, 1));
var qasmCode = OpenQasm.export(circuit);
File.WriteAllText("circuit.qasm", qasmCode);
// Import from OpenQASM
var qasmInput = File.ReadAllText("qiskit_circuit.qasm");
var result = OpenQasmImport.parse(qasmInput);
if (result.IsOk) {
var imported = result.ResultValue;
Console.WriteLine($"Loaded {imported.QubitCount}-qubit circuit");
}
Supported Gates All standard OpenQASM 2.0 gates supported:
Category Gates Pauli X, Y, Z, H Phase S, S†, T, T† Rotation RX(θ), RY(θ), RZ(θ) Two-qubit CNOT (CX), CZ, SWAP Three-qubit CCX (Toffoli)
Workflow: Qiskit → F# → IonQ Full interoperability workflow:
// 1. Load circuit from Qiskit
let qiskitCircuit = OpenQasmImport.parseFromFile "qiskit_algorithm.qasm"
match qiskitCircuit with
| Ok circuit ->
// 2. Run on LocalBackend for testing
let localBackend = BackendAbstraction.createLocalBackend()
let testResult = LocalSimulator.QaoaSimulator.simulate circuit 1000
printfn "Local test: %d samples" testResult.Shots
// 3. Transpile for IonQ hardware
let transpiled = GateTranspiler.transpileForBackend "ionq.qpu" circuit
// 4. Execute on IonQ
let ionqBackend = BackendAbstraction.createIonQBackend(
connectionString,
"ionq.qpu"
)
// 5. Export results back to Qiskit format
OpenQasm.exportToFile transpiled "results_ionq.qasm"
| Error msg ->
printfn "Import failed: %s" msg
Round-Trip Compatibility Circuits are preserved through export/import:
// Original circuit
let original = { QubitCount = 3; Gates = [H 0; CNOT (0, 1); RZ (1, 1.5708)] }
// Export → Import → Compare
let qasm = OpenQasm.export original
let imported = OpenQasmImport.parse qasm
match imported with
| Ok circuit ->
assert (circuit.QubitCount = original.QubitCount)
assert (circuit.Gates.Length = original.Gates.Length)
printfn "✅ Round-trip successful"
| Error msg ->
printfn "❌ Round-trip failed: %s" msg
Use Cases
Share algorithms - Export F# quantum algorithms to IBM Qiskit communityImport research - Load published Qiskit papers/benchmarks into F# for analysisMulti-provider - Develop in F#, run on IBM Quantum, Amazon Braket, IonQEducation - Students learn quantum with type-safe F#, export to standard formatValidation - Cross-check results between F# LocalBackend and IBM simulators See: tests/OpenQasmIntegrationTests.fs for comprehensive examples
🛡️ Error Mitigation Reduce quantum noise and improve result accuracy by 30-90% with production-ready error mitigation techniques.
Why Error Mitigation? Quantum computers are noisy (NISQ era). Error mitigation improves results without requiring error-corrected qubits:
Gate errors - Imperfect quantum gates introduce noise (~0.1-1% per gate)Decoherence - Qubits lose quantum information over timeReadout errors - Measurement outcomes have ~1-5% error rate Error mitigation achieves near-ideal results on noisy hardware - critical for real-world quantum advantage.
Available Techniques
1️⃣ Zero-Noise Extrapolation (ZNE) Richardson extrapolation to estimate error-free result.
Run circuit at different noise levels (1.0x, 1.5x, 2.0x)
Fit polynomial to noise vs. result
Extrapolate to zero noise (λ=0)
✅ 30-50% error reduction
✅ 3x cost overhead (3 noise scaling levels)
✅ Works on any backend (IonQ, Rigetti, Local)
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.ErrorMitigation
// Configure ZNE
let zneConfig = {
NoiseScalings = [
ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.IdentityInsertion 0.0 // baseline (1.0x)
ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.IdentityInsertion 0.5 // 1.5x noise
ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.IdentityInsertion 1.0 // 2.0x noise
]
PolynomialDegree = 2
MinSamples = 1000
}
// Apply ZNE to circuit expectation value
// Mock circuit and observable for demonstration
let circuit = QuantumCircuit.empty() // Mock circuit
let observable = PauliOperator.Z(0) // Mock observable
async {
let! result = ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.mitigate circuit observable zneConfig backend
match result with
| Ok zneResult ->
printfn "Zero-noise value: %f" zneResult.ZeroNoiseValue
printfn "R² goodness of fit: %f" zneResult.GoodnessOfFit
printfn "Measured values:"
zneResult.MeasuredValues
|> List.iter (fun (noise, value) -> printfn " λ=%.1f: %f" noise value)
| Error msg ->
printfn "ZNE failed: %s" msg
}
Medium-depth circuits (20-50 gates)
Cost-constrained (3x affordable)
Need 30-50% error reduction
2️⃣ Probabilistic Error Cancellation (PEC) Quasi-probability decomposition with importance sampling.
Decompose noisy gates into sum of ideal gates with quasi-probabilities (some negative!)
Sample circuits from quasi-probability distribution
Reweight samples to cancel noise
✅ 2-3x accuracy improvement
⚠️ 10-100x cost overhead (Monte Carlo sampling)
✅ Powerful for high-accuracy requirements
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.ErrorMitigation
// Configure PEC with noise model
let pecConfig = {
NoiseModel = {
SingleQubitDepolarizing = 0.001 // 0.1% per single-qubit gate
TwoQubitDepolarizing = 0.01 // 1% per two-qubit gate
ReadoutError = 0.02 // 2% readout error
}
Samples = 1000
Seed = Some 42
}
// Apply PEC to circuit
async {
let! result = ProbabilisticErrorCancellation.mitigate circuit observable pecConfig backend
match result with
| Ok pecResult ->
printfn "Corrected expectation: %f" pecResult.CorrectedExpectation
printfn "Uncorrected (noisy): %f" pecResult.UncorrectedExpectation
printfn "Error reduction: %.1f%%" (pecResult.ErrorReduction * 100.0)
printfn "Overhead: %.1fx" pecResult.Overhead
| Error msg ->
printfn "PEC failed: %s" msg
}
High-accuracy requirements (research, benchmarking)
Budget available for 10-100x overhead
Need 2-3x accuracy improvement
3️⃣ Readout Error Mitigation (REM) Confusion matrix calibration with matrix inversion.
Calibration phase - Prepare all basis states (|00⟩, |01⟩, |10⟩, |11⟩), measure confusion matrixCorrection phase - Invert matrix, multiply by measured histogramResult - Corrected histogram with confidence intervals
✅ 50-90% readout error reduction
✅ ~0x runtime overhead (one-time calibration, then free!)
✅ Works on all backends
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.ErrorMitigation
// Step 1: Calibrate (one-time cost per backend)
let remConfig =
ReadoutErrorMitigation.defaultConfig
|> ReadoutErrorMitigation.withCalibrationShots 10000
|> ReadoutErrorMitigation.withConfidenceLevel 0.95
async {
// Calibrate confusion matrix (run once, cache result)
let! calibrationResult = ReadoutErrorMitigation.calibrate remConfig backend
match calibrationResult with
| Ok calibMatrix ->
printfn "Calibration complete:"
printfn " Qubits: %d" calibMatrix.Qubits
printfn " Shots: %d" calibMatrix.CalibrationShots
printfn " Backend: %s" calibMatrix.Backend
// Step 2: Correct measurement histogram (zero overhead!)
let noisyHistogram = Map.ofList [("00", 0.9); ("01", 0.05); ("10", 0.03); ("11", 0.02)] // Mock noisy results
let correctedResult = ReadoutErrorMitigation.correctHistogram noisyHistogram calibMatrix remConfig
match correctedResult with
| Ok corrected ->
printfn "\nCorrected histogram:"
corrected.Histogram
|> Map.iter (fun state prob -> printfn " |%s⟩: %.4f" state prob)
printfn "\nConfidence intervals (95%%):"
corrected.ConfidenceIntervals
|> Map.iter (fun state (lower, upper) ->
printfn " |%s⟩: [%.4f, %.4f]" state lower upper)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Correction failed: %s" msg
| Error msg ->
printfn "Calibration failed: %s" msg
}
Shallow circuits (readout errors dominate)
Cost-constrained (free after calibration)
All quantum applications (always beneficial)
4️⃣ Automatic Strategy Selection Let the library choose the best technique for your circuit.
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.ErrorMitigation
// Define selection criteria
let criteria = {
CircuitDepth = 25
QubitCount = 6
Backend = Types.Backend.IonQBackend
MaxCostUSD = Some 10.0
RequiredAccuracy = Some 0.95
}
// Get recommended strategy
let recommendation = ErrorMitigationStrategy.selectStrategy criteria
printfn "Recommended: %s" (
match recommendation.Primary with
| ZeroNoiseExtrapolation _ -> "Zero-Noise Extrapolation (ZNE)"
| ProbabilisticErrorCancellation _ -> "Probabilistic Error Cancellation (PEC)"
| ReadoutErrorMitigation _ -> "Readout Error Mitigation (REM)"
| Combined _ -> "Combined Techniques"
)
printfn "Reasoning: %s" recommendation.Reasoning
printfn "Estimated cost multiplier: %.1fx" recommendation.EstimatedCostMultiplier
printfn "Estimated accuracy: %.1f%%" (recommendation.EstimatedAccuracy * 100.0)
// Apply recommended strategy
let noisyHistogram = Map.ofList [("00", 0.9); ("01", 0.05); ("10", 0.03); ("11", 0.02)] // Mock noisy results
let mitigatedResult = ErrorMitigationStrategy.applyStrategy noisyHistogram recommendation.Primary
match mitigatedResult with
| Ok result ->
printfn "\nMitigation successful:"
printfn " Technique: %A" result.AppliedTechnique
printfn " Used fallback: %b" result.UsedFallback
printfn " Actual cost: %.1fx" result.ActualCostMultiplier
result.Histogram |> Map.iter (fun k v -> printfn " %s: %f" k v)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Mitigation failed: %s" msg
Strategy selection logic:
Shallow (depth < 20) : Readout errors dominate → REMMedium (20-50) : Gate errors significant → ZNEDeep (> 50) : High gate errors → PEC or Combined (ZNE + REM)High accuracy : PEC (if budget allows)Cost-constrained : REM (free) or ZNE (3x)
Decision Matrix Circuit Type Best Technique Error Reduction Cost Why Shallow (< 20 gates) REM 50-90% ~0x Readout dominates Medium (20-50 gates) ZNE 30-50% 3x Balanced gate/readout Deep (> 50 gates) PEC or ZNE+REM 40-70% 10-100x High gate errors Cost-constrained REM 50-90% ~0x Free after calibration High accuracy PEC 2-3x 10-100x Research/benchmarking
Real-World Example: MaxCut with ZNE open FSharp.Azure.Quantum
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.ErrorMitigation
// Define MaxCut problem
let vertices = ["A"; "B"; "C"; "D"]
let edges = [
("A", "B", 1.0)
("B", "C", 2.0)
("C", "D", 1.0)
("D", "A", 1.0)
]
let problem = MaxCut.problem vertices edges
// Solve with ZNE error mitigation
let zneConfig = {
NoiseScalings = [
ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.IdentityInsertion 0.0
ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.IdentityInsertion 0.5
ZeroNoiseExtrapolation.IdentityInsertion 1.0
]
PolynomialDegree = 2
MinSamples = 1000
}
async {
// Standard solve (noisy)
let! noisyResult = MaxCut.solve problem None
// Solve with ZNE (error-mitigated)
let! mitigatedResult = MaxCut.solveWithErrorMitigation problem (Some zneConfig) None
match noisyResult, mitigatedResult with
| Ok noisy, Ok mitigated ->
printfn "Noisy cut value: %.2f" noisy.CutValue
printfn "ZNE-mitigated cut value: %.2f" mitigated.CutValue
printfn "Improvement: %.1f%%" ((mitigated.CutValue - noisy.CutValue) / noisy.CutValue * 100.0)
| _ ->
printfn "Error occurred"
}
Expected improvement : 30-50% better cut value on noisy hardware.
Testing & Validation Error mitigation is production-ready with comprehensive testing:
✅ 534 test cases across all modules
✅ ZNE : 111 tests (Richardson extrapolation, noise scaling, goodness-of-fit)
✅ PEC : 222 tests (quasi-probability, Monte Carlo, integration)
✅ REM : 161 tests (calibration, matrix inversion, confidence intervals)
✅ Strategy : 40 tests (selection logic, cost estimation, fallbacks)
See: tests/FSharp.Azure.Quantum.Tests/*ErrorMitigation*.fs
Further Reading
🧪 QAOA Algorithm Internals
How Quantum Optimization Works QAOA (Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm):
QUBO Encoding : Convert problem → Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization
Graph Coloring → Binary variables for node-color assignments
MaxCut → Binary variables for partition membership
Circuit Construction : Build parameterized quantum circuit
|0⟩^n → H^⊗n → [Cost Layer (γ)] → [Mixer Layer (β)] → Measure
Parameter Optimization : Find optimal (γ, β) using Nelder-Mead
for iteration in 1..maxIterations do
let cost = evaluateCost(gamma, beta)
optimizer.Update(cost)
Solution Extraction : Decode measurement results → problem solution
Bitstring "0101" → [R1→Red, R2→Blue, R3→Red, R4→Blue]
QAOA Configuration // Custom QAOA parameters
let quantumConfig : QuantumGraphColoringSolver.QuantumGraphColoringConfig = {
OptimizationShots = 100 // Shots per optimization step
FinalShots = 1000 // Shots for final measurement
EnableOptimization = true // Enable parameter optimization
InitialParameters = (0.5, 0.5) // Starting (gamma, beta)
}
// Use custom config
let backend = BackendAbstraction.createLocalBackend()
match QuantumGraphColoringSolver.solve backend problem quantumConfig with
| Ok result -> printfn "Colors used: %d" result.ColorsUsed
| Error msg -> printfn "Error: %s" msg
📚 Documentation
📊 Problem Size Guidelines Problem Type Small (LocalBackend) Medium Large (Cloud Required) Graph Coloring ≤20 nodes 20-30 nodes 30+ nodes MaxCut ≤20 vertices 20-30 vertices 30+ vertices Knapsack ≤20 items 20-30 items 30+ items TSP ≤8 cities 8-12 cities 12+ cities Portfolio ≤20 assets 20-30 assets 30+ assets Network Flow ≤15 nodes 15-25 nodes 25+ nodes Task Scheduling ≤15 tasks 15-25 tasks 25+ tasks
Note: LocalBackend limited to 20 qubits. Larger problems require Azure Quantum backends.
🎯 Design Philosophy
Rule 1: Quantum-Only Library FSharp.Azure.Quantum is a quantum-first library - NO classical algorithms.
✅ Clear identity: Purpose-built for quantum optimization
✅ No architectural confusion: Pure quantum algorithm library
✅ Complements classical libraries: Use together with classical solvers when needed
✅ Educational value: Learn quantum algorithms without classical fallbacks
// ✅ QUANTUM: QAOA-based optimization
GraphColoring.solve problem 3 None
// ❌ NO CLASSICAL FALLBACK: If quantum fails, returns Error
// Users should use dedicated classical libraries for that use case
Clean API Layers
High-Level Builders : Business domain APIs (register allocation, portfolio optimization)Quantum Solvers : QAOA implementations (algorithm experts)Quantum Backends : Circuit execution (hardware abstraction) No leaky abstractions - Each layer has clear responsibilities.
📚 Educational Algorithms Note: The following algorithms are provided for quantum computing education and research . They are NOT optimization solvers and should not be used for production optimization tasks. For production optimization, use the Problem Builders or HybridSolver above.
In addition to the production-ready optimization solvers above, the library includes foundational quantum algorithms for education and research:
Grover's Search Algorithm Quantum search algorithm for finding elements in unsorted databases.
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.GroverSearch
// Search for item satisfying predicate
let searchConfig = {
MaxIterations = Some 10
SuccessThreshold = 0.9
OptimizeIterations = true
Shots = 1000
RandomSeed = Some 42
}
// Search 8-item space for items where f(x) = true
let predicate x = x = 3 || x = 5 // Looking for indices 3 or 5
match Search.searchWithPredicate 3 predicate searchConfig with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Found solutions: %A" result.Solutions
printfn "Success probability: %.2f%%" (result.SuccessProbability * 100.0)
printfn "Iterations: %d" result.IterationsApplied
| Error msg ->
printfn "Search failed: %s" msg
✅ Automatic optimal iteration calculation
✅ Amplitude amplification for multiple solutions
✅ Direct LocalSimulator integration (no IBackend)
✅ Educational/research tool (not production optimizer)
Location: src/FSharp.Azure.Quantum/Algorithms/Status: Experimental - Research and education purposes
Note: Grover's algorithm is a standalone quantum search primitive, separate from the QAOA-based optimization builders. It does not use the IBackend abstraction and is optimized for specific search problems rather than general combinatorial optimization.
Amplitude Amplification Generalization of Grover's algorithm for custom initial states.
Amplitude amplification extends Grover's algorithm to work with arbitrary initial state preparations (not just uniform superposition). This enables quantum speedups for problems beyond simple database search.
Key Insight: Grover's algorithm is a special case where:
Initial state = uniform superposition H^⊗n|0⟩
Reflection operator = Grover diffusion operator
Amplitude amplification allows:
Custom initial state preparation A|0⟩
Reflection about A|0⟩ (automatically generated)
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.GroverSearch.AmplitudeAmplificationAdapter
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.Core.BackendAbstraction
// Execute amplitude amplification on quantum hardware backend
let backend = createIonQBackend(connectionString, "ionq.simulator")
// Define oracle (marks solution states)
let oracle = StateOracle(fun state -> state = 3 || state = 5)
// Configure amplitude amplification
let config = {
NumQubits = 3
StatePreparation = UniformSuperposition // or BasisState(n), PartialSuperposition(states)
Oracle = oracle
Iterations = 2 // Optimal iterations for 2 solutions in 8-element space
}
match executeWithBackend config backend 1000 with
| Ok measurementCounts ->
printfn "Amplitude amplification executed on quantum hardware"
measurementCounts
|> Map.iter (fun state count -> printfn " |%d⟩: %d counts" state count)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Backend execution failed: %s" msg
// Convenience functions
executeUniformAmplification 3 oracle 2 backend 1000 // Uniform initial state
executeBasisStateAmplification 3 5 oracle 2 backend 1000 // Start from |5⟩
✅ Custom state preparation (W-states, partial superpositions, arbitrary states)
✅ Cloud backend execution (IonQ, Rigetti, LocalBackend)
✅ Automatic reflection operator generation (circuit-based A†)
✅ Grover equivalence verification (shows Grover as special case)
✅ Optimal iteration calculation for arbitrary initial success probability
✅ Measurement-based results (histogram of basis states)
⚠️ Backend execution returns measurement statistics only (not full amplitudes)
⚠️ Quantum phases are lost during measurement (fundamental limitation)
✅ Suitable for algorithms that measure amplification results
✅ For amplitude/phase analysis, use local simulation
Quantum walk algorithms with non-uniform initial distributions
Fixed-point search (where initial state biases toward solutions)
Quantum sampling with amplification
Fixed-amplitude search (building block for quantum counting)
Location: Algorithms/AmplitudeAmplificationAdapter.fs
Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) Quantum analog of the discrete Fourier transform - foundational building block for many quantum algorithms.
The QFT transforms computational basis states into frequency basis with exponential speedup over classical FFT:
Classical FFT : O(n·2^n) operationsQuantum QFT : O(n²) quantum gates QFT: |j⟩ → (1/√N) Σₖ e^(2πijk/N) |k⟩
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.GroverSearch.QFTBackendAdapter
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.Core.BackendAbstraction
// Execute QFT on quantum hardware backend
let backend = createIonQBackend(connectionString, "ionq.simulator")
let config = { NumQubits = 5; ApplySwaps = true; Inverse = false }
match executeQFTWithBackend config backend 1000 None with
| Ok measurementCounts ->
printfn "QFT executed on quantum hardware"
measurementCounts
|> Map.iter (fun state count -> printfn " |%d⟩: %d counts" state count)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Backend execution failed: %s" msg
// Convenience functions
executeStandardQFT 5 backend 1000 // Standard QFT with swaps
executeInverseQFT 5 backend 1000 // Inverse QFT (QFT†)
executeQFTOnState 5 7 backend 1000 // QFT on specific input state |7⟩
✅ O(n²) gate complexity (exponential speedup over classical)
✅ Cloud backend execution (IonQ, Rigetti, LocalBackend)
✅ Controlled phase gates (CP) with correct decomposition
✅ Bit-reversal SWAP gates (optional for QPE)
✅ Inverse QFT (QFT†) for result decoding
✅ Angle validation (prevents NaN/infinity)
✅ Measurement-based results (histogram of basis states)
⚠️ Backend execution returns measurement statistics only (not full state vector)
⚠️ Amplitudes and phases are lost during measurement (fundamental quantum limitation)
✅ Suitable for algorithms that measure QFT output (Shor's, Phase Estimation)
✅ For amplitude/phase analysis, use local simulation
Shor's Algorithm : Integer factorization (period finding step)Quantum Phase Estimation : Eigenvalue estimation for VQE improvementsPeriod Finding : Hidden subgroup problemsQuantum Signal Processing : Frequency domain analysis
3 qubits: 12 gates (3 H + 6 CPhase + 1 SWAP)
5 qubits: 27 gates (5 H + 20 CPhase + 2 SWAP)
10 qubits: 105 gates (10 H + 90 CPhase + 5 SWAP)
Location: Algorithms/QFTBackendAdapter.fs
Phase 2 Builders: QFT-Based Quantum Applications High-level builders for cryptography, quantum chemistry, and research applications.
The library provides three advanced builders that wrap QFT-based quantum algorithms for real-world business scenarios:
1. Quantum Arithmetic Builder Use Case: Cryptographic operations, RSA encryption, modular arithmetic
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumArithmeticOps
// RSA encryption: m^e mod n
let encryptOp = quantumArithmetic {
operands 5 3 // message=5, exponent=3
operation ModularExponentiate
modulus 33 // RSA modulus
qubits 8
}
match execute encryptOp with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Encrypted: %d" result.Value
printfn "Gates: %d, Depth: %d" result.GateCount result.CircuitDepth
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
using static FSharp.Azure.Quantum.CSharpBuilders;
var encrypt = ModularExponentiate(baseValue: 5, exponent: 3, modulus: 33);
var result = ExecuteArithmetic(encrypt);
Cryptographic algorithm prototyping
Educational RSA demonstrations
Quantum arithmetic research
2. Cryptographic Analysis Builder (Shor's Algorithm) Use Case: RSA security assessment, post-quantum cryptography planning
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumPeriodFinder
// Factor RSA modulus (security analysis)
let problem = periodFinder {
number 15 // Composite to factor
precision 8 // QPE precision
maxAttempts 10 // Retries (probabilistic)
}
match solve problem with
| Ok result ->
match result.Factors with
| Some (p, q) ->
printfn "Factors: %d × %d" p q
printfn "⚠️ RSA Security Broken!"
| None ->
printfn "Try again (probabilistic)"
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
var problem = FactorInteger(15, precision: 8);
var result = ExecutePeriodFinder(problem);
Security consulting (quantum threat assessment)
Post-quantum cryptography migration planning
Cryptanalysis research and education
3. Phase Estimation Builder (Quantum Chemistry) Use Case: Drug discovery, molecular simulation, materials science
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumPhaseEstimator
// Estimate molecular ground state energy
let problem = phaseEstimator {
unitary (RotationZ (Math.PI / 3.0)) // Molecular Hamiltonian
precision 12 // 12-bit energy precision
}
match estimate problem with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Phase: %.6f" result.Phase
printfn "Energy: %.4f a.u." (result.Phase * 2.0 * Math.PI)
printfn "Application: Drug binding affinity prediction"
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
var problem = EstimateRotationZ(Math.PI / 3.0, precision: 12);
var result = ExecutePhaseEstimator(problem);
Pharmaceutical drug discovery (binding energy)
Materials science (electronic properties)
Quantum chemistry simulations
Phase 2 Builder Features:
✅ Business-focused APIs hiding quantum complexity
✅ F# computation expressions + C# fluent API
✅ Comprehensive examples with real-world scenarios
✅ Educational value for quantum algorithm learning
⚠️ NISQ limitations: Toy examples only (< 20 qubits)
⚠️ Requires fault-tolerant quantum computers for production use
Current Status: Educational/research focus - Demonstrates quantum algorithms but hardware insufficient for real-world applications (2024-2025)
🔬 Advanced Quantum Builders High-level builders for specialized quantum algorithms using computation expression syntax.
Beyond the optimization and QFT-based builders, the library provides five advanced builders for specialized quantum computing tasks:
1. Quantum Tree Search Builder Use Case: Graph traversal, decision trees, game tree exploration
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumTreeSearchBuilder
// Search decision tree with quantum parallelism
let searchProblem = QuantumTreeSearch.quantumTreeSearch {
depth 5 // Tree depth
branchingFactor 3 // Children per node
target 42 // Target node value
qubits 10
}
match search searchProblem with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Found path: %A" result.Path
printfn "Depth explored: %d" result.DepthReached
printfn "Success probability: %.2f%%" (result.Probability * 100.0)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
✅ Quantum parallelism for tree exploration
✅ Amplitude amplification for target finding
✅ F# computation expression: QuantumTreeSearch.quantumTreeSearch { }
✅ Applications: Game AI, route planning, decision analysis
2. Quantum Constraint Solver Builder Use Case: SAT solving, constraint satisfaction problems, logic puzzles
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumConstraintSolverBuilder
// Solve boolean satisfiability (SAT) problem
let satProblem = QuantumConstraintSolver.constraintSolver {
variables ["x"; "y"; "z"]
clause ["x"; "!y"] // x OR NOT y
clause ["!x"; "z"] // NOT x OR z
clause ["y"; "!z"] // y OR NOT z
qubits 8
}
match solve satProblem with
| Ok solution ->
printfn "Satisfying assignment:"
solution.Assignment
|> Map.iter (fun var value -> printfn " %s = %b" var value)
printfn "Clauses satisfied: %d/%d" solution.SatisfiedClauses solution.TotalClauses
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
✅ Grover-based SAT solving
✅ CNF (Conjunctive Normal Form) constraint encoding
✅ F# computation expression: QuantumConstraintSolver.constraintSolver { }
✅ Applications: Circuit verification, scheduling, logic puzzles
3. Quantum Pattern Matcher Builder Use Case: String matching, DNA sequence alignment, anomaly detection
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumPatternMatcherBuilder
// Find pattern in data stream with quantum speedup
let matchProblem = QuantumPatternMatcher.patternMatcher {
haystack [1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8]
needle [3; 4; 5]
tolerance 0 // Exact match
qubits 12
}
match find matchProblem with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Pattern found at positions: %A" result.Positions
printfn "Total matches: %d" result.MatchCount
printfn "Search probability: %.2f%%" (result.Probability * 100.0)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
✅ Quantum search for pattern matching
✅ Approximate matching with tolerance
✅ F# computation expression: QuantumPatternMatcher.patternMatcher { }
✅ Applications: Bioinformatics, data mining, signal processing
4. Quantum Arithmetic Builder Use Case: Cryptographic operations, RSA encryption, modular arithmetic
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumArithmeticBuilder
// Quantum integer addition
let addProblem = QuantumArithmeticOps.quantumArithmetic {
operands 15 27 // 15 + 27
operation Add
qubits 10
}
match compute addProblem with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Result: %d" result.Value
printfn "Carry: %b" result.Carry
printfn "Gates used: %d" result.GateCount
printfn "Circuit depth: %d" result.CircuitDepth
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
// Modular exponentiation for RSA
let rsaProblem = QuantumArithmeticOps.quantumArithmetic {
operands 5 3 // base=5, exponent=3
operation ModularExponentiate
modulus 33 // RSA modulus
qubits 12
}
✅ Quantum arithmetic operations (Add, Subtract, Multiply, ModularExponentiate)
✅ QFT-based carry propagation
✅ F# computation expression: QuantumArithmeticOps.quantumArithmetic { }
✅ Applications: Cryptography, financial calculations, scientific computing
5. Quantum Period Finder Builder Use Case: Shor's algorithm, cryptanalysis, order finding
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumPeriodFinderBuilder
// Find period of modular function (Shor's algorithm)
let shorsProblem = QuantumPeriodFinder.periodFinder {
number 15 // Composite to factor
base_ 7 // Coprime base
precision 12 // QPE precision bits
maxAttempts 10 // Probabilistic retries
}
match findPeriod shorsProblem with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Period found: %d" result.Period
match result.Factors with
| Some (p, q) ->
printfn "Factors: %d × %d = %d" p q (p * q)
printfn "⚠️ RSA modulus factored!"
| None ->
printfn "Retry with different base (probabilistic)"
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
✅ Quantum Period Finding (QPF) for Shor's algorithm
✅ Quantum Phase Estimation (QPE) integration
✅ F# computation expression: QuantumPeriodFinder.periodFinder { }
✅ Applications: Cryptanalysis, number theory, discrete logarithm
6. Quantum Phase Estimator Builder Use Case: Eigenvalue estimation, quantum chemistry, VQE enhancement
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.QuantumPhaseEstimatorBuilder
open FSharp.Azure.Quantum.Algorithms.QuantumPhaseEstimation
// Estimate eigenphase of unitary operator
let qpeProblem = QuantumPhaseEstimator.phaseEstimator {
unitary (RotationZ (Math.PI / 4.0)) // Operator U
eigenstate 0 // |ψ⟩ = |0⟩
precision 16 // 16-bit phase precision
qubits 20
}
match estimate qpeProblem with
| Ok result ->
printfn "Estimated phase: %.6f" result.Phase
printfn "Eigenvalue: e^(2πi × %.6f)" result.Phase
printfn "Confidence: %.2f%%" (result.Confidence * 100.0)
printfn "Application: Molecular energy = %.4f Hartree" (result.Phase * 2.0 * Math.PI)
| Error msg ->
printfn "Error: %s" msg
✅ Quantum Phase Estimation (QPE) with arbitrary precision
✅ Inverse QFT for phase readout
✅ F# computation expression: QuantumPhaseEstimator.phaseEstimator { }
✅ Applications: Quantum chemistry (VQE), linear systems, machine learning
Advanced Builder Features
✅ Computation Expression Syntax - Idiomatic F# DSL for all builders
✅ Backend Switching - LocalBackend (simulation) or Cloud (IonQ, Rigetti)
✅ Type Safety - F# type system prevents invalid quantum circuits
✅ C# Interop - Fluent API extensions for all builders
✅ Circuit Export - Export to OpenQASM 2.0 for cross-platform execution
✅ Error Handling - Comprehensive validation and error messages
⚠️ Educational/Research Focus - Suitable for algorithm learning and prototyping
⚠️ NISQ Limitations - Toy problems only (< 20 qubits) on current hardware
✅ Production-Ready Code - Well-tested, documented, and production-quality implementation
⚠️ Hardware Bottleneck - Waiting for fault-tolerant quantum computers for real-world scale
Builder Primary Application Quantum Advantage Hardware Readiness Tree Search Game AI, Route Planning O(√N) speedup 2028+ (requires 50+ qubits) Constraint Solver SAT, Logic Puzzles O(√2^n) speedup 2030+ (requires 100+ qubits) Pattern Matcher DNA Alignment, Data Mining O(√N) speedup 2027+ (requires 30+ qubits) Arithmetic Cryptography, RSA Polynomial vs exponential 2026+ (requires 4096+ qubits for RSA-2048) Period Finder Shor's Algorithm, Cryptanalysis Exponential speedup 2029+ (requires 4096+ qubits) Phase Estimator Quantum Chemistry, VQE Polynomial speedup 2025+ (10-20 qubits sufficient for small molecules)
Use for learning quantum algorithms and understanding quantum advantage
Use for prototyping future quantum applications
Use Phase Estimator for small molecules on current NISQ hardware
For production optimization , use the 6 QAOA-based builders instead
C# API for Advanced Builders All advanced builders have C#-friendly fluent APIs:
using FSharp.Azure.Quantum;
using static FSharp.Azure.Quantum.CSharpBuilders;
// Tree Search
var treeSearch = TreeSearch(depth: 5, branchingFactor: 3, target: 42);
var searchResult = ExecuteTreeSearch(treeSearch);
// Constraint Solver
var satProblem = ConstraintProblem(
variables: new[] { "x", "y", "z" },
clauses: new[] {
new[] { "x", "!y" },
new[] { "!x", "z" }
}
);
var satResult = SolveConstraints(satProblem);
// Pattern Matcher
var pattern = PatternMatch(
haystack: new[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 },
needle: new[] { 3, 4, 5 },
tolerance: 0
);
var matchResult = FindPattern(pattern);
// Arithmetic
var add = ArithmeticAdd(15, 27);
var addResult = ComputeArithmetic(add);
var rsa = ModularExponentiate(baseValue: 5, exponent: 3, modulus: 33);
var rsaResult = ComputeArithmetic(rsa);
// Period Finder (Shor's)
var shors = FactorInteger(15, precision: 12);
var factorResult = FindPeriod(shors);
// Phase Estimator
var qpe = EstimateRotationZ(Math.PI / 4.0, precision: 16);
var phaseResult = EstimatePhase(qpe);
Current Status: Educational/research focus - Demonstrates quantum algorithms but hardware insufficient for real-world applications (2024-2025)
Library Scope & Focus Primary Focus: QAOA-Based Combinatorial Optimization
This library is designed for NISQ-era practical quantum advantage in optimization:
✅ 6 optimization problem builders (Graph Coloring, MaxCut, TSP, Knapsack, Portfolio, Network Flow)
✅ QAOA implementation with automatic parameter tuning
✅ Error mitigation for noisy hardware (ZNE, PEC, REM)
✅ Production-ready solvers with cloud backend integration
Secondary Focus: Quantum Algorithm Education & Research
The Algorithms/ directory contains foundational quantum algorithms for learning:
✅ Grover's Search (quantum search, O(√N) speedup)
✅ Amplitude Amplification (generalization of Grover)
✅ Quantum Fourier Transform (O(n²) vs O(n·2^n) classical FFT)
Type-safe quantum circuit construction
Functional programming matches quantum mathematics
Interop with .NET ecosystem (C#, Azure, ML.NET)
Higher level abstraction than Python (Qiskit) and Q#
🤝 Contributing
Maintain quantum-only architecture (no classical algorithms)
Follow F# coding conventions
Provide C# interop for new builders
Include comprehensive tests
Document QAOA encodings for new problem types
📄 License Unlicense - Public domain. Use freely for any purpose.
📞 Support
Status : Production Ready - Quantum-only architecture, 6 problem builders, full QAOA implementation
