Restrict Split2QUnitaries to run on UnitaryGates only

qiskit/transpiler/passes/optimization/split_2q_unitaries.py

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
 # copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
 # that they have been altered from the originals.
+
 """Splits each two-qubit gate in the `dag` into two single-qubit gates, if possible without error."""
-from typing import Optional
 
 from qiskit.transpiler.basepasses import TransformationPass
 from qiskit.circuit.quantumcircuitdata import CircuitInstruction
@@ -21,34 +21,30 @@
 
 
 class Split2QUnitaries(TransformationPass):
-    """Attempt to splits two-qubit gates in a :class:`.DAGCircuit` into two single-qubit gates
+    """Attempt to splits two-qubit unitaries in a :class:`.DAGCircuit` into two single-qubit gates.
 
-    This pass will analyze all the two qubit gates in the circuit and analyze the gate's unitary
-    matrix to determine if the gate is actually a product of 2 single qubit gates. In these
-    cases the 2q gate can be simplified into two single qubit gates and this pass will
-    perform this optimization and will replace the two qubit gate with two single qubit
-    :class:`.UnitaryGate`.
+    This pass will analyze all :class:`.UnitaryGate` instances and determine whether the
+    matrix is actually a product of 2 single qubit gates. In these cases the 2q gate can be
+    simplified into two single qubit gates and this pass will perform this optimization and will
+    replace the two qubit gate with two single qubit :class:`.UnitaryGate`.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, fidelity: Optional[float] = 1.0 - 1e-16):
-        """Split2QUnitaries initializer.
-
+    def __init__(self, fidelity: float = 1.0 - 1e-16):
+        """
         Args:
-            fidelity (float): Allowed tolerance for splitting two-qubit unitaries and gate decompositions
+            fidelity: Allowed tolerance for splitting two-qubit unitaries and gate decompositions.
         """
         super().__init__()
         self.requested_fidelity = fidelity
 
-    def run(self, dag: DAGCircuit):
+    def run(self, dag: DAGCircuit) -> DAGCircuit:
         """Run the Split2QUnitaries pass on `dag`."""
+
         for node in dag.topological_op_nodes():
-            # skip operations without two-qubits and for which we can not determine a potential 1q split
-            if (
-                len(node.cargs) > 0
-                or len(node.qargs) != 2
-                or node.matrix is None
-                or node.is_parameterized()
-            ):
+            # We only attempt to split UnitaryGate objects, but this could be extended in future
+            # -- however we need to ensure that we can compile the resulting single-qubit unitaries
+            # to the supported basis gate set.
+            if not (len(node.qargs) == 2 and node.op.name == "unitary"):
                 continue
 
             decomp = TwoQubitWeylDecomposition(node.matrix, fidelity=self.requested_fidelity)

releasenotes/notes/restrict-split2q-d51d840cc7a7a482.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed an edge case when transpiling a circuit with ``optimization_level`` 2 or 3 with an
+    incomplete 1-qubit basis gate set on a circuit containing 2-qubit gates, that can be
+    implemented as a product of single qubit gates. This bug is resolved by restricting
+    :class:`.Split2QUnitaries` to consider only :class:`.UnitaryGate` objects.
+    Fixed `#12970 <https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/issues/12970>`__.

test/python/transpiler/test_split_2q_unitaries.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, QuantumRegister, transpile
-from qiskit.circuit.library import UnitaryGate, XGate, ZGate, HGate
+from qiskit.circuit.library import UnitaryGate, XGate, ZGate, HGate, CPhaseGate
 from qiskit.circuit import Parameter, CircuitInstruction, Gate
 from qiskit.providers.fake_provider import GenericBackendV2
 from qiskit.quantum_info import Operator
@@ -160,15 +160,11 @@ def test_no_split(self):
     def test_almost_identity(self):
         """Test that the pass handles QFT correctly."""
         qc = QuantumCircuit(2)
-        qc.cp(pi * 2 ** -(26), 0, 1)
+        qc.unitary(CPhaseGate(pi * 2 ** -(26)).to_matrix(), [0, 1])
         pm = PassManager()
-        pm.append(Collect2qBlocks())
-        pm.append(ConsolidateBlocks())
         pm.append(Split2QUnitaries(fidelity=1.0 - 1e-9))
         qc_split = pm.run(qc)
         pm = PassManager()
-        pm.append(Collect2qBlocks())
-        pm.append(ConsolidateBlocks())
         pm.append(Split2QUnitaries())
         qc_split2 = pm.run(qc)
         self.assertEqual(qc_split.num_nonlocal_gates(), 0)
@@ -211,19 +207,6 @@ def test_single_q_gates(self):
         self.assertTrue(CircuitInstruction(ZGate(), qubits=[qr[1]], clbits=[]) in qc.data)
         self.assertTrue(CircuitInstruction(HGate(), qubits=[qr[2]], clbits=[]) in qc.data)
 
-    def test_split_qft(self):
-        """Test that the pass handles QFT correctly."""
-        qc = QuantumCircuit(100)
-        qc.h(0)
-        for i in range(qc.num_qubits - 2, 0, -1):
-            qc.cp(pi * 2 ** -(qc.num_qubits - 1 - i), qc.num_qubits - 1, i)
-        pm = PassManager()
-        pm.append(Collect2qBlocks())
-        pm.append(ConsolidateBlocks())
-        pm.append(Split2QUnitaries())
-        qc_split = pm.run(qc)
-        self.assertEqual(26, qc_split.num_nonlocal_gates())
-
     def test_gate_no_array(self):
         """
         Test that the pass doesn't fail when the circuit contains a custom gate
@@ -260,3 +243,26 @@ def mygate(self, qubit1, qubit2):
         self.assertTrue(
             matrix_equal(Operator(qc).data, Operator(qc_split).data, ignore_phase=False)
         )
+
+    def test_nosplit_custom(self):
+        """Test a single custom gate is not split, even if it is a product.
+
+        That is because we cannot guarantee the split gate is valid in a given basis.
+        Regression test for #12970.
+        """
+
+        class MyGate(Gate):
+            """A custom gate that could be split."""
+
+            def __init__(self):
+                super().__init__("mygate", 2, [])
+
+            def to_matrix(self):
+                return np.eye(4, dtype=complex)
+
+        qc = QuantumCircuit(2)
+        qc.append(MyGate(), [0, 1])
+
+        no_split = Split2QUnitaries()(qc)
+
+        self.assertDictEqual({"mygate": 1}, no_split.count_ops())