qom-resources

Quantum Optomechanics Tools

A list of toolboxes and platforms for simulations and analysis of quantum optomechanical systems

QuTiP - Quantum Toolbox in Python

J. R. Johansson, P. D. Nation and F. Nori, QuTiP 2: A Python Framework for the Dynamics of Open Quantum Systems, Comput. Phys. Commun. 184, 1234 (2013)

• Open-source Python library to simulate dynamics of open quantum systems
• Built on Numpy, Scipy and Cython packages with graphical outputs by Matplotlib
• User-friendly and efficient numerical simulations of a wide variety of Hamiltonians
• Suitable for quantum optics, trapped ions, superconding circuits and quantum nanomechanical resonators
• Used by research universities, government-funded labs and major corporations

Strawberry Fields

N. Killoran, J. Izzac, N. Quesada, V. Bergholm, M. Amy and C. Weedbrook, Strawberry Fields: A Software Platform for Photonic Quantum Computing, Quantum 3, 129 (2019)

• Open-source full-stack Python library for designing, simulating and optimizing continuous-variable quantum optical circuits
• High-level functions for solving practical problems including optimization, machine learning and chemistry
• Includes several world-class simulators to compile and simulate photonic algorithms
• TensorFlow backend to train and optimize quantum programs
• Interactive web-application with drag-and-drop interface

QuantumOptics.jl

• Open-source numerical framework in Julia to simulate open quantum systems
• Optimized processor usage and memory consumption
• Pre-defined systems and interactions for ease in numerics
• Tested and benchmarked against QuTiP and Quantum Optics Toolbox
• Supports author-maintained add-ons.

HOQST - Hamiltonian Open Quantum Systems Toolkit

• Open-source Julia package for simulating the open quantum system dynamics codenamed OpenQuantumTools
• Includes master equation solvers featuring multiple methods
• Supports solvers for various time-depending coupling interactions
• Provides several plotting functionality by recipes
• Under heavy development

Quantum Optics Toolbox

• Propreity package developed for MATLAB
• Simple way to set up equations of motion using Hamiltonians
• Quantum objects are mapped to class instances
• Includes a variety of solution algorithms
• Discontinued since 2002

The Quantum Optomechanics Toolbox

• Open-source package for computational quantum optomechanics codenamed qom
• Automatically managed loops and parameter validation modules
• Solver modules to calculate classical and quantum signatures
• Inheritable optomechanical systems supporting callable properties
• Configurable visualizations without the need for explicit plotting