Add custom operations sample (#1995)

This PR adds a new language sample showing how to use custom
measurements and a more comprehensive sample showing how to use custom
operations (intrinsics and measurements).

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Co-authored-by: Stefan J. Wernli <[email protected]>

samples/algorithms/MajoranaQubits/qsharp.json

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+{}

samples/algorithms/MajoranaQubits/src/GateSet.qs

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+/// A set of gates built upon the custom measurements
+/// provided by the hardware provider.
+///
+/// Source:
+///  [1] Surface code compilation via edge-disjoint paths
+///      https://arxiv.org/pdf/2110.11493
+
+/// Apply a CNOT gate to the given qubits.
+/// Source: [1] Figure 3.
+operation CNOT(control : Qubit, target : Qubit) : Unit {
+    // Prepare an ancilla qubit in the |+⟩ state.
+    use ancilla = Qubit();
+    PrepareX(ancilla);
+
+    let a = Mzz(control, ancilla);
+    let b = Mxx(ancilla, target);
+    let c = Mz(ancilla);
+    Reset(ancilla);
+
+    if b == One {
+        Z(control);
+    }
+
+    if a != c {
+        X(target);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// Prepare a qubit in the |+⟩ state.
+operation PrepareX(q : Qubit) : Unit {
+    if Mx(q) == One {
+        Z(q);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Prepare a qubit in the |0⟩ state.
+operation PrepareZ(q : Qubit) : Unit {
+    if Mz(q) == One {
+        X(q);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Prepare a Bell Pair.
+/// Source: [1] Figure 18a.
+operation BellPair(q1 : Qubit, q2 : Qubit) : Unit {
+    // Collapse the qubits onto the Pauli-Z basis.
+    Mz(q1);
+    Mz(q2);
+
+    // If they are not aligned in the Pauli-X basis, phase flip one of them.
+    if Mxx(q1, q2) == One {
+        Z(q2);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Measure a Bell Pair.
+/// Source: [1] Figure 18b.
+/// Below is a map showing how the Bell states map to the Result pairs:
+///   |𝚽⁺⟩ -> (Zero, Zero)
+///   |𝚿⁺⟩ -> (Zero, One)
+///   |𝚽⁻⟩ -> (One, Zero)
+///   |𝚿⁻⟩ -> (One, One)
+operation BellMeasurement(q1 : Qubit, q2 : Qubit) : (Result, Result) {
+    let z = Mzz(q1, q2);
+    let x = Mxx(q1, q2);
+    (x, z)
+}
+
+/// User friendly wrapper around the Mx hardware gate.
+operation Mx(q : Qubit) : Result {
+    HardwareIntrinsics.__quantum__qis__mx__body(q)
+}
+
+/// User friendly wrapper around the Mz hardware gate.
+operation Mz(q : Qubit) : Result {
+    HardwareIntrinsics.__quantum__qis__mz__body(q)
+}
+
+/// User friendly wrapper around the Mxx hardware gate.
+operation Mxx(q1 : Qubit, q2 : Qubit) : Result {
+    HardwareIntrinsics.__quantum__qis__mxx__body(q1, q2)
+}
+
+/// User friendly wrapper around the Mzz hardware gate.
+operation Mzz(q1 : Qubit, q2 : Qubit) : Result {
+    HardwareIntrinsics.__quantum__qis__mzz__body(q1, q2)
+}

samples/algorithms/MajoranaQubits/src/HardwareIntrinsics.qs

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+/// A set of custom measurements exposed from a hardware
+/// provider using Majorana Qubits.
+
+@Measurement()
+@SimulatableIntrinsic()
+operation __quantum__qis__mx__body(q : Qubit) : Result {
+    H(q);
+    M(q)
+}
+
+@Measurement()
+@SimulatableIntrinsic()
+operation __quantum__qis__mz__body(q : Qubit) : Result {
+    M(q)
+}
+
+@Measurement()
+@SimulatableIntrinsic()
+operation __quantum__qis__mxx__body(q1 : Qubit, q2 : Qubit) : Result {
+    Std.Intrinsic.Measure([PauliX, PauliX], [q1, q2])
+}
+
+@Measurement()
+@SimulatableIntrinsic()
+operation __quantum__qis__mzz__body(q1 : Qubit, q2 : Qubit) : Result {
+    Std.Intrinsic.Measure([PauliZ, PauliZ], [q1, q2])
+}

samples/algorithms/MajoranaQubits/src/Main.qs

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+/// # Sample
+/// Majorana Qubits
+///
+/// # Description
+/// In hardware providing majorana qubits, common quantum operations
+/// are implemented using measurements and Pauli corrections. This
+/// sample shows a hypotetical hardware provider exposing some custom
+/// gates to Q# and a small library built on top of it.
+
+/// Sample program using custom gates from a hardware provider.
+operation Main() : (Result, Result) {
+    // Create a Bell Pair in the |𝚽⁺⟩ state.
+    use qs = Qubit[2];
+    GateSet.BellPair(qs[0], qs[1]);
+
+    // Applying X to any of the qubits will result in the |𝚿⁺⟩ Bell state.
+    // X(qs[0]); // Uncomment to try
+
+    // Applying Z to any of the qubits will result in the |𝚽⁻⟩ Bell state.
+    // Z(qs[0]); // Uncomment to try
+
+    // Applying X and Z to the pair will result in the |𝚿⁻⟩ Bell state.
+    // Note that they can be applied to the same Qubit.
+    // Z(qs[0]); // Uncomment to try
+    // X(qs[0]);
+
+    let res = GateSet.BellMeasurement(qs[0], qs[1]);
+    ResetAll(qs);
+    res
+}

samples/language/CustomMeasurements.qs

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+// # Sample
+// Custom Operations
+//
+// # Description
+// The @Measurement attribute in Q# allows you to define custom measurements
+// that are lowered to QIR in the same way the `M` measurement in the standard
+// library is lowered. That means an `"irreversible"` attribute is added to
+// the callable declaration and the output results are moved to the paramaters
+// and treated as result registers.
+//
+// # Who is this for?
+// The target audience are library authors targeting specific hardware.
+
+/// Try running the command `Q#: Get QIR for the current Q# program`
+/// in VS-Code's Command Palette.
+operation Main() : Result {
+    use q = Qubit();
+    H(q);
+    __quantum__qis__mx__body(q)
+}
+
+@Measurement()
+@SimulatableIntrinsic()
+operation __quantum__qis__mx__body(q : Qubit) : Result {
+    H(q);
+    M(q)
+}

samples_test/src/tests/language.rs

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     Updated array: [10, 11, 100, 13]
     Updated array: [10, 100, 12, 200]
     ()"#]];
+pub const CUSTOMMEASUREMENTS_EXPECT: Expect = expect!["Zero"];
+pub const CUSTOMMEASUREMENTS_EXPECT_DEBUG: Expect = expect!["Zero"];
 pub const DATATYPES_EXPECT: Expect = expect![[r#"
     Binary BigInt: 42
     Octal BigInt: 42