iqm.benchmarks.utils.reduce_to_active_qubits

iqm.benchmarks.utils.reduce_to_active_qubits(circuit: IQMCircuit, backend_topology: str | None = None, backend_num_qubits=None) → IQMCircuit

Reduces a quantum circuit to only its active qubits.

Parameters:

• backend_topology (Optional[str]) – The backend topology to execute the benchmark on.

• circuit (QuantumCircuit) – The original quantum circuit.

• backend_num_qubits (int) – The number of qubits in the backend.

Returns:

A new quantum circuit containing only active qubits.

Return type:

QuantumCircuit