position

position(mode)

Builds the dimensionless position (quadrature) operator of a single mode.

\[\hat{q} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(b^\dagger + b\right) \, .\]
>>> from qiskit_bosons.operators.library import position
>>> position(0).is_hermitian()
True
Parameters:

mode (int) – the mode index.

Returns:

The position operator as a BosonOperator.

Return type:

BosonOperator