Patent US10333503

Quantum controller with modular and dynamic pulse generation and routing
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US10333503

1. A system comprising: (9) (1)

a quantum controller comprising raw pulse generation circuitry, pulse modification circuitry, and output management circuitry, wherein: the raw pulse generation circuitry is operable to generate a raw pulse;

the output management circuitry is operable to route one or more output pulses onto a selected one or more of a plurality of signal paths based on to which one or more of a plurality of elements of a quantum processor the one or more output pulses are to be sent; and

the pulse modification circuitry is operable to: select one or more pulse modification settings to use for processing of the raw pulse, wherein the selection is based on: which of the plurality of signal paths s are the selected one or more signal paths; and/or

to which of the one or more of the plurality of elements of the quantum processor the one or more output pulses are to be sent; and

process the raw pulse using the selected one or more pulse modification settings to generate the one or more output pulses.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein: (0) (4)

the one or more output pulses comprise a first output pulse generated using a first of the one or more pulse modification settings;

the first of the one or more pulse modification settings are selected based on a first of the one or more signal paths to which the first output pulse is to be transmitted;

the one or more output quantum pulses comprise a second output pulse generated using a second of the one or more pulse modification settings; and

the second of the one or more pulse modification settings are selected based on a second of the one or more signal paths to which the second output quantum pulse is to be transmitted.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein: (0) (4)

the one or more output pulses comprise a first output pulse generated via a first of the one or more pulse modification settings;

the first one or more pulse modification settings are selected based on characteristics of a first of the plurality of elements of the quantum processor to which the first output pulse is to be transmitted;

the one or more output pulses comprise a second output pulse generated via a second of the one or more pulse modification settings; and

the second one or more pulse modification settings are selected based on characteristics of a second of the plurality of elements of the quantum processor to which the second output pulse is to be transmitted.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein processing of the raw pulse using the one or more pulse modification settings results in an output pulse at a different carrier frequency than the raw pulse. (0)

5. The system of claim 1, wherein processing of the raw pulse using the one or more pulse modification settings results in a frame of reference of the one or more output pulses being rotated with respect to a frame of reference of the raw pulse. (0)

6. The system of claim 1, wherein processing of the raw pulse using the one or more pulse modification settings adjusts a phase, frequency, amplitude, and/or shape of the raw pulse to compensate for errors introduced by the selected one or more signal paths. (0)

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the selection of one or more pulse modification settings to use for processing of the raw pulse is based on a signal from the raw pulse generation circuitry to the pulse modification circuitry. (0)

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the routing of the one or more output pulses is based on a signal from the raw pulse generation circuitry to the output management circuitry. (0)

9. The system of claim 1, comprising input management circuitry, wherein the input management circuitry is operable to: (0) (2)

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the pulse modification circuitry is: (1) (2)

12. A method comprising: (9) (4)

generating, by raw pulse generation circuitry of a quantum controller, a raw pulse;

routing, by output management circuitry of a quantum controller, one or more output pulses onto a selected one or more of a plurality of signal paths based on to which one or more of a plurality of elements of a quantum processor the one or more output pulses are to be sent;

selecting, by pulse modification circuitry of the quantum controller, one or more pulse modification settings to use for processing of the raw outbound pulse, wherein the selecting is based on which of the plurality of signal paths are the selected one or more signal paths; and

processing, by the pulse modification circuitry, the raw outbound pulse using the selected one or more pulse modification settings to generate the one or more output outbound pulses.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein: (0) (3)

the one or more output pulses comprise a first output pulse generated via a first of the one or more pulse modification settings;

the one or more output pulses comprise a second output pulse generated via a second of the one or more pulse modification settings; and

the method comprises: selecting, by the pulse modification circuitry, the first of the one or more pulse modification settings based on a first of the one or more signal paths to which the first output pulse is to be transmitted; and

selecting, by the pulse modification circuitry, the second of the one or more pulse modification settings based on a second of the one or more signal paths to which the second output pulse is to be transmitted.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein: (0) (3)

the one or more output pulses comprise a first output pulse generated via a first of the one or more pulse modification settings;

the one or more output pulses comprise a second output pulse generated via a second of the one or more pulse modification settings; and

the method comprises: selecting, by the pulse modification circuitry, the first one or more pulse modification settings based on characteristics of a first of the plurality of elements of the quantum processor to which the first output pulse is to be transmitted; and

selecting, by the pulse modification circuitry, the second one or more pulse modification settings based on characteristics of a second of the plurality of elements of the quantum processor to which the second output pulse is to be transmitted.

15. The method of claim 12, comprising processing, by the pulse modification circuitry, the raw pulse using the one or more pulse modification settings to generate an output pulse at a different carrier frequency than the raw pulse. (0)

16. The method of claim 12, comprising processing, by the pulse modification circuitry, the raw pulse using the one or more pulse modification settings to generate an output pulse having a frame of reference that is rotated with respect to a frame of reference of the raw pulse. (0)

17. The method of claim 12, comprising processing, by the pulse modification circuitry, the raw pulse using the one or more pulse modification settings to adjust a phase, frequency, and/or amplitude of the raw pulse to compensate for errors introduced by the selected one or more signal paths. (0)

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the selecting the one or more pulse modification settings to use for processing of the raw pulse is based on a signal from the raw pulse generation circuitry to the pulse modification circuitry. (0)

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the routing the one or more output pulses is based on a signal from the raw pulse generation circuitry to the output management circuitry. (0)

20. The method of claim 12, comprising (1) (2)

21. The method of claim 12, comprising: (0) (2)

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Quantum controller with modular and dynamic pulse generation and routing

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