Patent US10452991

Cross-talk compensation in quantum processing devices
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US10452991

1. A method of operating a quantum processing device comprising at least two quantum circuits coupled to a tunable coupler, (2) (2)

wherein the quantum circuits are subject to cross-talk, the method comprising: applying a primary signal to the quantum circuits so as to drive one or more energy transitions between states spanned by the quantum circuits; and

applying a compensation signal to the tunable coupler, the compensation signal designed so as to shift at least one state spanned by the quantum circuits, in energy, to compensate for cross-talk between the quantum circuits, and

wherein the cross-talk between the quantum circuits gives rise to hybridized states of the quantum circuits and the compensation signal is designed such that one of the hybridized states has an energy equal to an energy that one of the bare superposition state spanned by the quantum circuits would have in absence of cross-talk between the quantum circuits.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a frequency of the tunable coupler can be modulated so as to drive energy transitions in the quantum processing device and the method comprises applying a synthesis signal to the tunable coupler, wherein the synthesis signal applied includes: (3) (2)

said primary signal, the latter modulated so as to modulate the frequency of the tunable coupler and thereby drive said one or more energy transitions via the tunable coupler; and

said compensation signal, so as to compensate for cross-talk between the quantum circuits.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises, prior to applying said synthesis signal, synthetizing the signal to be applied by: (1) (3)

modulating the primary signal;

obtaining the compensation signal; and

combining the compensation signal obtained with the primary signal modulated.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the compensation signal is obtained by: (1) (2)

generating a signal with a frequency generator; and

gating the generated signal.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein (1) (2)

the primary signal is modulated so as to generate a harmonic microwave signal, and

the compensation signal is obtained by: generating a fixed-frequency, continuous-wave microwave signal; and

gating the continuous-wave microwave signal generated to obtain a compensation signal pulse.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein (2) (1)

the continuous-wave microwave signal generated has a frequency selected so as to reduce a frequency shift between a hybridized state and a bare superposition state of the quantum circuits, wherein the frequency shift is induced by cross-talk between the quantum circuits.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein (0) (1)

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein (0) (1)

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein: (0) (4)

each of said quantum circuits is a transmon-type superconducting quantum circuit;

the tunable coupler is implemented as a superconducting quantum interference device loop, or SQUID loop,

and wherein

the synthesis signal applied to the tunable coupler is applied by altering a magnetic flux penetrating the SQUID loop.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein (0) (1)

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising (0) (1)

12. A quantum processing device, comprising (3) (5)

at least two quantum circuits;

a tunable coupler, to which the at least two quantum circuits are coupled, the circuits subject to cross-talk; and

a control circuit, configured in the quantum processing device to apply:

a primary signal to the quantum circuits so as to drive one or more energy transitions between states spanned by the quantum circuits; and

a compensation signal designed so as to shift at least one state spanned by the quantum circuits, in energy, to compensate for cross-talk between the quantum circuits; wherein the tunable coupler is designed such that a frequency thereof can be modulated so as to drive energy transitions in the quantum processing device and the control circuit is further configured in the quantum processing device to apply a synthesis signal to the tunable coupler, wherein the synthesis signal applied includes: said primary signal, the latter modulated so as to modulate the frequency of the tunable coupler and thereby drive said one or more energy transitions via the tunable coupler, in operation; and

said compensation signal, so as to compensate for cross-talk between the quantum circuits.

13. The quantum processing device according to claim 12, wherein (1) (1)

the control circuit is implemented as a linear circuit, whereby the synthesis signal is a linear transformation of the modulated signal and the compensation signal.

14. The quantum processing device according to claim 13, wherein the control circuit includes: (0) (3)

15. The quantum processing device according to claim 12, wherein (0) (1)

16. The quantum processing device according to claim 12, wherein (1) (1)

18. A quantum processing chip, including (0) (3)

a plurality of cells, each comprising:

at least two quantum circuits; and

a tunable coupler, to which the at least two quantum circuits are coupled, the quantum circuits being subject to cross-talk, wherein the quantum processing chip further comprises one or more further control circuits, configured in the chip to apply, for each of the cells: a primary signal to respective quantum circuits so as to drive one or more energy transitions between states spanned by the respective quantum circuits via a respective tunable coupler, in operation; and

a compensation signal designed so as to shift at least one state spanned by the respective quantum circuits, in energy, to compensate for cross-talk between two of said respective quantum circuits, in operation of the chip,

wherein the tunable coupler is designed such that a frequency thereof can be modulated so as to drive energy transitions in the quantum processing chip and the control circuit is further configured in the quantum processing chip to apply a synthesis signal to the tunable coupler, wherein the synthesis signal applied includes: said primary signal, the latter modulated so as to modulate the frequency of the tunable coupler and thereby drive said one or more energy transitions via the tunable coupler, in operation; and

said compensation signal, so as to compensate for cross-talk between the quantum circuits.

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