Realizing a lattice-based quantum simulator using circuit quantum electrodynamics

Recent experimental progress in circuit quantum electrodynamics (CQED) has triggered extensive theoretical research on using these systems to implement a CQED lattice-based quantum simulator for non-equilibrium physics. CQED systems are inherently open due to unavoidable photon loss and the ease of replenishing photons through driving. The focus of this research is to experimentally realize proposals focused on building lattice-based simulators, where each lattice site contains a single CQED element. Results will be presented on a kagome lattice of 49 niobium coplanar waveguide resonators, each coupled a single aluminum transmon qubit