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Developing robust protocols for calibration of a 25-qubit annealing device

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Abstract

Superconducting qubits require varied and novel tools for calibration. As qubits mature in design and fabrication we should also mature the software utilized for calibration. Sophisticated calibration protocols could enable faster, more accurate, and more robust tune-up of a superconducting qubit processor. We will provide details on our calibration routines for bringing online a 25-qubit quantum annealing testbed comprising XX single-qubit controls and YY coupler controls, all of which must be characterized individually and as a crosstalk matrix. We hope to provide context on what mature calibration software can look like and evidence of the benefits it can provide.

This material is based upon work supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering under Air Force Contract No. FA8702-15-D-0001. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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Presenters

  • Bryce I Fisher

    MIT Lincoln Labratory

Authors

  • Bryce I Fisher

    MIT Lincoln Labratory

  • Steven M Disseler

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • Steven J Weber

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • Robert Rood

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • Cyrus F Hirjibehedin

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • Mallika T Randeria

    MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lincoln Laboratory, MIT

  • Vladimir Bolkhovsky

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • John Cummings

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • Rabindra Das

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, MIT Lincoln Lab

  • David K Kim

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Jeffrey Knecht

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Justin L Mallek

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • Bethany M Niedzielski

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Ravi Rastogi

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Kyle Serniak

    MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Donna-Ruth W Yost

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, MIT - Lincoln Laboratory

  • Scott Zarr

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Mollie E Schwartz

    MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Steven J Weber

    MIT Lincoln Lab

  • William D Oliver

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Jonilyn L Yoder

    MIT Lincoln Lab, MIT Lincoln Laboratory