Weight-4 Parity Checks on a Surface Code Sublattice with Superconducting Qubits

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Abstract

We present a superconducting qubit quantum processor design amenable to the surface code architecture. In such architecture, parity checks on the data qubits, performed by measuring their X- and Z- syndrome qubits, constitute a critical aspect. Here we show fidelities and outcomes of X- and Z-parity measurements done on a syndrome qubit in a full plaquette consisting of one syndrome qubit coupled via bus resonators to four code qubits. Parities are measured after four code qubits are prepared into sixteen initial states in each basis. Results show strong dependence on ZZ between qubits on the same bus resonators.

*This work is supported by IARPA under contract W911NF-10-1-0324

Authors

  • Maika Takita

    • IBM T J Watson Res Ctr
    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Antonio Corcoles

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Easwar Magesan

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Nicholas Bronn

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Jared Hertzberg

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Jay Gambetta

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Matthias Steffen

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  • Jerry Chow

    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center