Preparation and Readout Methods for Noise Protected Superconducting Qubits

ORAL

Abstract

Protected quantum circuits are promising candidates to serve as the building blocks of fault-tolerant universal quantum computers. However, initialization and readout of noise protected superconducting qubits presents a fundamental challenge to their experimental demonstration. In this talk, we present concepts for preparation and readout methods that would allow for experimental demonstration of enhanced coherence of a noise protected qubit, where the enhanced coherence is enabled by reduced sensitivity to environmental noise.

*This research was supported by the Army Research Office under contract W911NF-17-C-0024

Presenters

  • David Ferguson

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman Corporation

Authors

  • David Ferguson

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Andy C. Y. Li

    • Northwestern Univeristy
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
  • Jens Koch

    • Northwestern Univeristy
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern Univ
    • Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University
    • Physics, Northwestern University