Characterization of Josephson phase-slip qubits, Part 2: Annealing

ORAL

Abstract

Josephson phase slip qubits (JPSQs) have been identified as a promising qubit with which to build next-generation quantum annealers. These qubits have charge tunability through the Aharanov-Casher effect. This charge tuning is a signature of their ability to achieve “strong” non-stoquastic XX couplings with “strong” indicating couplings that are large relative to residual single qubit fields. This coupling regime is not known to be possible to achieve with conventional flux qubits. In this talk we present initial characterization measurements of JPSQs that are annealing-compatible and have a large charge dispersion.

*This material is based upon work supported by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) through the Army Research Office (ARO) Contract No. W911NF-17-C-0050. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the Army Research Office (ARO).

Presenters

  • Robert Hinkey

    • Northrop Grumman
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems

Authors

  • Robert Hinkey

    • Northrop Grumman
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
  • Moe Khalil

    • Northrop Grumman
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
  • Sergey Novikov

    • Northrop Grumman
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman Corporation - Mission Systems
  • David Clarke

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman
  • James I. Basham

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman
  • Steven Disseler

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman
  • Alexander Marakov

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman
  • Jeffrey Grover

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman
  • David K Kim

    • MIT Lincoln Lab
    • Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
    • Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Zachary A Stegen

    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman
  • Alexander Melville

    • MIT Lincoln Lab
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02421
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Bethany M. Niedzielski

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory
    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02421
  • Jonilyn Yoder

    • MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Daniel A Lidar

    • University of Southern California
    • Univ of Southern California
  • Kenneth M. Zick

    • Northrop Grumman
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
  • David Ferguson

    • Northrop Grumman
    • Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems
    • Northrop Grumman Corporation