Qubit Measurement by Multi-Channel Driving

ORAL

Abstract

We theoretically propose and experimentally implement a method to measure a qubit by driving it close to the frequency of a dispersively coupled bosonic mode. The separation of the bosonic states corresponding to different qubit states begins essentially immediately at maximum rate, leading to a speedup in the measurement protocol. Also the bosonic mode can be simultaneously driven to optimize measurement speed and fidelity.
We experimentally test this measurement protocol using a superconducting qubit coupled to a resonator mode. Compared to the conventional dispersive readout, we observe that our protocol yields higher fidelity for a given integration time. Finally, we use an additional resonator drive to leave the resonator state in vacuum if qubit is in the excited state before the measurement protocol. This suggests that the proposed technique may become useful in unconditionally resetting the resonator to a vacuum state after the measurement pulse.

*Financial support by European Research Council (681311 QUESS) and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant (795159), Academy of Finland (312300, 312059, 265675, 305237, 305306, 308161, 312300, 314302, 316551, 319579), the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, and the Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation.

Presenters

  • Joni Ikonen

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University

Authors

  • Joni Ikonen

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
  • Jan Goetz

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
  • Jesper Ilves

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
    • The University of Tokyo
  • Aarne Keränen

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
    • Aalto University
  • Andras Gunyho

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
  • Matti Partanen

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
  • Kuan Yen Tan

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
  • Leif Grönberg

    • QTF Centre of Excellence, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, VTT
  • Visa I Vesterinen

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, VTT
  • Slawomir Simbierowicz

    • QTF Centre of Excellence, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, VTT
  • Juha Hassel

    • QTF Centre of Excellence, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    • Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, VTT
  • Mikko Möttönen

    • QCD Labs, Aalto University