Integration of classical electronics for quantum computing tasks in superconducting qubit systems

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Abstract

The acts of controlling and measuring superconducting qubits for quantum information processing rely on classical electronic systems. Although metrics primarily associated to the quantum system, such as qubit coherence time and gate fidelity, are typically quoted as benchmarks for quantum processor quality, the integration of classical hardware and associated software with the quantum device plays a critical role both in these metrics and in the overall performance of a quantum computer.

In this talk we will discuss some important details of this architecture for superconducting quantum processors, touching on current limitations and future outlook.

*This work is supported by IARPA under contract W911NF-16-1-0114.

Presenters

  • Antonio Corcoles

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Authors

  • Antonio Corcoles

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Maika Takita

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Ken Inoue

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Scott Lekuch

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Abhinav Kandala

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Jay Gambetta

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Jerry M. Chow

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    • IBM T J Watson Res Ctr
    • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
    • IBM T. J. Watson Research Center