FPGA module synchronization for QubiC

ORAL

Abstract

As quantum bit (qubit) grows in count, the radio frequency (RF) control system becomes a limiting factor to large scale extensibility. To tackle this challenge and keep pace with rapidly evolving classical control requirements, we developed a synchronization protocol among multiple FPGA modules for distributed control systems. The pulse synchronization was presented on our customized FPGA-based RF control system (QubiC) with newly developed low-cost DAC boards. The synchronization functionality was demonstrated by two-qubit experiments on superconducting quantum information processors.

*This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research through the Testbeds for Science program, and the High Energy Physics QUANTISED program under Contract DE-AC02-05CH11231.

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Presenters

  • Yilun Xu

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Authors

  • Yilun Xu

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Gang Huang

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Neelay Fruitwala

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

  • Ravi K Naik

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Kasra Nowrouzi

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • David I Santiago

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Irfan Siddiqi

    • University of California, Berkeley
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory