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Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits on Superconducting Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Platform
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Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits on Superconducting Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Platform

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Scalable and robust randomized benchmarking of quantum processes.

Easwar Magesan1, J M Gambetta, Joseph Emerson

  • 1Institute for Quantum Computing and Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Physical Review Letters
|June 4, 2011
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We developed a scalable randomized benchmarking protocol to accurately estimate average gate error rates in quantum processors. This method reliably handles complex noise, improving quantum computing reliability.

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Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits on Superconducting Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Platform
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Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits on Superconducting Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Platform

Published on: August 2, 2019

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Science
  • Quantum Computing

Background:

  • Quantum information processors are susceptible to errors from noise.
  • Accurate characterization of these errors is crucial for reliable quantum computation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a fully scalable randomized benchmarking protocol.
  • To provide an efficient and reliable method for estimating average error rates in quantum information processors.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a scalable randomized benchmarking protocol.
  • Proved the protocol's efficiency and reliability under general noise models.
  • Derived fitting models for fidelity decay based on gate error expansion.

Main Results:

  • The protocol provides an efficient and reliable estimate of average gate error rates.
  • The method accounts for general noise models, including time- and gate-dependent errors.
  • Numerical examples illustrate the protocol's application.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed protocol offers a robust solution for characterizing errors in quantum processors.
  • This advancement is key to building more reliable quantum information processing systems.