Systems and methods for removing unwanted interactions in quantum devices
Systems, devices, articles, methods, and techniques for advancing quantum computing by removing unwanted interactions in one or more quantum processor. One approach includes creating an updated plurality of programmable parameters based at least in part on a received value for the characteristic magnetic susceptibility of the qubit in the at least one quantum processor, and returning the updated plurality of programmable parameters. Examples programmable parameters include local biases, and coupling values characterizing the problem Hamilton. Also, for example, a quantum processor may be summarized as including a first loop of superconducting material, a first compound Josephson junction interrupting the first loop of superconducting material, a first coupler inductively coupled to the first loop of superconducting material, a second coupler inductively coupled to the first loop of superconducting material, and a second loop of superconducting material proximally placed to the first loop of superconducting material inductively coupled to the first coupler and the second coupler.
1. A quantum processor, comprising:
a first loop of superconducting material that superconducts below a critical temperature;
a first compound Josephson junction interrupting the first loop of superconducting material;
a first coupler inductively coupled to the first loop of superconducting material;
a second coupler inductively coupled to the first loop of superconducting material;
a second loop of superconducting material, that superconducts below a critical temperature, proximally placed to the first loop of superconducting material inductively coupled to the first coupler, and inductively coupled to the second coupler; and a global signal line inductively coupled to the first loop of superconducting material and the second loop of superconducting material, the global signal line having a first mutual inductance value and a second mutual inductance value; wherein the second loop of superconducting material has a third mutual inductance value and the first coupler has a fourth mutual inductance value, and a first ratio of the first mutual inductance value to the second mutual inductance value is within ten percent of or equals to a second ratio of the fourth mutual inductance value to the third mutual inductance value.
2. The quantum processor of claim 1 further comprising:
a tunable inductance interrupting the second loop of superconducting material.
3. The quantum processor of claim 1 wherein a first ratio of the first mutual inductance value to the second mutual inductance value equals a second ratio of the fourth mutual inductance value to the third mutual inductance value.
4. The quantum processor of claim 1 wherein the global signal line includes an annealing signal line that carries an annealing signal to evolve the quantum processor during quantum annealing computation.
5. The quantum processor of claim 1 wherein the global signal line includes a persistent current compensation line.
6. The quantum processor of claim 2 wherein the tunable inductance comprises a compound Josephson junction.
7. The quantum processor of claim 6 wherein the tunable inductance comprises a plurality of compound Josephson junctions.