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US 10,900,998 · App. 16/687,143 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Contactless screening of a qubit

Inventors: Martin O. Sandberg (Ossining, NY); Vivekananda P. Adiga (Ossining, NY); Hanhee Paik (Danbury, CT); Jared Barney Hertzberg (Yorktown Heights, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
G01Q60/00G06N10/00
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Patent No.
US 10,900,998
App. No.
16/687,143
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems, devices, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate contactless screening of a qubit are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a scanner component that establishes a direct microwave coupling of a scanning probe device to a qubit of a quantum device. The computer executable components can further comprise a parameter extraction component that determines qubit frequency of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

Claims (46)

1. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components; and

a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:

a scanner component that establishes a direct microwave coupling of a scanning probe device to a qubit of a quantum device; and

a parameter extraction component that determines qubit frequency of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a microwave resonator coupled to the scanning probe device, wherein the scanner component couples the microwave resonator directly to the qubit using at least one of capacitive coupling or inductive coupling.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the parameter extraction component further determines qubit energy relaxation time of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a microwave resonator coupled to the scanning probe device, wherein the parameter extraction component determines at least one of the qubit frequency or qubit energy relaxation time of the qubit based on a state dependent frequency shift of the microwave resonator.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein multiple scanning probe devices and the quantum device are located in a cryostat device, and wherein the scanner component establishes inside the cryostat device multiple direct microwave couplings of the multiple scanning probe devices to multiple qubits of the quantum device and the parameter extraction component determines at least one of qubit frequencies or qubit energy relaxation times of the multiple qubits based on the multiple direct microwave couplings.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a position component that positions the scanning probe device a defined distance from the qubit to establish the direct microwave coupling of the scanning probe device to the qubit.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scanning probe device and the quantum device are located in a cryostat device, and wherein the scanner component establishes inside the cryostat device the direct microwave coupling of the scanning probe device to the qubit to inspect the qubit, thereby facilitating reduced time to extract the qubit frequency.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

establishing, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a direct microwave coupling of a scanning probe device to a qubit of a quantum device; and

determining, by the system, qubit frequency of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the establishing comprises:

coupling, by the system, a microwave resonator of the scanning probe device directly to the qubit using at least one of capacitive coupling or inductive coupling.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining, by the system, qubit energy relaxation time of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining, by the system, at least one of the qubit frequency or qubit energy relaxation time of the qubit based on a state dependent frequency shift of a microwave resonator of the scanning probe device.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

inserting, by the system, multiple scanning probe devices and the quantum device into a cryostat device;

establishing, by the system, inside the cryostat device multiple direct microwave couplings of the multiple scanning probe devices to multiple qubits of the quantum device; and

determining, by the system, at least one of qubit frequencies or qubit energy relaxation times of the multiple qubits based on the multiple direct microwave couplings.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

positioning, by the system, the scanning probe device a defined distance from the qubit to establish the direct microwave coupling of the scanning probe device to the qubit.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

inserting, by the system, the scanning probe device and the quantum device into a cryostat device; and

establishing, by the system, inside the cryostat device the direct microwave coupling of the scanning probe device to the qubit to inspect the qubit, thereby facilitating reduced time to extract the qubit frequency.

15. A computer program product facilitating a contactless screening of a qubit process, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

establish, by the processor, a direct microwave coupling of a scanning probe device to a qubit of a quantum device; and

determine, by the processor, qubit frequency of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

couple, by the processor, a microwave resonator of the scanning probe device directly to the qubit using at least one of capacitive coupling or inductive coupling.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

determine, by the processor, qubit energy relaxation time of the qubit based on the direct microwave coupling.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

determine, by the processor, at least one of the qubit frequency or qubit energy relaxation time of the qubit based on a state dependent frequency shift of a microwave resonator of the scanning probe device.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

insert, by the processor, multiple scanning probe devices and the quantum device into a cryostat device;

establish, by the processor, inside the cryostat device multiple direct microwave couplings of the multiple scanning probe devices to multiple qubits of the quantum device; and

determine, by the processor, at least one of qubit frequencies or qubit energy relaxation times of the multiple qubits based on the multiple direct microwave couplings.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

insert, by the processor, the scanning probe device and the quantum device into a cryostat device; and

establish, by the processor, inside the cryostat device the direct microwave coupling of the scanning probe device to the qubit to inspect the qubit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2019
From: SANDBERG, MARTIN O.; ADIGA, VIVEKANANDA P.; PAIK, HANHEE; HERTZBERG, JARED BARNEY
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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