Compact multi-pole quantum bit measurement filter
A system that includes: a qubit; a qubit readout resonator arranged adjacent to the qubit to couple to the qubit; and a first filter arranged adjacent to the qubit readout resonator to couple to the qubit readout resonator, the first filter comprising: a common port arranged to receive both a qubit readout resonator input drive signal and a measurement output signal from the qubit readout resonator, wherein the first filter is configured to impede at least one measurement photon emitted from the qubit is disclosed.
1. A system comprising:
a qubit;
a qubit readout resonator arranged adjacent to the qubit to couple to the qubit; and
a first filter arranged adjacent to the qubit readout resonator to couple to the qubit readout resonator, the first filter comprising:
a common port arranged to receive both a qubit readout resonator input drive signal and a measurement output signal from the qubit readout resonator, wherein the first filter is configured to impede at least one measurement photon emitted from the qubit,
wherein the first filter comprises a first filter stub, a coupling portion and a second filter stub,
wherein the first filter stub is disposed between the common port and a first side of the coupling portion and the second filter stub is disposed on a second side of the coupling portion, and
wherein the qubit readout resonator is coupled to the coupling portion.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a circulator coupled to the common port,
wherein the circulator is configured to separate the qubit readout resonator input drive signal from the measurement output signal on the common port.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a directional coupler coupled to the common port,
wherein the directional coupler is configured to separate the qubit readout resonator input drive signal from the measurement output signal on the common port.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first filter comprises a bandpass filter.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the bandpass filter is a Purcell filter.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the qubit readout resonator or the first filter comprises a microwave resonator.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the microwave resonator includes a co-planar waveguide resonator, a strip-line resonator, or a microstrip resonator.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the qubit readout resonator device and the first filter are formed from a superconductor.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the qubit comprises a superconducting qubit or a spin qubit.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the qubit comprises a qubit with a resonant frequency that is between 300 MHz and 300 GHz.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first filter stub includes at least one of a transmission-line filter or a lumped-element filter.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first filter is a half-wave coplanar waveguide filter, and
wherein the first filter stub is a quarter-wave coplanar waveguide filter.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein a stop band of the first filter stub is between 1 and 20 GHz.
14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of qubit devices, wherein each of the qubit devices includes:
a respective qubit,
a respective qubit readout resonator arranged adjacent to the respective qubit of the qubit device to couple to the respective qubit of the qubit device, and
a respective filter arranged adjacent to the respective qubit readout resonator of the qubit device to couple to the respective qubit readout resonator of the qubit device;
a common input port that is configured to receive a plurality of qubit readout resonator input drive signals for the plurality of qubit devices; and
a switch that is configured to provide at least one of the plurality of qubit readout resonator input drive signals to at least one of the plurality of qubit devices.
15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of qubit devices, wherein each of the qubit devices has a respective resonator frequency and comprises:
a respective qubit,
a respective qubit readout resonator arranged adjacent to the respective qubit of the qubit device to couple to the respective qubit of the qubit device, and
a respective filter arranged adjacent to the respective qubit readout resonator of the qubit device to couple to the respective qubit readout resonator of the qubit device;
a common input port that is configured to receive a plurality of qubit readout resonator input drive signals for the plurality of qubit devices, wherein each of the plurality of qubit readout resonator input drive signals has a respective frequency; and
a frequency domain multiplexer that is configured to provide, to a first qubit device of the plurality of qubit devices, a first qubit readout resonator input drive signal of the plurality of qubit readout resonator input drive signals based on a frequency of the first qubit readout resonator input drive signal being matched to the respective resonator frequency of the first qubit device.
16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an amplifier that is coupled to the common port and that is configured to amplify the measurement output signal from the qubit readout resonator.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the amplifier includes a parametric amplifier or a High Electron Mobility Transistor amplifier.
18. The system of claim 1 , further comprising
a plurality of qubit devices, wherein each of the qubit devices includes:
a respective qubit; and
a respective qubit readout resonator arranged adjacent to the respective qubit of the qubit device to couple to the respective qubit of the qubit device,
wherein the first filter is arranged to couple to the respective qubit readout resonators of each of the plurality of the qubit devices.