Photonic quantum networking for large superconducting qubit modules
In a general aspect, a photonic quantum network is disclosed. In some implementations, microwave modes and optical modes are generated on first and second quantum processing units (QPUs) by operation of a first transducer device of the first QPU and a second transducer device of the second QPU. The microwave modes are transmitted within the first and second QPUs from the first and second transducer devices to respective first and second qubit devices. The optical modes are transmitted from the first and second QPUs to an interferometer device. By operation of the interferometer device, output signals are generated on respective output channels based on the optical modes from the first and second QPUs. Based on the output signals detected by operation of photodetector devices coupled to the respective output channels, quantum entanglement transferred to the first and second qubit devices by the microwave modes is identified.
1. A method of generating quantum entanglement between a first qubit device of a first quantum processing unit (QPU) and a second qubit device of a second QPU, the method comprising:
generating microwave modes and optical modes on the first and second QPUs by operation of a first transducer device of the first QPU and a second transducer device of the second QPU;
transmitting the microwave modes within the first and second QPUs from the first and second transducer devices to the respective first and second qubit devices;
transmitting the optical modes from the first and second QPUs to an interferometer device;
by operation of the interferometer device, generating output signals on respective output channels based on the optical modes from the first and second QPUs;
detecting the output signals by operation of photodetector devices coupled to the respective output channels of the interferometer device; and
based on the output signals, identifying the quantum entanglement transferred to the first and second qubit devices by the microwave modes.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the microwave modes and optical modes on the first and second QPUs comprises:
generating microwave modes and optical modes by operation of the first transducer device in response to first optical excitations; and
generating microwave modes and optical modes by operation of the second transducer device in response to second optical excitations.
3. The method of claim 2 , comprising:
generating the first and second optical excitations by operation of a pump laser system and a beam splitter device; and
transmitting the first and second optical excitations from the beam splitter device to the respective first and second QPUs.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first QPU comprises a first pump filter that filters at least a portion of the first optical excitations, and the second QPU comprises a second pump filter that filters at least a portion of the second optical excitations.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein each of the first and second pump filters comprises two optical ring resonators coupled in series.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein each of the first and second pump filters comprises a sequence of optical ring resonators coupled in parallel.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transducer devices is a direct electro-optic transducer device comprising a lithium niobate thin film, each of the first and second transducer devices comprises a first optical ring resonator, a second optical ring resonator, a superconducting microwave resonator configured to modulate a resonant frequency of the first optical ring resonator, and a tuning capacitor configured to apply DC bias to the second optical ring resonator.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the microwave modes comprises microwave photons, the superconducting microwave resonator is configured to generate the quantum entanglement, each of the first and second QPUs comprises a microwave transmission line capacitively coupled to the respective first and second transducer devices, a Purcell filter, and an intermediate resonator, and transmitting the microwave modes within the first and second QPUs comprises:
transmitting the microwave photons on the microwave transmission lines;
filtering, by operation of the Purcell filters, the microwave photons; and
maintaining, by operation of the intermediate resonator, coherence of the microwave photons.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second qubit devices is a tunable transmon qubit device.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second QPUs comprises a plurality of qubit devices that collectively defines one or more logical qubits, and the method further comprises:
distilling, by operation of the one or more logical qubits, entangled states.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second QPUs comprises a plurality of qubit devices, and the method further comprises:
distilling, by operation of the plurality of qubit devices, entangled states.
12. A quantum computing network comprising:
a plurality of quantum processing units (QPUs) each comprising a qubit device and a transducer device, the plurality of QPUs comprising:
a first QPU comprising a first qubit device and a first transducer device;
a second QPU comprising a second qubit device and a second transducer device;
wherein each of the plurality of QPUs is configured to perform operations comprising:
generating microwave modes and optical modes by operation of the transducer device;
transmitting the microwave modes within the QPU from the transducer device to the qubit device; and
transmitting the optical modes from the QPU to an interferometer device; and
a global controller system comprising the interferometer device and photodetector devices, the global controller configured to perform operations comprising:
by operation of the interferometer device, generating output signals on respective output channels based on the optical modes from the first and second QPUs;
detecting the output signals by operation of the photodetector devices coupled to the respective output channels of the interferometer device; and
based on the output signals, identifying quantum entanglement transferred to the first and second qubit devices by the microwave modes.
13. The quantum computing network of claim 12 , wherein generating the microwave modes and optical modes on the first and second QPUs comprises:
generating microwave modes and optical modes by operation of the first transducer device in response to first optical excitations; and
generating microwave modes and optical modes by operation of the second transducer device in response to second optical excitations.
14. The quantum computing network of claim 13 , wherein the global controller system further comprises a pump laser system and a beam splitter device, and the global controller system is configured to perform operations comprising:
generating the first and second optical excitations by operation of the pump laser system and the beam splitter device; and
transmitting the first and second optical excitations from the beam splitter device to the respective first and second QPUs.
15. The quantum computing network of claim 14 , wherein the first QPU comprises a first pump filter configured to filter at least a portion of the first optical excitations, and the second QPU comprises a second pump filter configured to filter at least a portion of the second optical excitations.
16. The quantum computing network of claim 15 , wherein each of the first and second pump filters comprises two optical ring resonators coupled in series.
17. The quantum computing network of claim 15 , wherein each of the first and second pump filters comprises a sequence of optical ring resonators coupled in parallel.
18. The quantum computing network of claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second transducer devices is a direct electro-optic transducer device comprising a lithium niobate thin film, each of the first and second transducer devices comprises a first optical ring resonator, a second optical ring resonator, a superconducting microwave resonator configured to modulate a resonant frequency of the first optical ring resonator, and a tuning capacitor configured to apply DC bias to the second optical ring resonator.
19. The quantum computing network of claim 18 , wherein the microwave modes comprises microwave photons, the superconducting microwave resonator is configured to generate the quantum entanglement, each of the first and second QPUs comprises a microwave transmission line capacitively coupled to the respective first and second transducer devices, a Purcell filter, and an intermediate resonator, and transmitting the microwave modes within the first and second QPUs comprises:
transmitting the microwave photons on the microwave transmission lines;
filtering, by operation of the Purcell filters, the microwave photons; and
maintaining, by operation of the intermediate resonator, coherence of the microwave photons.
20. The quantum computing network of claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second qubit devices is a tunable transmon qubit device.
21. The quantum computing network of claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second QPUs comprises a plurality of qubit devices that collectively defines one or more logical qubits, and each of the QPUs is configured to perform operations comprising:
distilling, by operation of the one or more logical qubits, entangled states.
22. The quantum computing network of claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second QPUs comprises a plurality of qubit devices, and each of the QPUs is configured to perform operations comprising:
distilling, by operation of the plurality of qubit devices, entangled states.