Granted Patent B2

US 12,519,471 · App. 18/718,139 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Inventors: Jed D. Whittaker (Vancouver, CA); Mark H. Volkmann (Burnaby, CA); Andrew J. Berkley (Montreal, CA); Reza Molavi (North Vancouver, CA); Paul Bunyk (Pt. Roberts, WA); Loren J. Swenson (San Jose, CA)

Assignee: 1372934 B.C. Ltd.

H03K17/92H03K5/1252

Abstract

Claims (48)

1 . A superconducting integrated circuit comprising:

a first compound Josephson junction (CJJ);

a first control line in communication with the first CJJ; and

a first superconducting current path interrupted by the first CJJ, the first superconducting current path comprising:

a transmission line in communication with a target device;

a filter in series with the transmission line; and

a resistor in series with the transmission line.

2 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first control line in communication with the first CJJ comprises a first power control line galvanically coupled to the first CJJ and a first trigger control line inductively coupled to the first CJJ.

3 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 1 , wherein the transmission line is communicatively coupled to a qubit.

4 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 3 , wherein the qubit comprises a qubit CJJ, and the transmission line is magnetically coupled to the qubit CJJ.

5 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second CJJ;

a second control line in communication with the second CJJ;

a superconducting loop interrupted by the second CJJ;

a third CJJ inductively coupled to the superconducting loop;

a third control line in communication with the third CJJ; and

a second superconducting current path interrupted by the third CJJ, the second superconducting current path comprising one or more additional transmission lines, at least one of the one or more additional transmission lines communicatively coupled to the first CJJ.

6 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 5 , wherein the second control line in communication with the second CJJ comprises a second power control line galvanically coupled to the second CJJ and a second trigger control line inductively coupled to the second CJJ.

7 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 5 , wherein the third control line in communication with the third CJJ comprises a third power control line galvanically coupled to the third CJJ and a third trigger control line inductively coupled to the third CJJ.

8 . The superconducting integrated circuit of claim 5 , wherein the second superconducting current path comprises two or more additional transmission lines, a first one of the two or more additional transmission lines communicatively coupled to the first CJJ and a second one of the two or more additional transmission lines communicatively coupled to a fourth CJJ of a device, the device comprising:

a fourth control line in communication with the fourth CJJ and a fourth superconducting current path interrupted by the fourth CJJ, the fourth superconducting current path comprising:

a fourth transmission line in communication with a second target device;

a fourth filter in series with the fourth transmission line; and

a fourth resistor in series with the fourth transmission line.

9 . A method of delivering a control pulse through a pulse source, the method comprising:

increasing a current in a control line to a threshold such that a compound Josephson junction (CJJ) transitions to a voltage state;

charging a transmission line from the CJJ;

delivering a control pulse to a device in communication with the transmission line; and

dissipating energy stored in the transmission line through a resistor to reset the pulse source.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein increasing the current in a control line to a threshold comprises increasing the current in two control lines to achieve a combined current at the threshold.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein delivering a control pulse to a device in communication with the transmission line comprises delivering a control pulse to one or more qubits in communication with the transmission line, an evolution of the one or more qubits being stopped by the control pulse.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein delivering a control pulse to a device in communication with the transmission line comprises delivering a control pulse to a coupler to produce a coupling gate.

13 . A method of operating a synchronized control quench source, the method comprising:

increasing a current in a plurality of pulse source control lines to a first threshold, the plurality of pulse source control lines in communication with respective pulse sources, each pulse source having a respective pulse compound Josephson junction (CJJ);

increasing the current through a trigger control line for a trigger source to a second threshold, the trigger source having a trigger CJJ;

increasing the current through a programming source control line for a programming source to a third threshold, the programming source having a programming CJJ, the third threshold selected such that the programming CJJ transitions and provides a flux quantum to a line inductively coupled to the trigger CJJ such that the trigger CJJ transitions;

charging a plurality of trigger transmission lines from the trigger CJJ, each trigger transmission line galvanically coupled to the trigger CJJ and inductively coupled to a respective pulse CJJ;

transitioning each pulse CJJ by the plurality of charged trigger transmission lines;

charging a plurality of pulse source transmission lines from the pulse CJJs, the plurality of pulse source transmission lines galvanically coupled to a respective one of the pulse CJJs;

delivering a plurality of control pulses to a plurality of devices, each device of the plurality of devices in communication with a respective one of the plurality of pulse source transmission lines; and

dissipating energy stored in the plurality of pulse source transmission lines.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein dissipating the energy stored in the plurality of pulse source transmission lines comprises dissipating the energy through a plurality of resistors, each resistor of the plurality of resistors connected to a respective one of the plurality of pulse source transmission lines.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein delivering a plurality of control pulses to a plurality of devices comprises delivering a plurality of control pulses to a plurality of qubits, an evolution of the plurality of qubits being stopped by the control pulse.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising programming the plurality of qubits into a desired pre-quench state prior to delivering the plurality of control pulses.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein delivering a plurality of control pulses to a plurality of devices comprises delivering a plurality of control pulses to a plurality of couplers to produce a plurality of coupling gates.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein increasing the current in the plurality of pulse source control lines comprises increasing the current in a plurality of first and second pulse source control lines to achieve a combined current at the first threshold, each first pulse source control line being galvanically coupled to the respective pulse CJJ and each second pulse source control line being inductively coupled to the respective pulse CJJ.

19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein increasing the current through a trigger control line comprises increasing the current in first and second trigger source control lines to achieve a combined current at the second threshold, the first trigger source control line being galvanically coupled to the trigger source CJJ and the second trigger source control line being inductively coupled to the trigger source CJJ.

20 . The method of claim 13 , wherein increasing the current through a programming source control line comprises increasing the current in first and second programming source control lines to achieve a combined current at the third threshold, the first programming source control line being galvanically coupled to the programming CJJ and the second programming source control line being inductively coupled to the programming CJJ.

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