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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Quantum Computational Systems

Номер: US20120072191A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

A computer-implemented method for encryption and decryption using quantum computational model is disclosed. Such a method includes providing a model of a lattice having a system of non-abelian anyons disposed thereon. From the lattice model, a first quantum state associated with the lattice is determined. Movement of non-abelian anyons within the lattice is modeled to model formation of first and second quantum braids in the space-time of the lattice. The first quantum braid corresponds to first text. The second quantum braid corresponds to second text. A second quantum state associated with the lattice is determined from the lattice model after formation of the first and second quantum braids has been modeled. The second quantum state corresponds to second text that is different from the first text.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Device and method for responding to influences of mind

Номер: US20120123693A1
Автор: Scott A. Wilber
Принадлежит: Psigenics Corp

Mental influence detectors and corresponding methods are useful for detecting an influence of mind and hidden or classically non-inferable information. An anomalous effect detector includes a source of non-deterministic random numbers, a converter to convert a property of numbers, a processor to accept converter output and to produce an output signal representative of an influence of mind. The processor output signal contains fewer numbers than the input. A quantum computer includes a physical source of entropy to generate output numbers; a source of test numbers; a measurement processor to accept output numbers and to measure a relationship between process numbers and at least one test number to produce an output representative of an influence of mind.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Methods of increasing fidelity of quantum operations

Номер: US20120159272A1
Принадлежит: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

Systems and methods are provided for improving fidelity of a quantum operation on a quantum bit of interest. A controlled quantum gate operation, controlled by the quantum bit of interest, id performed on an ancillary quantum bit. An energy state of the ancillary quantum bit is measured to facilitate the improvement of the fidelity of the quantum operation.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Measurement-only topological quantum computation

Номер: US20120221268A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

Measurement-only topological quantum computation using both projective and interferometrical measurement of topological charge is described. Various issues that would arise when realizing it in fractional quantum Hall systems are discussed.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Quantum and digital processor hybrid systems and methods to solve problems

Номер: US20120254586A1
Принадлежит: D Wave Systems Inc

Quantum processors and classical computers are employed together to solve computational problems. The classical computer may include a parameter learning module that produces a set of parameters. The quantum processor may be configured with the set of parameters to define a problem Hamiltonian and operated to perform adiabatic quantum computation and/or quantum annealing on the problem Hamiltonian to return a first solution to the problem. The parameter learning module of the classical computer may then be used to revise the set of parameters by performing a classical optimization, such as a classical heuristic optimization. The quantum processor may then be programmed with the revised set of parameters to return a revised solution to the problem. The quantum processor may include a superconducting quantum processor implementing superconducting flux qubits.

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20-12-2012 дата публикации

Array of quantum systems in a cavity for quantum computing

Номер: US20120319085A1
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A device includes a volume bounded by electromagnetically conducting walls, an aperture in a bounding wall of the electromagnetically conducting walls, a plurality of quantum systems disposed within the volume and an electromagnetic field source coupled to the volume via the aperture.

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14-02-2013 дата публикации

Superconducting latch system

Номер: US20130040818A1
Принадлежит: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

A reciprocal quantum logic (RQL) latch system is provided. The latch system comprises an output portion that retains a state of the latch system, and a bi-stable loop that comprises a set input, a reset input and an output coupled to the output portion. A positive single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse on the set input when the latch system is in a reset state results in providing a SFQ current in the output portion representative of the latch system being in a set state.

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28-02-2013 дата публикации

Optical dynamic non-locality induction bit

Номер: US20130050707A1
Принадлежит: US Department of Navy

A quantum dynamical non-locality device is provided for establishing a photon traveling along a path in a binary state. The device includes twin Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), a shutter and a detector. The twin MZI includes first and second right-isosceles triangle prisms, corresponding first and second trombone mirrors, and corresponding first and second spacers. The prisms join at a beam-splitter interface. The mirrors reflect the photon by an offset substantially perpendicular to photon's travel direction. The spacers are respectively disposed between their respective prisms and mirrors to produce corresponding spatial gaps. The path through the prisms includes traversing spacers and gaps. The detector detects a quantum state of the photon after passing the prisms and the mirrors. The shutter switches to one of disposed within and removed therefrom the first gap. The shutter shifts said quantum state of the photon.

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06-06-2013 дата публикации

Quantum Well Device With Lateral Electrodes

Номер: US20130140523A1
Автор: Robert L. Willett
Принадлежит: Alcatel Lucent USA Inc

An apparatus includes a substrate, a sequence of crystalline semiconductor layers on a planar surface of the substrate, and first and second sets of electrodes over the sequence. The sequence has a 2D quantum well therein. The first set of electrodes border opposite sides of a lateral region of the sequence and are controllable to vary a width of a non-depleted portion of the quantum well along the top surface. The second set of electrodes border channels between the lateral region and first and second adjacent lateral areas of the sequence and are controllable to vary widths of non-depleted segments of the quantum well in the channels. The electrodes are such that straight lines connecting the lateral areas via the channels either pass between one of the electrodes and the substrate or are misaligned to an effective [1 1 0] lattice direction of the sequence.

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08-08-2013 дата публикации

Chromophore based nanocircuits

Номер: US20130201538A1

Certain embodiments relate to systems and methods providing wires, circuits, or circuit elements comprised of one or more chromophores. The chromophores can be “tuned” to the critical edge between quantum order and quantum chaos providing long coherence times combined with quantum delocalization resulting in coherent transport of excitons. Such tuned chromophore systems provide coherent transport at room temperature.

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19-09-2013 дата публикации

Quantum Arithmetic On Two-Dimensional Quantum Architectures

Номер: US20130246495A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

2D nearest-neighbor quantum architectures for Shor's factoring algorithm may be accomplished using the form of three arithmetic building blocks: modular addition using Gossett's carry-save addition, modular multiplication using Montgomery's method, and non-modular multiplication using an original method. These arithmetic building blocks may assume that ancillae are cheap, that concurrent control may be available and scalable, and that execution time may be the bottleneck. Thus, the arithmetic building blocks may be optimized in favor of circuit width to provide improved depth existing nearest-neighbor implementations.

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24-10-2013 дата публикации

Systems and methods for superconducting flux qubit readout

Номер: US20130278283A1
Автор: Andrew J. Berkley
Принадлежит: D Wave Systems Inc

Systems and methods for reading out the states of superconducting flux qubits may couple magnetic flux representative of a qubit state to a DC-SQUID in a variable transformer circuit. The DC-SQUID is electrically coupled in parallel with a primary inductor such that a time-varying (e.g., AC) drive current is divided between the DC-SQUID and the primary inductor in a ratio that is dependent on the qubit state. The primary inductor is inductively coupled to a secondary inductor to provide a time-varying (e.g., AC) output signal indicative of the qubit state without causing the DC-SQUID to switch into a voltage state. Coupling between the superconducting flux qubit and the DC-SQUID may be mediated by a routing system including a plurality of latching qubits. Multiple superconducting flux qubits may be coupled to the same routing system so that a single variable transformer circuit may be used to measure the states of multiple qubits.

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23-01-2014 дата публикации

Method and system for optimal decomposition of single-qubit quantum circuits using standard quantum gates

Номер: US20140026107A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

The current application is directed to methods and systems which produce a design for an optimal approximation of a target single-qubit quantum operation comprising a representation of a quantum-circuit generated from a discrete, quantum-gate basis. The discrete quantum-gate basis comprises standard, implementable quantum gates. The methods and systems employ a database of canonical-form quantum circuits, an efficiently organized canonical-form quantum-circuit, and efficient searching to identify a minimum-cost design for decomposing and approximating an input target quantum operation.

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03-04-2014 дата публикации

Prespacetime model for generating energy-momentum-mass relationship, self-referential matrix rules and elementary particles

Номер: US20140095130A1
Автор: Huping Hu
Принадлежит: Individual

A prespacetime model is formulated for generating energy-momentum-mass relationship, elementary particles and self-referential matrix rules through hierarchical self-referential spin structure in prespacetime. Key to the present model is: (1) generation of at least one primordial phase distinction in prespacetime, (2) formation of energy-momentum-mass relationship from said phase distinction; (3) formation of external and internal objects from said phase distinction; (4) matrixization of said energy-momentum-mass relationship into matrix rules; (5) matrixization of said internal and external objects into the external and internal wave functions of a particle in the dual world, and (6) interaction of said external object and said internal object through said matrix rules. In particular, working models for generating energy-momentum-mass relationship, self-referential matrix rules, elementary particles and composite particles are described as research aids, teaching tools and games. Further, working model for ether (aether) as a body or medium of prespacetime is also described as research aids and teaching tools.

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10-04-2014 дата публикации

Systems and devices for quantum processor architectures

Номер: US20140097405A1
Автор: Paul Bunyk
Принадлежит: D Wave Systems Inc

Quantum processor architectures employ unit cells tiled over an area. A unit cell may include first and second sets of qubits where each qubit in the first set crosses at least one qubit in the second set. Each unit cell is positioned proximally adjacent at least one other unit cell. Within each unit cell, at least one qubit is longitudinally shifted with respect to at least one other qubit such that the longitudinally-shifted qubit crosses at least one qubit in a proximally adjacent unit cell. Communicative coupling between qubits is realized through respective intra-cell and inter-cell coupling devices. The longitudinal shifting of qubits and resultant crossing of qubits in proximally adjacent unit cells enables quantum processor architectures that can be better suited to solve certain problems.

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06-01-2022 дата публикации

Clock generation for a photonic quantum computer

Номер: US20220004079A1
Автор: Albert Wang
Принадлежит: Psiquantum Corp

A system for generating clock signals for a photonic quantum computing system includes a pump photon source configured to generate a plurality of pump photon pulses at a first repetition rate, a waveguide optically coupled to the pump photon source, and a photon-pair source optically coupled to the first waveguide. The system also includes a photodetector optically coupled to the photon-pair source and configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses in response to detection of at least a portion of the plurality of pump photon pulses at the first repetition rate and a clock generator coupled to the photodetector and configured to convert the plurality of electrical pulses into a plurality of clock signals at the first repetition rate.

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06-01-2022 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH

Номер: US20220005556A1
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An approach is provided for managing clinical trials and research. The approach involves receiving, by a clinical trial management platform, an input via a user interface element of a user interface of the clinical trial management platform. The input specifies an edit or an update to a data record associated with tracking a clinical trial process. The approach also involves determining a workflow rule associated with the user interface element, which specifies criteria for initiating a capture of a timing metric and/or a performance metric associated with the clinical trial process. The approach further involves initiating the capture of the timing metric and/or the performance metric based on an evaluation of the input against the one or more criteria to update the data record. The approach further involves updating a plurality of user interface elements that are visible in the user interface based on the updated data record. 1. (canceled)2. A method of monitoring a plurality of clinical trial processes , comprising:receiving, via a user interface, an input specifying modification of a data record associated with one of the clinical trial processes, wherein the data record includes a plurality of fields corresponding respectively to a plurality of stages of the one clinical trial process;determining a particular stage among the plurality of stages corresponding to the data record;presenting, via the user interface, one or more user interface elements corresponding to the particular stage;assigning a workflow rule to an action based on the one or more user interface elements;evaluating the input according to the workflow rule to initiate the action;determining a performance metric for the action, wherein the performance metric specifies timing information and cost information for the particular stage;updating the data record based on the performance metric; andmodifying the one or more user interface elements of the user interface according to the updated data ...

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06-01-2022 дата публикации

QUBIT LEAKAGE ERROR REDUCTIONS

Номер: US20220006458A1
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An arrangement, an apparatus, a quantum computing system, and a method are disclosed for reducing qubit leakage errors. In an example, an apparatus includes a qubit having a ground state and a plurality of excited states. The plurality of excited states include a lowest excited state. An energy difference between the ground state and the lowest excited state corresponds to a first frequency, and an energy difference between the lowest excited state and another excited state in the plurality of excited states corresponds to a second frequency. The apparatus also includes an energy dissipation structure to dissipate transferred energy, and a filter having a stopband and a passband. The filter is coupled to the qubit and to the energy dissipation structure. The stopband includes the first frequency and the passband includes the second frequency for reducing qubit leakage errors. 1. An apparatus for reducing qubit leakage errors comprising:at least one qubit having a ground state and a plurality of excited states, wherein the plurality of excited states includes a lowest excited state, wherein an energy difference between the ground state and the lowest excited state corresponds to a first frequency, and an energy difference between the lowest excited state and another excited state in the plurality of excited states corresponds to a second frequency;an energy dissipation structure configured to dissipate energy transferred to the energy dissipation structure; anda filter having at least one stopband and at least one passband, wherein the filter is coupled to the at least one qubit and to the energy dissipation structure, and wherein the at least one stopband includes the first frequency and the at least one passband comprises the second frequency.225. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the energy dissipation structure comprises at least one normal metal—insulator—superconductor (NIS) junction.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the energy ...

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06-01-2022 дата публикации

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING UP LONG RANGE QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Номер: US20220006534A1
Автор: Reilly Michele
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Described is a method of setting up a plurality of quantum communications links, forming a quantum network providing provably secure communications and internet services over intercontinental distances without requiring direct line of sight communication or the intermediate use of the entanglement resource of satellites. Also described is a quantum communicator device for use in this method. Two or more quantum memory units are disposed at a first location, an entangled link is set up between at least two of the quantum memory units, at least one of the quantum memory units sharing in the entangled link is physically transported to a second location. The quantum communicator device comprises communications nodes, an optical interface to set up entanglement to other devices and storage nodes, each node in the form of a quantum memory unit capable of storing quantum information for a desired length of time, i.e. weeks or longer. 1. A quantum communicator device , comprising:at least one communications node in the form of a quantum memory unit capable of maintaining an entangled link of at least a given desired fidelity to another communications or storage node for at least a first memory time, wherein the at least one communications node comprises an actively error corrected logical qubit,an optical interface coupled to the communications node to create an entangled link between one of the communications nodes of the device and a communications node of another device located in proximity to the quantum communicator device,at least one storage node in the form of a quantum memory unit capable of storing at least a qubit of quantum information for at least a second memory time, wherein the at least one storage node comprises an actively error corrected logical qubit,wherein each storage node can be coupled to at least one of the communications nodes in the sense that a multi-qubit operation may be performed between the nodes.2. The quantum communicator device of claim 1 ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

MAPPING TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES

Номер: US20210003456A1
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Techniques regarding determining and/or analyzing temperature distributions experienced by quantum computer devices during operation are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a region component that can define a plurality of temperature regions from a quantum computing device layout. The computer executable component can also comprise a map component that can generate a map that characterizes a temperature distribution by determining at least one temperature achieved within the plurality of temperature regions during an operation of the quantum computing device layout. 1. A system , comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; a region component that defines a plurality of temperature regions from a quantum computing device layout; and', 'a map component that generates a map that characterizes a temperature distribution by determining at least one temperature achieved within the plurality of temperature regions during an operation of the quantum computing device layout., 'a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the region component divides the quantum computing device layout into the plurality of temperature regions based on a position of a superconducting resonator comprised within the quantum computing device layout.3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:a simulation component that determines an estimated frequency exhibited by a superconducting resonator of the quantum computing device layout at a reference temperature; anda measurement component that ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

ON-CHIP THERMOMETER FOR SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM COMPUTING DEVICES

Номер: US20210003457A1
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Techniques regarding determining the temperature of one or more quantum computing devices are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a temperature component that can determine a temperature of a superconducting resonator based on a frequency shift exhibited by the superconducting resonator due to a change in kinetic inductance with a change in temperature. 1. A system , comprising:a temperature component that determines a temperature of a superconducting resonator based on a frequency shift exhibited by the superconducting resonator due to a change in kinetic inductance with a change in temperature.2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; anda processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the temperature component is comprised within the computer executable components.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the superconducting resonator is a superconducting transmission line positioned on a dielectric substrate claim 1 , and wherein the superconducting resonator comprises at least one member selected from a group consisting of: a pure type-I metal claim 1 , a pure type-II metal claim 1 , and a high thermal conductivity dielectric.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the superconducting transmission line is selected from a second group consisting of a microstrip transmission line and a coplanar waveguide transmission line.5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:a simulation component that simulates operation of the superconducting resonator to determine an estimated frequency exhibited by the superconducting resonator at a reference temperature, wherein a kinetic inductance of the superconducting resonator is known at the reference temperature.6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:a measurement component that measures an operating frequency exhibited by the ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

Multistage Semiconductor Quantum Detector Circiut Incorporating Anticorrelation

Номер: US20200003925A1
Принадлежит: equal1.labs Inc.

A novel and useful multistage semiconductor quantum detector circuit incorporating an anticorrelation mechanism. The quantum structure has at least the first stage sensor of the detector merged into the quantum structure in order to minimize loading of the quantum structure. The merged quantum structure and detector sensor may be encapsulated in a metal cage in order to provide enhanced rejection of the environmental parasitic electric and/or magnetic fields. A double boot strapping detector front-end configuration substantially eliminates the loading coming from both the gate-source and the gate-drain parasitic capacitances of the first sensor device of the detector that is connected to the quantum structure. In addition, differential detection aids in rejecting leakage, noise, and correlated interference coupling. Both dummy referenced differential detection as well as self-referenced differential detection may be employed in the detector. Moreover, correlated double sampling is used after preamplification in the detector in order to further reject noise and perturbations in the system. 1. A quantum detector coupled to a quantum circuit , comprising:a main quantum sensor coupled to a main semiconductor quantum well whose output is to be detected for a presence or absence of a particle previously injected thereto, said main quantum sensor operative to generate a main sensor signal;a dummy quantum sensor coupled to a dummy semiconductor quantum well whereby no particle is injected thereto, said dummy quantum sensor operative to generate a dummy sensor signal; andan amplifier and conditioning circuit operative to detect the presence or absence of said particle at the output of said main quantum circuit in accordance with a difference between said main sensor signal and said dummy sensor signal.2. The quantum detector according to claim 1 , wherein said main quantum sensor and said dummy quantum sensor each comprise at least one source follower device.3. The quantum ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

DYNAMICAL ISOLATION OF A CRYOGENIC PROCESSOR

Номер: US20220011384A1
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A device is dynamically isolated via a broadband switch that includes a plurality of cascade elements in series, wherein each cascade element comprises a first set of SQUIDs in series, a matching capacitor, and a second set of SQUIDs in series. The broadband switch is set to a passing state via flux bias lines during programming and readout of the device and set to a suppression state during device's calculation to reduce operation errors at the device. A device is electrically isolated from high-frequencies via an unbiased broadband switch. A device is coupled to a tunable thermal bath that includes a broadband switch. 1. A multiplexer microwave circuit comprising:a plurality of microwave paths, each microwave path communicatively coupling an input and a respective one of a plurality of outputs, each microwave path comprising at least one broadband switch; anda plurality of addressing lines, each addressing line communicatively coupled to one or more broadband switches.2. The multiplexer microwave circuit of claim 1 , wherein each broadband switch comprises: a respective first plurality of a number N of Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) superconductingly electrically communicatively coupled in series in a first arm, each SQUID of the first plurality of SQUIDs comprising at least one Josephson Junction;', 'a respective second plurality of a number M of SQUIDs superconductingly electrically communicatively coupled in series in a second arm, each SQUID of the second plurality of SQUIDs comprising at least one Josephson Junction; and', 'a respective matching capacitor, the matching capacitor physically positioned between the first arm and the second arm., 'a respective plurality of cascade elements superconductingly electrically communicatively coupled in series, each cascade element of the plurality of cascade elements comprising3. The multiplexer microwave circuit of claim 2 , wherein the total number N of SQUIDS in the first plurality of N SQUIDS ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

BATCHING WAVEFORM DATA

Номер: US20210004365A1
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Methods and apparatus for generating waveforms for application in a quantum computing device. In one aspect, a system comprises a batch generator that receives experiment data sets defining respective experiments, each experiment data set comprising a set of waveforms defined by respective waveform data; determines unique waveforms; generates a corresponding set of respective waveform data that includes the respective waveform data for each unique waveform; generates, for each of the experiments, a waveform list that references the respective waveform data in the set of respective waveform data that corresponds to the waveforms in the set; and batch instructions that are executable by waveform generator hardware and that cause the waveform generator hardware to process each waveform list by selecting each referenced waveform data in the waveform list; and generate, in response to the selected waveform data, a waveform that is suitable for application in a quantum computing device. 1. A system implemented by one or more computers , comprising: receives as input a plurality of experiment data sets that each defines a respective experiment, each experiment data set comprising a set of waveforms, wherein each waveform in the set of waveforms is defined by respective waveform data;', 'determines, from the respective waveform data for each waveform in each experiment data set, unique waveforms;', 'generates, from the identified unique waveforms, a corresponding set of respective waveform data that includes the respective waveform data for each unique waveform;', 'generates, for each set of waveforms of the plurality of experiments, a waveform list that references the respective waveform data in the set of respective waveform data that corresponds to the waveforms in the set; and, 'a batch generator thatbatch instructions that are executable by waveform generator hardware and that cause the waveform generator hardware, upon execution, to 'generate, in response to the ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

RUNTIME QUANTUM-MEMORY REMAPPING

Номер: US20220011958A1
Автор: ANDERSON Clifton Leon
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A quantum circuit program, when executed, implements a quantum circuit in quantum memory. The quantum-circuit program specifies addresses of quantum memory locations. A runtime quantum-memory remapper can route program instructions to the memory addresses they specify or to other memory locations between the time execution of the quantum circuit begins and the time that quantum-circuit execution is completed. The remapping can take place in response to a detection of a condition in which a memory location used by the quantum circuit becomes faulty, e.g., because it lost its quantum-state carrier. Remapping the quantum circuit allows its execution to continue despite the problem with quantum memory, and, in some cases, continue during the remedying of the remapping condition. 1. A runtime quantum-memory remapping process comprising:beginning execution of a quantum circuit using a first mapping of specified addresses to physical quantum memory locations, the specified addresses being specified by a quantum-circuit program that defines the quantum circuit, the first mapping routing a first specified address to a first physical memory location;after the beginning of execution, remapping the specified address to quantum-memory locations to implement a second mapping, the second mapping routing the first specified address to a second physical memory location different from the first physical memory location;after the remapping, continuing execution of the quantum circuit using the second mapping; andcompleting execution of the quantum circuit.2. The runtime quantum-memory remapping process of further comprising detecting a remapping condition claim 1 , the remapping being in response to the detecting the remapping condition.3. The runtime quantum-memory remapping process of further comprising claim 1 , prior to continuing execution of the quantum circuit claim 1 , transferring a quantum state of a first quantum-state carrier at the first physical memory location to a ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MACHINE LEARNING USING A NETWORK WITH SOFTWARE AGENTS AT THE NETWORK NODES AND THEN RANKING NETWORK NODES

Номер: US20200004752A1
Принадлежит: KYNDI, INC.

An apparatus and method are provided for rapidly ranking network nodes according to input ranking criteria. The links (i.e., first-order paths) between nodes are expressed in a first-order path matrix, which is used to generate nth-order path matrices as nth powers of the first-order path matrix and summed as a power series to generate a surrogate ranking operator (SRO) representing as a single matrix operation a sum over paths of all orders. Thus, in contrast to conventional ranking methods that require multiple recursive steps to account for the interrelatedness of linked nodes, a ranking is produced by multiplying the SRO by a state vector representing the input ranking criteria. 1. A web site ranking apparatus comprising:a network communications interface connected to an internet including websites and receive data elements from the websites,a memory configured to store a database of the websites, the database including a plurality of nodes representing the respective web sites and data elements received therefrom, and the plurality of nodes being respectively connected by a plurality of links representing connections between the websites; and determining a first-order path matrix including values representing one-link paths between pairs the plurality of nodes that are connected by a respective one of the plurality of links,', 'generate a surrogate ranking operator (SRO) using a power series of the first-order path matrix, and', 'rank the websites using a matrix product between a state vector of the input query and the SRO, and provide the ranked nodes to the user as a recommendation of best web sites satisfying the input query., 'processing circuitry configured to rank the web sites according to an input query of a user, the ranking of the websites being performed by'}2. A recommender apparatus comprising:a memory configured to store a database of a network, the database including a plurality of nodes containing respective data elements, and the plurality of ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY DETERMINATIONS USING A QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEM

Номер: US20220012382A1
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Techniques facilitating density-functional theory determinations using a quantum computing system are provided. A system can comprise a first computing processor and a second computing processor. The first computing processor can generate a density-functional theory determination. The second computing processor can input a quantum density into the density-functional theory determination. The first computing processor can be operatively coupled to the second computing processor. Further, the first computing processor can be a classical computer and the second computing processor can be a quantum computer. 1. A circuit , comprising:a first computing processor that generates a density-functional theory determination; anda second computing processor that inputs a quantum density into the density-functional theory determination generated by the first computing processor, wherein the first computing processor is operatively coupled to the second computing processor.2. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first computing processor is a classical computing processor claim 1 , and wherein the second computing processor is a quantum computing processor.3. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the density-functional theory determination is an active density matrix claim 1 , and wherein the second computing processor provides an updated active density matrix based on the quantum density.4. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the second computing processor iteratively communicates an updated active density matrix to the first computing processor.5. The circuit of claim 4 , wherein the first computing processor reoptimizes orbitals of the density-functional theory determination.6. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first computing processor determines inactive short-range contributions resulting in the density-functional theory determination.7. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the second computing processor determines long-range contributions based on the density-functional theory ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

INCREMENTAL GENERATION OF QUANTUM CIRCUITS

Номер: US20220012390A1

A method includes detecting submission of a first quantum circuit for compilation, the first quantum circuit comprising a first set of quantum logic gates; generating a first gate index, the first gate index comprising an ordered table of a subset of the set of quantum logic gates, each quantum logic gate of the subset of quantum logic gates including a corresponding set of qubits acted on by the quantum logic gate; comparing the first gate index with a second gate index to determine a structural equality of the first quantum circuit and the second quantum circuit; and parameterizing, in response to determining a structural equality of the first quantum circuit and the second quantum circuit, a first set of parameters of a second set of quantum logic gates of the second quantum circuit with a second set of parameters of the first set of quantum logic gates. 1. A method comprising:detecting, in a first quantum circuit, a first set of quantum logic gates, each quantum logic gate of the first set of quantum logic gates including a corresponding set of qubits acted on by the quantum logic gate;determining, by comparing the first set of quantum logic gates with a second set of quantum logic gates of a second quantum circuit, that a structural equality exists between the first quantum circuit and the second quantum circuit; andparameterizing, responsive to determining the structural equality, a first set of parameters of a second set of quantum logic gates of the second quantum circuit with a second set of parameters of the first set of quantum logic gates.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second quantum circuit is a previously compiled quantum circuit.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:compiling, in response to determining a structural inequality of the first quantum circuit and the second quantum circuit, the first quantum circuit.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a structural inequality includes a number of a specific type of quantum logic gate of the ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

QUANTUM-CIRCUIT PACKING

Номер: US20220012616A1
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A quantum computer system packs quantum circuits into quantum memory so the circuits can be run concurrently. A quantum-circuit packer includes a resource mapper and a packing evaluator. The resource mapper characterizes the task of identifying candidate packings of pending quantum circuits as an integer linear problem (ILP), for which solutions are known. The packing evaluator applies an optimization criterion to select an optimum packing from the candidate packings. The optimum packing is run; the results are assigned to respective circuits that make up the packing. 1. A quantum-circuit-packing process comprising:identifying candidate packings, each candidate packing including one or more quantum circuits the required resources of which constitute respective disjoint subsets of resources of a quantum memory;selecting an optimal packing from the candidate packings based on an optimization criterion; andrunning the optimal packing on hardware including the quantum memory.2. The quantum-circuit-packing process of further comprising:after the running, measuring the qubits to obtain qubit measurements; andmapping qubit measurements from a single run on the quantum memory to respective quantum circuits of the optimal packing.3. The quantum-circuit-packing process of wherein the identifying includes:characterizing the identifying as an integer linear problem (ILP) regarding mappings of register resources required by the circuits to available register resources; andsolving the ILP to yield the candidate packings.4. The quantum-circuit-packing process of wherein the ILP is solved exactly.5. The quantum-circuit-packing process of wherein the ILP is solved heuristically.6. The quantum-circuit-packing process of wherein the quantum memory includes a qubit-site register populated by atoms.7. The quantum-circuit-packing process of wherein the atoms are of alkali or alkaline-earth elements.8. The quantum-circuit-packing process of further comprising claim 1 , prior to the ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

OPTICAL ISING MACHINES AND OPTICAL CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Номер: US20220012619A1
Принадлежит: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A photonic parallel network can be used to sample combinatorially hard distributions of Ising problems. The photonic parallel network, also called a photonic processor, finds the ground state of a general Ising problem and can probe critical behaviors of universality classes and their critical exponents. In addition to the attractive features of photonic networks—passivity, parallelization, high-speed and low-power—the photonic processor exploits dynamic noise that occurs during the detection process to find ground states more efficiently. 1. A method of determining a ground state of an Ising model , the method comprising , at each of a plurality of time steps:encoding a plurality of optical signals with amplitudes representing an initial spin state of the Ising model;linearly transforming the plurality of optical signals to yield a plurality of linearly transformed optical signals;perturbing the plurality of linearly transformed optical signals to yield a plurality of perturbed signals;nonlinearly thresholding the plurality of perturbed signals to yield a plurality of nonlinearly thresholded signals; anddetermining the ground state for the Ising model from the plurality of nonlinearly thresholded signals.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein encoding the plurality of optical signals comprises:splitting a pulse from a pulsed laser into N optical signals, where N is a positive integer; andmodulating the amplitudes of the N optical signals to represent the initial spin state.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein encoding the plurality of optical signals comprises synchronously transmitting the plurality of optical signals to a linear transformation unit.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein linearly transforming the plurality of optical signals comprises performing a static linear transformation at each time step in the plurality of time steps.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Ising model is represented by a Hamiltonian:{'br': None, 'i': H', 'K', 'S', 'S', 'K, 'sup': '(K ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

UNIVERSAL CONTROL FOR IMPLEMENTING QUANTUM GATES

Номер: US20220012622A1
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Methods, systems, and apparatus for implementing a unitary quantum gate on one or more qubits. In one aspect, a method includes the actions designing a control pulse for the unitary quantum gate, comprising: defining a universal quantum control cost function, wherein the control cost function comprises a qubit leakage penalty term representing i) coherent qubit leakage, and ii) incoherent qubit leakage across all frequency components during a time dependent Hamiltonian evolution that realizes the unitary quantum gate; adjusting parameters of the time dependent Hamiltonian evolution to vary a control cost according to the control cost function such that leakage errors are reduced; generating the control pulse using the adjusted parameters; and applying the control pulse to the one or more qubits to implement the unitary quantum gate. 1. A method for implementing a unitary quantum gate on one or more qubits , the method comprising:defining a universal quantum control cost function, wherein the control cost function comprises a total runtime penalty term and a qubit leakage penalty term representing qubit leakage during a time dependent Hamiltonian evolution that realizes the unitary quantum gate;adjusting parameters of the time dependent Hamiltonian evolution to vary a control cost according to the control cost function such that total quantum gate runtime and qubit leakage errors are reduced;generating a control pulse for a unitary quantum gate using the adjusted parameters; andapplying the control pulse to the one or more qubits to implement the unitary quantum gate.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the universal control cost function further comprises a control constraint penalty term.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the universal control cost function further comprises a gate fidelity penalty term.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein adjusting parameters of the time dependent Hamiltonian evolution comprises adjusting parameters of the time dependent Hamiltonian ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

QUANTUM PULSE OPTIMIZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING

Номер: US20210004707A1
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Techniques for facilitating quantum pulse optimization using machine learning are provided. In one example, a system includes a classical processor and a quantum processor. The classical processor employs a quantum pulse optimizer to generate a quantum pulse based on a machine learning technique associated with one or more quantum computing processes. The quantum processor executes a quantum computing process based on the quantum pulse. 1. A system , comprising:a classical processor that employs a quantum pulse optimizer to generate a quantum pulse based on a machine learning technique associated with one or more quantum computing processes; anda quantum processor that executes a quantum computing process based on the quantum pulse.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the classical processor employs the quantum pulse optimizer to generate the quantum pulse based on historical data associated with the one or more quantum computing processes.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the classical processor employs the quantum pulse optimizer to generate the quantum pulse based on learned data generated by the machine learning technique.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum pulse is a microwave pulse claim 1 , and wherein the classical processor that employs the quantum pulse optimizer to generate the microwave pulse based on the machine learning technique.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum pulse optimizer generates the quantum pulse based on one or more patterns associated with the one or more quantum computing processes.6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum pulse optimizer generates the quantum pulse based on one or more patterns associated with quantum pulses employed by the one or more quantum computing processes.7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum pulse optimizer generates the quantum pulse based on an arrangement of quantum pulses associated with the one or more quantum computing processes.8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

Method for dimensional manipulation

Номер: US20210004708A1
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A method for manipulating fractal forming information, also referred to as ct states, in a dimensional form of increasing and decreasing fractal compression roughly generated by the denominator of pi (fpix), n+1, and the formula 2f(x){circumflex over ( )}(2{circumflex over ( )}x) including transitional steps between those stepwise increases and decreases by altering the compression of decompression targeting fractal states of the composite dimensional features (next lower dimensional features) or the resulting dimensional features (next higher dimensional features). Steps include identifying the ct states which are to be manipulated, select a compression or decompression ct state component to change the selected ct states, adding the compression or decompression components to yield the new ct states and using pellet designs to maximize the efficiency of the reactions targeted. 120-. (canceled)21. A process for dimensional manipulation comprising the steps of (1) defining dimensional features as ct states defined by at least one iterated equation which separates compressing ct states from decompressing ct states wherein compressing is towards higher dimensional features and decompressing is the movement from higher dimensional features to lower dimensional features; (2) identifying a matrix containing a plurality of “ct states” and (3) changing at least one ct state to alter at least one dimensional feature of the matrix.22. The process of wherein the at least one iterated equation is at least one non-dimensional iterated equation generating quantum ct states and wherein compressing quantum ct states yields compressed ct states and lower compressed ct states between at least one of the compressed ct states and the quantum ct states.23. The process of wherein the at least one non-dimensional iterated equation generates the quantum informational states which change between positive and negative values according to a quantum count with a fuse length for each quantum ct ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

CONSTRUCTING AND PROGRAMMING QUANTUM HARDWARE FOR QUANTUM ANNEALING PROCESSES

Номер: US20210004709A1
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Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for constructing and programming quantum hardware for quantum annealing processes. 1. (canceled)2. A computer implemented method comprising:receiving, by a control system, a machine-readable machine learning optimization problem;encoding, by the control system, the machine-readable machine learning optimization problem into an energy spectrum of a Hamiltonian, wherein the Hamiltonian comprises a problem sub-Hamiltonian and a quantum governor sub-Hamiltonian, the encoding comprising determining values of parameters included in the problem sub-Hamiltonian;selecting values of parameters included in the quantum governor sub-Hamiltonian;initializing and programming, by the control system, quantum annealing hardware using i) the determined values of parameters included in the problem sub-Hamiltonian and ii) the selected values of parameters included in the quantum governor sub-Hamiltonian; andreceiving, by the control system and from the quantum annealing hardware, an output representing eigenstates of the Hamiltonian and corresponding energy spectra in machine-readable form, wherein the eigenstates and corresponding energy spectra encode a solution to the machine learning optimization problem.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the parameters included in the problem sub-Hamiltonian parameters included in the quantum governor sub-Hamiltonian define a structure of the quantum annealing hardware.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the structure of the quantum annealing hardware comprises couplings between superconducting units included in the quantum annealing hardware.8. The method of claim 2 , further comprising implementing claim 2 , by the programmed and initialized quantum annealing hardware claim 2 , a quantum annealing schedule to obtain the eigenstates of the Hamiltonian.9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:providing, by the quantum annealing hardware and to the ...

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01-01-2015 дата публикации

Systems and methods for quantum processing of data

Номер: US20150006443A1
Принадлежит: D Wave Systems Inc

Systems, methods and aspects, and embodiments thereof relate to unsupervised or semi-supervised features learning using a quantum processor. To achieve unsupervised or semi-supervised features learning, the quantum processor is programmed to achieve Hierarchal Deep Learning (referred to as HDL) over one or more data sets. Systems and methods search for, parse, and detect maximally repeating patterns in one or more data sets or across data or data sets. Embodiments and aspects regard using sparse coding to detect maximally repeating patterns in or across data. Examples of sparse coding include L0 and L1 sparse coding. Some implementations may involve appending, incorporating or attaching labels to dictionary elements, or constituent elements of one or more dictionaries. There may be a logical association between label and the element labeled such that the process of unsupervised or semi-supervised feature learning spans both the elements and the incorporated, attached or appended label.

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

EFFICIENT COOLING OF ION CHAINS FOR QUANTUM COMPUTATION

Номер: US20200005178A1
Автор: AMINI Jason Madjdi
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The disclosure describes various aspects of techniques for cooling a chain of ions to near the combined ground state that does not grow with the number of ions in the chain. By addressing each ion individually and using each ion to cool a different motional mode, it is possible to cool the motional modes concurrently. In an example, a third of the total motional modes can be cooled at the same time. In an aspect, the techniques include generating a sideband cooling laser beam for each ion in the ion chain, concurrently cooling two or more motional modes associated with the ions in the ion chain using the respective sideband cooling laser beam until each of the two or more motional modes reaches a motional ground state, and performing a quantum computation using the ion chain after the two or more motional modes have reached the motional ground state. 1. A method for cooling of an ion chain having multiple ions , comprising:generating a sideband cooling laser beam for each ion in the ion chain;concurrently cooling two or more motional modes associated with the ions in the ion chain using the respective sideband cooling laser beam until each of the two or more motional modes reaches a motional ground state; andperforming a quantum computation using the ion chain after the two or more motional modes have reached the motional ground state.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein concurrently cooling two or more motional modes includes repeating the following sequence a number of times:resetting the ions into a lower energy state using a repump laser beam;performing a motional dependent laser interaction with the generated sideband cooling laser beams to transfer a quanta of motion from the lower energy state of the ions to a higher energy state of the ions; andresetting the ions again into the lower energy state.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the number of times the sequence is repeated is a predetermined number of times that ensures that all of the two or more motional ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

COST FUNCTION DEFORMATION IN QUANTUM APPROXIMATE OPTIMIZATION

Номер: US20200005179A1
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Techniques for performing cost function deformation in quantum approximate optimization are provided. The techniques include mapping a cost function associated with a combinatorial optimization problem to an optimization problem over allowed quantum states. A quantum Hamiltonian is constructed for the cost function, and a set of trial states are generated by a physical time evolution of the quantum hardware interspersed with control pulses. Aspects include measuring a quantum cost function for the trial states, determining a trial state resulting in optimal values, and deforming a Hamiltonian to find an optimal state and using the optimal state as a next starting state for a next optimization on a deformed Hamiltonian until an optimizer is determined with respect to a desired Hamiltonian. 1. A system , comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; a mapping component that maps a cost function associated with an optimization problem to a Hamiltonian, wherein the Hamiltonian has a known answer at a time that the Hamiltonian is mapped; and', 'a deformation component that deforms the Hamiltonian into a deformed Hamiltonian to find an optimal state, and uses the optimal state as a next starting state for a next optimization on the deformed Hamiltonian until an optimizer is determined with respect to a desired Hamiltonian., 'a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sampling component that samples from the optimal state corresponding to the optimizer to obtain one or more approximations to the optimization problem.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the optimization problem is a combinatorial optimization problem.4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a trial state and measurement component that generates trial states corresponding to the Hamiltonian.5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the trial state and ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

Compressed Unsupervised Quantum State Preparation with Quantum Autoencoders

Номер: US20200005186A1
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A system and method include techniques for: generating, by a quantum autoencoder, based on a set of quantum states encoded in a set of qubits, a decoder circuit that acts on a subset of the set of qubits, a size of the subset being less than a size of the set; and generating a reduced-cost circuit, the reduced-cost circuit comprising: (1) a new parameterized quantum circuit acting only on the subset of the set of qubits, and (2) the decoder circuit. 1. A method comprising:generating, by a quantum autoencoder, based on a set of quantum states encoded in a set of qubits, a decoder circuit that acts on a subset of the set of qubits, a size of the subset being less than a size of the set; andgenerating a reduced-cost circuit, the reduced-cost circuit comprising: (1) a new parameterized quantum circuit acting only on the subset of the set of qubits, and (2) the decoder circuit.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:receiving the set of quantum states generated by at least one quantum circuit, having a depth D1 and a first cost function having a first cost value C1.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the reduced-cost circuit comprises generating the reduced-cost circuit to act on the set of qubits claim 2 , the reduced-cost circuit having a second depth D2 and being associated with a corresponding second cost function having a second cost value C2 claim 2 , wherein at least one of the following is true: (1) C2 is less than C1; and (2) D2 is less than D1.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein C2 is less than C1 and D2 is less than D1.5. The method of claim 3 , wherein C2 less than C1.6. The method of claim 3 , wherein D2 is less than D1.7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first cost function calculates a first energy cost and wherein the second cost function calculates a second energy cost.8. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first cost function represents a first function of a first number of gates within a circuit and wherein the second cost function ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

Quantum well stacks for quantum dot devices

Номер: US20220013658A1
Принадлежит: Intel Corp

Disclosed herein are quantum dot devices, as well as related computing devices and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include a (111) silicon substrate, a (111) germanium quantum well layer above the substrate, and a plurality of gates above the quantum well layer. In some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include a silicon substrate, an insulating material above the silicon substrate, a quantum well layer above the insulating material, and a plurality of gates above the quantum well layer.

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

QUANTUM TOMOGRAPHY AND PHOTON SOURCE OPTIMIZATION

Номер: US20220014277A1
Автор: WANG ALBERT
Принадлежит: Psiquantum, Corp.

A photon source module includes a plurality of photon sources, wherein each photon source is configured to non-deterministically generate one or more non-entangled or entangled photons in response to receiving a trigger signal. When two or more photon sources simultaneously generate photons in response to a trigger signal, one photon of a first photon pair is directed to a photon processing system and one photon of a second photon pair is directed to a photon analyzer. During repetitive operation, the photon analyzer analyzes photons from each of the plurality of photon sources to determine characteristics of each photon source and can use that information to direct the highest quality photons to the photon processing system. 1. A quantum computing system comprising:a photon processing system;a photon analyzer; and at least one photon source configured to discharge one or more photons per trigger signal; and', 'a photon multiplexer configured to direct the one or more discharged photons to the photon processing system or to the photon analyzer., 'a photon source module coupled to the photon processing system and to the photon analyzer, the photon source module including2. The quantum computing system of wherein the photon multiplexer directs the one or more discharged photons to the photon processing system when the photon source module discharges one photon per trigger signal.3. The quantum computing system of wherein the photon multiplexer directs one of the one or more discharged photons to the photon analyzer when the photon source module discharges two or more photons per trigger signal.4. The quantum computing system of wherein the photon processing system is a resource state generator.5. The quantum computing system of wherein the one or more photons are photons in an entangled state.6. The quantum computing system of wherein the at least one photon source is a plurality of spatially multiplexed photon sources.7. The quantum computing system of wherein the at ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

QUANTIZING LOOP MEMORY CELL SYSTEM

Номер: US20210005249A1
Принадлежит: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

One example includes a memory cell system. The memory cell system includes a quantizing loop configured to conduct a quantizing current in a first direction corresponding to storage of a first state of a stored memory state of the memory cell system and to conduct the quantizing current in a second direction opposite the first direction corresponding to storage of a second state of the stored memory state of the memory cell system. The memory cell system also includes a bias element arranged in the quantizing loop and which is configured to provide a substantially constant flux bias of the quantizing loop in each of the first and second states of the stored memory state. 1. A memory cell system comprising:a quantizing loop configured to conduct a quantizing current in a first direction corresponding to storage of a first state of a stored memory state of the memory cell system and to conduct the quantizing current in a second direction opposite the first direction corresponding to storage of a second state of the stored memory state of the memory cell system; anda bias element arranged in the quantizing loop and which is configured to provide a substantially constant flux bias of the quantizing loop in each of the first and second states of the stored memory state.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the stored memory state is read from the memory cell system in response to the substantially constant flux bias provided by the bias element and a read current that is provided to the memory cell system.3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising at least one Josephson junction claim 2 , wherein the quantizing current is configured to bias the at least one Josephson junction when provided in the first direction of the quantizing loop claim 2 , such that the at least one Josephson junction is configured to trigger to provide a voltage in response to the read current and the quantizing current in the first direction to indicate the first state of the stored memory state ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

Superconducting flexible interconnecting cable connector

Номер: US20210005353A1
Принадлежит: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

A superconducting flexible interconnecting cable connector for supercomputing systems is provided. The cable connector includes a base with a recessed area defined therein to receive superconducting flexible interconnecting cables and superconducting connecting chips to electrically connect the superconducting flexible interconnecting cables to each other. A cover is provided to cover the superconducting flexible interconnecting cables and the superconducting connecting chips when the cover is in a closed position. A compression device compresses the superconducting connecting chips together to secure the superconducting flexible interconnecting cables and the superconducting connecting chips inside the recessed area of the base when the cover is in the closed position.

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

QUANTUM COMPUTING DEVICES WITH MAJORANA HEXON QUBITS

Номер: US20210005661A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Various embodiments of a modular unit for a topologic qubit and of scalable quantum computing architectures using such modular units are disclosed herein. For example, one example embodiment is a modular unit for a topological qubit comprising 6 Majorana zero modes (MZMs) on a mesoscopic superconducting island. These units can provide the computational MZMs with protection from quasiparticle poisoning. Several possible realizations of these modular units are described herein. Also disclosed herein are example designs for scalable quantum computing architectures comprising the modular units together with gates and reference arms (e.g., quantum dots, Majorana wires, etc.) configured to enable joint parity measurements to be performed for various combinations of two or four MZMs associated with one or two modular units, as well as other operations on the states of MZMs. 117.-. (canceled)18. A linear Majorana Hexon qubit , comprising:a topological superconducting nanowire partitioned into regions, including:three MZM topological superconducting regions, each having a respective first end at which a respective first Majorana zero mode resides and a respective second end, opposite the first respective end, where a respective second Majorana zero mode resides; andtwo s-wave superconducting regions that separate the three MZM topological superconducting regions from one another.19. The linear Majorana Hexon qubit of claim 18 ,wherein the s-wave superconducting regions are created by gating junctions between the MZM topological superconducting regions and the s-wave superconducting regions, andwherein the topological superconducting nanowire is located on a superconducting island having a charging energy sufficient to prevent quasiparticle poisoning.20. A network comprising two or more instances of the linear Majorana Hexon qubit of claim 18 ,wherein one or more neighboring instances of the linear Majorana Hexon qubit are selectively coupled to one another by superconductive ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

Номер: US20200006421A1
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Various techniques and apparatus permit fabrication of superconductive circuits and structures, for instance Josephson junctions, which may, for example be useful in quantum computers. For instance, a low magnetic flux noise trilayer structure may be fabricated having a dielectric structure or layer interposed between two elements or layers capable of superconducting. A superconducting via may directly overlie a Josephson junction. A structure, for instance a Josephson junction, may be carried on a planarized dielectric layer. A fin may be employed to remove heat from the structure. A via capable of superconducting may have a width that is less than about 1 micrometer. The structure may be coupled to a resistor, for example by vias and/or a strap connector. 169.-. (canceled)70. A quantum computer comprising an integrated circuit , the integrated circuit comprising:a substrate;a quantum device comprising a loop of superconducting material interrupted by a Josephson junction, the Josephson junction comprising a Josephson junction trilayer overlying the substrate;a superconducting wiring layer overlying the Josephson junction trilayer, the superconducting wiring layer which comprises material that is superconductive at or below a critical temperature; anda passivating layer overlying the superconducting wiring layer.71. The quantum computer of claim 70 , wherein the passivating layer comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride (SiN) or titanium nitride (TiN).72. The quantum computer of claim 70 , wherein the substrate comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of silicon and sapphire.73. The quantum computer of claim 70 , wherein the Josephson junction trilayer comprises at least two layers of a metal that is superconductive at or below a critical temperature claim 70 , the at least two layers interrupted by an insulating layer.74. The quantum computer of claim 73 , wherein the at least two layers of a ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

Method for Generating Digital Quantum Chaotic Wavepacket Signals

Номер: US20210006390A1
Автор: JIAO Yanhua
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A method for generating digital quantum chaotic orthonormal wavepacket signals includes the following steps: construct a N-dimensional Hermitian matrix Ĥ; calculate N eigen-wavefunctions φof a quantum Hamiltonian system with the Hamiltonian Ĥ by some numerical calculation methods, wherein the Hamiltonian is the Hermitian matrix Ĥ; extract some or all of the eigen-functions φwith obvious chaos features as quantum chaotic eigen-wavefunctions according to a chaos criterion; generate some semi-classical digital quantum chaotic wavepacket signals φ(n) with the same mathematical form as the quantum chaotic eigen-wavefunctions and length N from the selected quantum chaotic eigen-wavefunctions according to the mathematical correspondence between the classical signal and the wavefunction in quantum mechanics. By combining the quantum state chaotic transition theory and the classical time-frequency analysis, some semi-classical quantum chaotic wavepacket digital signals are generated according to the mathematical correspondence between the classical time-frequency signal and the wavefunction in quantum mechanics. 1. A method for generating digital quantum chaotic wavepacket signals , comprising the following steps:constructing an N×N Hermitian matrix Ĥ;{'sub': 'j', 'calculating N eigen-wavefunctions φof a quantum Hamiltonian system with a Hamiltonian by numerical calculation methods, wherein the Hamiltonian is the N×N Hermitian matrix Ĥ;'}{'sub': 'j', 'extracting a plurality of eigen-wavefunctions from N eigen-wavefunctions φas quantum chaotic eigen-wavefunctions according to a chaos criterion, wherein the plurality of eigen-wavefunctions have chaos features; and'}{'sub': 'j', 'generating a plurality of semi-classical digital quantum chaotic wavepacket signals φ(n) with a length N from the quantum chaotic eigen-wavefunctions according to a mathematical correspondence between a classical signal and a wavefunction in quantum mechanics, wherein the plurality of semi-classical ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ACCESS-SEEKING DEVICE AND AN ACCESS GRANTING DEVICE

Номер: US20210006552A1
Автор: Rosenblatt Steve
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Disclosed herein is a method to facilitate establishing a connection between an access-seeking device and an access granting device. The method may include receiving, using a communication device, a Quantum Level Security (QLS) code from the access-seeking device. Further, the QLS code may be generated by the access-seeking device based on at least one QLS function and at least one parameter. Further, the method may include receiving, using the communication device, an independent QLS code generated by an access granting device based on the at least one QLS function and the at least one parameter. Further, the method may include comparing, using a processing device, the QLS code and the independent QLS code. Further, the method may include establishing, using the communication device, the connection between the access-seeking device and the access granting device based on a result of the comparing. 1. A method to facilitate establishing a connection between an access-seeking device and an access granting device , the method comprising:receiving, using a communication device, a Quantum Level Security (QLS) code from the access-seeking device, wherein the QLS code is generated by the access-seeking device based on at least one QLS function and at least one parameter;receiving, using the communication device, an independent QLS code generated by an access granting device based on the at least one QLS function and the at least one parameter;comparing, using a processing device, the QLS code and the independent QLS code; andestablishing, using the communication device, the connection between the access-seeking device and the access granting device based on a result of the comparing.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one QLS function and the at least one parameter is configured to generate a new QLS code corresponding to each time a service is accessed by the access-seeking device.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTABLE RANDOMNESS SCALING IN QUANTUM RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS

Номер: US20220019409A1
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A method for entropy scaling in quantum random number generators, comprising dividing one spatial mode into multiple spatial modes, delaying each spatial mode, and recombing the spatial modes; detecting first temporal states with synchronisation to a photon generation time and encoding the first temporal states into first time bins; detecting second temporal states in an arbitrary clock, and encoding the second temporal states into second time-bins. The method comprises dividing a source of single photons into two paths in a first beam splitter and recombining the two paths in a next beam splitter, repeatedly, in a cascade of n beam splitters, consecutive beam splitters being separated by a length of fiber, yielding a number I=2of temporal states for each photon; detecting first temporal states by measuring a photon rate in a temporal window selected to measure photon arrival times, with synchronisation to a generation time of the photons, and encoding the first temporal states into first time bins, a number of the first temporal states being I=2; detecting second temporal states by measuring a photon rate in the selected temporal window, in absence of synchronisation to the generation time of the photon, and encoding the second temporal states into second time-bins, a number of the second time bins being N; thereby generating a state space for each photon of N×I. 1. A method for entropy scaling in quantum random number generators , comprising:{'sup': 'n', 'dividing a source of single photons into two paths in a first beam splitter and recombining the two paths in a next beam splitter, repeatedly, in a cascade of beam splitters, consecutive beam splitters being separated by a length of fiber, until a last beam splitter; yielding a number I=2of temporal states for each photon, where n is the number of beam splitters in the cascade;'}{'sup': 'n', 'detecting first temporal states by measuring a photon rate in a temporal window selected to measure photon arrival times, ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

MAJORANA LOOP STABILIZER CODES FOR ERROR CORRECTION OF FERMIONIC QUANTUM SIMULATIONS

Номер: US20220019928A1
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Methods, systems and apparatus for error correction of fermionic quantum simulation. In one aspect, a method includes representing a fermionic system as a graph of vertices and edges, where each vertex represents a fermionic system fermionic mode and each edge represents an interaction between two respective fermionic modes; allocating a qubit to each edge in the graph to form a qubit system; determining qubit operators that satisfy a set of fermionic commutation and dependence relations, where the qubit operators are non-uniform with respect to the graph vertices; determining stabilizer operators corresponding to products of quadratic Majorana operators on respective loops in the graph, where a common eigenspace of the defined stabilizer operators defines a code subspace that encodes states of the fermionic system to be simulated; and simulating the fermionic system by evolving the qubit system under a qubit Hamiltonian that includes the determined qubit operators and stabilizer operators. 1. A method for quantum simulation of a fermionic system , wherein the fermionic system is characterized by a fermionic Hamiltonian comprising elements from a group of quadratic Majorana operators of even weights , wherein the quadratic Majorana operators satisfy a set of commutation relations and a dependence relation that implies that the quadratic Majorana operators are not independent , the method comprising:representing the fermionic system as an interaction graph of vertices and edges, wherein each vertex represents a fermionic system fermionic mode and each edge represents an interaction between two respective fermionic modes;allocating a qubit to each edge in the interaction graph to form a qubit system;determining qubit operators that satisfy the set of commutation relations and the dependence relation, wherein the qubit operators are non-uniform with respect to the interaction graph vertices;determining stabilizer operators corresponding to products of quadratic ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

ERROR REDUCTION AND, OR, CORRECTION IN ANALOG COMPUTING INCLUDING QUANTUM PROCESSOR-BASED COMPUTING

Номер: US20220019929A1
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The systems, devices, articles, and methods described herein generally relate to analog computers, for example quantum processors comprising qubits, couplers, and, or cavities. Analog computers, for example quantum processor based computers, are the subject of various sources of error which can hinder operation, potentially reducing computational accuracy and speed. Sources of error can be broadly characterized, for example as i) a background susceptibility do to inherently characteristics of the circuitry design, ii) as an h/J ratio imbalance, iii) bit flip errors, iv) fidelity, and v) Anderson localization, and various combinations of the aforesaid. 150.-. (canceled)51. A method of operation in a computational system that comprises both a quantum processor and at least one processor-based device communicatively coupled to one another , the quantum processor comprising a plurality of qubits and a plurality of coupling devices , wherein each coupling device is operable to provide controllable communicative coupling between two of the plurality of qubits , the method comprising:producing a problem graph representation of a first problem;identifying each of the qubits that will be operated as a problem qubit, the problem qubit to be used when generating solutions to a first problem;for each of at least a number of the qubits that will be operated as problem qubits, identifying a respective ancilla qubit to apply an external flux bias to the respective problem qubits;embedding the problem graph representation of the first problem into the problem qubits of the quantum processor;applying an external flux bias to each problem qubit to at least partially reduce an h/J ratio misbalance of the respective qubit; andevolving the quantum processor with the problem graph representation embedded therein to generate solutions to the first problem via the quantum processor.52. The method of claim 51 , further comprising:identifying a problem type of a first problem;determining ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

EFFICIENT PIPELINED ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPERCONDUCTING SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM LOGIC CIRCUITS UTILIZING DUAL CLOCKS

Номер: US20220021391A1
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An SFQ circuit system includes at least one SFQ block having a plurality of SFQ logic gates. Characteristically, at least a portion of the SFQ logic gates are arranged in series. The SFQ circuit system includes a timing system configured to provide a first set of inputs and collect a first set of outputs of the at least one SFQ block at a rate defined by a slow clock frequency while the SFQ logic gates are clocked at a fast clock frequency. Advantageously, the rate is sufficiently slow to allow the first set of inputs to propagate through all levels of the SFQ logic gates to produce the first set of outputs of the at least one SFQ block without colliding with a second set of inputs to the at least one SFQ block. 1. A single flux quantum (“SFQ”) circuit system comprising:at least one SFQ block that includes a plurality of SFQ logic gates, at least a portion of the SFQ logic gates arranged in series; anda timing system configured to provide a first set of inputs and collect a first set of outputs of the at least one SFQ block at a first rate defined by a slow clock frequency while the SFQ logic gates are clocked at a second rate defined by a fast clock frequency wherein the first rate is sufficiently slower than the second rate to enable the first set of inputs to be presented one or more times to the at least one SFQ block at the second rate and the first set of inputs to propagate through all levels of the SFQ logic gates to produce the first set of outputs of the at least one SFQ block without colliding with a second set of inputs to the at least one SFQ block.2. The SFQ circuit system of wherein the ratio of the second rate to the first rate is lower bounded by the maximum difference of path lengths from primary inputs of the at least one SFQ block to input pins of any SFQ logic gate in the at least one SFQ block.3. The SFQ circuit system of wherein the ratio of the second rate to the first rate is equal to either X+1 or X+2 where X denotes the maximum difference ...

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27-01-2022 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for producing quantum entanglement and non-local effects of substances

Номер: US20220023655A1
Автор: Hu Huping
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A method and apparatus are disclosed which produce quantum entanglement and non-local effects of various substances on responsive targets such as biological and/or chemical systems through quantum entanglement. In one broad embodiment, the apparatus includes a quantum entanglement generating source, said source emitting a plurality of quantum-entangling members such as photons when said source operates; and a substance disposed adjacent to said source, said substance being responsive to said members; such that when said source emits said members which pass through said substance and a biological system, said members first quantum-entangle with quantum entities in said substance, then travel to said biological system such as a human body and subsequently entangle with quantum entities inside the biological system producing non-local effect of the substance on said biological system through quantum entanglement. Also described are a number of implementations and methods of use of the apparatus, including the quantum entanglement generating source being photons produced a magnetic coil connected to a driving device, laser or microwave oven and the use being therapeutic, communicational or recreational. 1. A method of producing a plurality of quantum entanglements between a first plurality of quantum entities in a first target and a second plurality of quantum entities in a second target , a first non-local effect of said second target on said first target through said plurality of quantum entanglements and/or a second non-local effect of said first target on said second target through said plurality of quantum entanglements which comprises the steps of:selecting said first target which comprises a first chemical substance, water-based medium, human or animal;selecting said second target which comprises a second chemical substance, water-based medium, human or animal;providing a photon or magnetic pulse generating source which emits a plurality of photons or magnetic ...

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27-01-2022 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for producing and detecting non-local effects of substances

Номер: US20220023656A1
Автор: Hu Huping, Wu Maoxin
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A method and apparatus are disclosed which produce and detect quantum entanglement and non-local effects of substances on responsive targets such as biological systems. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing two parts of a quantum-entangled medium, applying one part to a biological system such as a human, contacting the other part with a desired substance such as a medication or substance encoded with a message, and detecting change of a biological parameter with a detecting device, whereby a non-local effect of the substance on the said biological system is produced and detected for a beneficial purpose. Also described are a number of implementations. 1. A method of producing and detecting a second plurality of quantum entanglements between a third plurality of quantum entities in a first target and a fourth plurality of quantum entities in a second target , a first non-local effect of said second target on said first target through said second plurality of quantum entanglements and/or a second non-local effect of said first target on said second target through said second plurality of quantum entanglements which comprises the steps of:selecting said first target which comprises a first chemical substance, human or animal at a first location;selecting said second target which comprises a second chemical substance, human or animal at a second location;providing a first water-based medium at said first location and a second water-based medium at said second location, a first plurality of quantum entities in said first medium being in a first plurality of quantum entanglements with a second plurality of quantum entities in said second medium;providing a detecting means for detecting said second plurality of quantum entanglements, said first non-local effect and/or said second non-local effect when said detecting means operates;causing said first target to interact with said first water-based medium through a first contact or radiation from a ...

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27-01-2022 дата публикации

NON-ADIABATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ISWAP QUANTUM LOGIC GATE

Номер: US20220027773A1
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Methods, systems and apparatus for generating plunge schedules for implementing iSWAP quantum logic gates between a first qubit and a second qubit. In one aspect, a plunge schedule that defines a trajectory of a detuning between a frequency of the first qubit and a frequency of the second qubit includes, during a first stage, non-adiabatically driving detuning between the frequency of the first qubit and the frequency of the second qubit through a first avoided crossing in a leakage channel, during a second stage, driving detuning between the frequency of the first qubit and the frequency of the second qubit through a second avoided crossing in a swap channel. during a third stage, allowing the first qubit and the second qubit to freely evolve and interact, during a fourth stage, implementing the second stage in reverse order, and during a fifth stage, implementing the first stage in reverse order. 1. A method for implementing an i SWAP quantum logic gate between a first qubit and a second qubit , the method comprising: during a first stage, non-adiabatically driving detuning between the frequency of the first qubit and the frequency of the second qubit through a first avoided crossing in a leakage channel;', 'during a second stage, driving detuning between the frequency of the first qubit and the frequency of the second qubit through a second avoided crossing in a swap channel;', 'during a third stage, allowing the first qubit and the second qubit to freely evolve and interact;', 'during a fourth stage, implementing the second stage in reverse order; and', 'during a fifth stage, implementing the first stage in reverse order., 'implementing a plunge schedule that defines a trajectory of a detuning between a frequency of the first qubit and a frequency of the second qubit, comprising2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plunge schedule is based on a trapezoidal ramp function characterized by a ramp-up time claim 1 , hold time and the variance of a Gaussian filter ...

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11-01-2018 дата публикации

Quantum-based machine learning for oncology treatment

Номер: US20180011981A1
Принадлежит: University of Michigan

A method and system may utilize a quantum information state analog to reinforcement learning techniques to determine whether to adapt a course of treatment for an oncology patient. A quantum-based reinforcement learning engine may represent a decision to adapt and a decision not to adapt the course of treatment for the oncology patient as quantum information states in a superposition. Each quantum information state has a corresponding amplitude indicative of the likelihood that the quantum information state has a higher expected clinical outcome for the oncology patient. Using a quantum search algorithm, the quantum-based reinforcement learning engine identifies amplitudes for each quantum information state in the superposition. The quantum-based reinforcement learning engine instructs a health care provider to adapt the course of treatment for the oncology patient when a likelihood corresponding to the decision to adapt state exceeds a likelihood threshold.

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

QUANTUM VARIATIONAL METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SIMULATING QUANTUM SYSTEMS

Номер: US20210011748A1
Автор: Lee Chee Kong, Sun Qiming
Принадлежит: Tencent America LLC

The present disclosure discloses a method for obtaining optimal variational parameters of a ground state wavefunction for a Hamiltonian system. The method includes initializing a plurality of variational parameters and sending the variational parameters to a quantum computing portion to output a plurality of measurement results. The method includes transmitting the measurement results to a classical computing portion to update the plurality of variational parameters based on the plurality of measurement results and an update rule, and determining whether a measured energy satisfies a convergence rule. When the measured energy does not satisfy the convergence rule, the method includes sending the plurality of updated variational parameters to the quantum computing portion for a next iteration; and when the measured energy satisfies the convergence rule, the method includes obtaining a plurality of optimal variational parameters for the Hamiltonian system. 1. A method for obtaining a plurality of optimal variational parameters of a wavefunction for a Hamiltonian system , the method comprising:initializing, by a device comprising a quantum computing portion and a classical computing portion in communication with the quantum computing portion, a plurality of variational parameters of a wavefunction for a Hamiltonian system;sending, by the device, the plurality of variational parameters to the quantum computing portion to begin an iteration, so that the quantum computing portion performs a plurality of measurements to output a plurality of measurement results based on the plurality of variational parameters, the wavefunction, and the Hamiltonian system;transmitting, by the device, the plurality of measurement results from the quantum computing portion to the classical computing portion, so that the classical computing portion updates the plurality of variational parameters based on the plurality of measurement results and an update rule;determining, by the device, ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE DETERMINATION FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING DEVICE

Номер: US20210011771A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

A computing system is provided, including a processor configured to identify a plurality of measurement sequences that implement a logic gate. Each measurement sequence may include a plurality of measurements of a quantum state of a topological quantum computing device. The processor may be further configured to determine a respective estimated total resource cost of each measurement sequence of the plurality of measurement sequences. The processor may be further configured to determine a first measurement sequence that has a lowest estimated total resource cost of the plurality of measurement sequences. The topological quantum computing device may be configured to implement the logic gate by applying the first measurement sequence to the quantum state. 1. A computing system comprising: identify a plurality of measurement sequences that implement a logic gate, each measurement sequence including a plurality of measurements of a quantum state of a topological quantum computing device;', 'determine a respective estimated total resource cost of each measurement sequence of the plurality of measurement sequences; and', 'determine a first measurement sequence that has a lowest estimated total resource cost of the plurality of measurement sequences,, 'a processor configured towherein the topological quantum computing device is configured to implement the logic gate by applying the first measurement sequence to the quantum state.2. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , for each measurement sequence of the plurality of measurement sequences claim 1 , the processor is configured to determine the respective estimated total resource cost at least in part by:determining an estimated weighted resource cost of each measurement included in the measurement sequence; anddetermining the estimated total resource cost of the measurement sequence based on the plurality of estimated weighted resource costs.3. The computing system of claim 2 , wherein the estimated weighted ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD OF SIMULATING QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEM AND QUANTUM COMPUTING SIMULATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20210012045A1

Provided is a method of simulating a quantum computing system having an error correction function. The method includes generating a quantum information density matrix, generating a coded density matrix by performing quantum error correction coding on the quantum information density matrix, applying quantum computing to the coded density matrix and calculating a change in a first reliability of the coded density matrix, applying the quantum computing to the quantum information density matrix and calculating a change in a second reliability of the quantum information density matrix, and determining an operation time of the quantum computing, based on the change in the first reliability and the change in the second reliability. 1. A method of simulating a quantum computing system having an error correction function , the method comprising:generating a quantum information density matrix;generating a coded density matrix by performing quantum error correction coding on the quantum information density matrix;applying quantum computing to the coded density matrix and calculating a change in a first reliability of the coded density matrix;applying the quantum computing to the quantum information density matrix and calculating a change in a second reliability of the quantum information density matrix; anddetermining an operation time of the quantum computing, based on the change in the first reliability and the change in the second reliability.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the change in the first reliability includes:calculating the change in the first reliability of the coded density matrix in units of a unit time.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the quantum computing includes the operation of two or more quantum gates claim 2 , andwherein the unit time is less than a respective operation time of the quantum gates.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the calculating of the change in the first reliability of the coded density matrix in units of the ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

ADAPTIVE COMPILATION OF QUANTUM COMPUTING JOBS

Номер: US20210012233A1
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Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate adaptive compilation of quantum computing jobs 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 selection component that selects a quantum device to execute a quantum program based on one or more run criteria. The computer executable components can further comprise an adaptive compilation component that modifies the quantum program based on one or more attributes of the quantum device to generate a modified quantum program compilation of the quantum program. 1. A system , comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; and a selection component that selects a quantum device to execute a quantum program based on one or more run criteria; and', 'an adaptive compilation component that modifies the quantum program based on one or more attributes of the quantum device to generate a modified quantum program compilation of the quantum program., 'a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adaptive compilation component further dispatches the modified quantum program compilation to a queue of the quantum device to execute the modified quantum program compilation claim 1 , thereby facilitating at least one of reduced turnaround time to execute the quantum program or reduced latency of the quantum device.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adaptive compilation component further dispatches the modified quantum program compilation to a queue of the quantum device to execute the modified quantum program compilation based on a run order position of the modified quantum program compilation in the queue of the quantum device.4. The system of claim 1 , ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

TRANSMON QUBIT FLIP-CHIP STRUCTURES FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING DEVICES

Номер: US20210012234A1

A quantum computing device is formed using a first chip and a second chip, the first chip having a first substrate, a first set of pads, and a set of Josephson junctions disposed on the first substrate. The second chip has a second substrate, a second set of pads disposed on the second substrate opposite the first set of pads, and a second layer formed on a subset of the second set of pads. The second layer is configured to bond the first chip and the second chip. The subset of the second set of pads corresponds to a subset of the set of Josephson junctions selected to avoid frequency collision between qubits in a set of qubits. A qubit is formed using a Josephson junction from the subset of Josephson junctions and another Josephson junction not in the subset being rendered unusable for forming qubits. 1. A quantum computing device comprising:a first chip having a set of Josephson junctions; anda second chip having a set of pads, wherein the second chip is configured to bond with the first chip,wherein an unused pad of the second chip corresponds to a disabled Josephson junction of the first chip, wherein the disabled Josephson junction is selected to avoid a frequency collision between a disabled qubit resulting from the disabled Josephson junction and qubits in a set of qubits, a qubit in the set of qubits resulting from a Josephson junction in a subset of Josephson junctions corresponding to a subset of pads.2. The quantum computing device of claim 1 , further comprising:an unusable Josephson junction in the set of Josephson junctions, wherein a first Josephson junction in the set of Josephson junctions is modified to become the unusable Josephson junction responsive to the first Josephson junction being excluded from the subset of the set of Josephson junctions.3. The quantum computing device of claim 2 , further comprising:a disconnected pad in a first set of pads on the first chip, wherein the first set of pads comprises a first pad electrically coupled to the ...

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11-01-2018 дата публикации

Interconnect structures for assembly of semiconductor structures including superconducting integrated circuits

Номер: US20180012932A1
Принадлежит: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A multi-layer semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure, with at least one of the first and second semiconductor structures provided as a superconducting semiconductor structure. The multi-layer semiconductor structure also includes one or more interconnect structures. Each of the interconnect structures is disposed between the first and second semiconductor structures and coupled to respective ones of interconnect pads provided on the first and second semiconductor structures. Additionally, each of the interconnect structures includes a plurality of interconnect sections. At least one of the interconnect sections includes at least one superconducting and/or a partially superconducting material.

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

Providing controlled pulses for quantum computing

Номер: US20190013066A1
Автор: David J. Frank
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A quantum mechanical radio frequency (RF) signaling system includes a transmission line that receives and conducts an RF pulse signal operating at a radio frequency, a first qubit having a quantum mechanical state that is a linear combination of at least two quantum mechanical eigenstates, and a first network of reactive electrical components having an input that is coupled to the transmission line for receiving the RF pulse signal and an output that is coupled to the first qubit. The first network of reactive electrical components attenuates the amplitude of the RF pulse signal and produces a first attenuated RF pulse signal that is applied to the first qubit. The first attenuated RF pulse signal operates at the radio frequency and has a first attenuated amplitude that causes a predefined change in the linear combination of at least two quantum mechanical eigenstates within the first qubit.

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

INTEGRATING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS IN A STACKED QUANTUM COMPUTING DEVICE

Номер: US20200012961A1
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A stacked quantum computing device including a first chip that includes a first dielectric substrate and a superconducting qubit on the first dielectric substrate, and a second chip that is bonded to the first chip and includes a second dielectric substrate, a qubit readout element on the second dielectric substrate, a control wire on the second dielectric substrate, a dielectric layer covering the control wire, and a shielding layer covering the dielectric layer. 1. A device comprising: a first dielectric substrate and', 'a superconducting qubit on the first dielectric substrate;, 'a first chip comprising'} a second dielectric substrate,', 'a qubit readout element on the second dielectric substrate,', 'a control wire on the second dielectric substrate,', 'a dielectric layer covering the control wire, and', 'a shielding layer covering the dielectric layer,, 'a second chip bonded to the first chip, the second chip comprising'}wherein the shielding layer is arranged to reduce crosstalk between the control wire on the second chip and the superconducting qubit on the first chip by isolating electromagnetic fields from the control wire and from the superconducting qubit from interfering with one another.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer comprises an opening through which the qubit readout element is exposed.3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer comprises a dielectric material having a loss tangent greater than about 10at a frequency between about 1 GHz and about 10 GHz.4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the superconducting qubit comprises a readout region claim 1 , andwherein the qubit readout element overlaps the readout region of the qubit.5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the qubit readout element comprises a resonator element electrically coupled to a pad element claim 4 , and wherein the pad element overlaps the readout region of the qubit without the resonator element overlapping the readout region of the qubit.6. The device ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

OPTICAL ALIGNMENT USING REFLECTIVE DOVE PRISMS

Номер: US20210013020A1
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Aspects of the present disclosure describe techniques for optical alignment using a reflective dove prism. For example, a system for optical alignment is described that includes an assembly having a housing with three separate, reflecting structures positioned to produce three reflections of one or more laser beams or one or more images, and a controller configured to control a rotation of the assembly about a pivot point to produce a tilt in orientation of the one or more lasers beams or the one or more images that is twice an angle of rotation of the assembly. Another system and a method for aligning laser beams using a housing with three separate, reflecting structures in a trapped ion quantum information processing (QIP) system are also described. 1. A system for optical alignment , comprising:an assembly having a housing with three separate, reflecting structures positioned to produce three reflections of one or more laser beams or one or more images; anda controller configured to control a rotation of the assembly about a pivot point to produce a tilt of the one or more lasers beams or the one or more images that is twice an angle of rotation of the assembly.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reflecting structures are separate mirrors positioned at different locations of the housing.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:the one or more laser beams include at least one ultraviolet (UV) laser beam, andeach of the three reflecting structures is configured to reflect the UV laser beam without absorption of the UV laser beam.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reflecting structures are positioned along a direction of propagation of the one or more laser beams.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first reflecting structure and a third reflecting structure of the reflecting structures are angled with respect to a propagation axis of the one or more laser beams.6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first reflecting structure and the third reflecting structure are ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

MITIGATION OF CHARGING ON OPTICAL WINDOWS

Номер: US20210013021A1
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Aspects of the present disclosure describe techniques for mitigating charging on optical windows. For example, a device for mitigating charges inside a chamber of a trapped ion system is described that includes an array of parallel wires formed from a single, conductive plate by cutting elongated gaps through an entire thickness of the conductive plate that separate the wires, an outer portion of the conductive plate to which the wires are attached is configured to position the wires to run parallel to one or more trapped ions in the chamber and to position the wires between a dielectric component of the chamber and the one or more trapped ions. A chamber with such an array of parallel wires and a method of using such an array of parallel wires are also described. 1. A device for mitigating charges inside a chamber of a trapped ion system , comprising:an array of parallel wires formed from a single, conductive plate by cutting elongated gaps through an entire thickness of the conductive plate that separate the wires, an outer portion of the conductive plate to which the wires are attached is configured to position the wires to run parallel to one or more trapped ions in the chamber and to position the wires between a dielectric component of the chamber and the one or more trapped ions.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein a width of each of the wires is the same and a width of each of the elongated gaps between the wires is the same.3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate is a square plate.4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate is a metal plate.5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate is approximately 20 millimeters by 20 millimeters.6. The device of claim 1 , wherein a width of each of the wires is approximately 50 microns.7. The device of claim 1 , wherein a width of each of the elongated gaps is approximately 460 microns.8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a number of the wires is approximately 20 wires.9. The device of ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES USED IN SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS AND SCALABLE COMPUTING

Номер: US20210013391A1
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Approaches useful to operation of scalable processors with ever larger numbers of logic devices (e.g., qubits) advantageously take advantage of QFPs, for example to implement shift registers, multiplexers (i.e., MUXs), de-multiplexers (i.e., DEMUXs), and permanent magnetic memories (i.e., PMMs), and the like, and/or employ XY or XYZ addressing schemes, and/or employ control lines that extend in a “braided” pattern across an array of devices. Many of these described approaches are particularly suited for implementing input to and/or output from such processors. Superconducting quantum processors comprising superconducting digital-analog converters (DACs) are provided. The DACs may use kinetic inductance to store energy via thin-film superconducting materials and/or series of Josephson junctions, and may use single-loop or multi-loop designs. Particular constructions of energy storage elements are disclosed, including meandering structures. Galvanic connections between DACs and/or with target devices are disclosed, as well as inductive connections. 1. A system , comprising:a first set of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), each of the DACs of the first set of DACs including a respective loop of material and a respective pair of Josephson junctions that interrupt the respective loop of material and are electrically coupled in parallel with one another in the respective loop of material;a first quantum flux parametron (QFP) based shift register comprising a sequence of a plurality of QFP-based shift register elements, the first QFP-based shift register one of magnetically or galvanically coupleable to the DACs of the first set of DACs;a power line that serially couples the DACs of the first set of DACs; and 'each of the DACs of the first set of DACs is independently addressable by a triplet of three signals a successive number of times to store a variable number of flux quanta, the triplet of three signals including a first signal received via the QFP-based shift ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

WEARABLE DEVICE-BASED IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

Номер: US20210014226A1
Автор: LIU Chunhua, ZHAO Yong
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A wearable device-based identity authentication method and system, comprising: a user terminal initiates an authentication request to a target server and provides device information of the user terminal, the target server generates a temporary session, and sends a temporary session ID and the device information to a quantum key distribution network; the quantum key distribution network generates identification information, searches a wearable device bound to the user terminal, and sends the identification information to the wearable device; the wearable device receives and provides the identification information to the user terminal, the user terminal acquires the identification information, and sends verification information to the wearable device and then to the quantum key distribution network; the quantum key distribution network generates an authentication result and sends to the target server; and the target server generates an identification authentication result and sends to the user terminal. 1. An identity authentication method based on a wearable device , comprising the steps of:{'b': '1', 'S: initiating an authentication request and providing device information of a user terminal, by the user terminal, to a target server; and receiving, by the target server, the authentication request to generate a temporary session, and transmitting, by the target server, a temporary session ID and the device information to a quantum key distribution network;'}{'b': '2', 'S: receiving, by the quantum key distribution network, the temporary session ID and the device information to generate identification information, searching for, by the quantum key distribution network, a wearable device bound to the user terminal, and transmitting, by the quantum key distribution network, the identification information to the wearable device;'}{'b': '3', 'S: receiving, by the wearable device, the identification information, and providing, by the wearable device, the identification ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20200014533A1
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A continuous variable quantum key distribution system comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The first quantum signal has a first polarization and is associated with first quadrature components and the second quantum signal has a second polarization and is associated with second quadrature components. The receiver receives the quantum signals transmitted by the transmitter via a quantum communication channel; estimates a channel matrix representing the polarization rotation of the first and second polarization caused by the quantum communication channel; modifies the received first and second quantum signals on the basis of the polarization rotation; and uses the modified received first and second quantum signals for generating a secret key. The transmitter may modify the transmitted first quantum signal and the transmitted second quantum signal based on the polarization rotation and use the modified transmitted first quantum signal and the modified transmitted second quantum signal for generating a secret key. 1. A continuous variable quantum key distribution system , comprising:{'sub': H', 'H', 'v', 'v, 'a transmitter configured to modulate and to transmit a plurality of quantum signals, including a first quantum signal and a second quantum signal, wherein the first quantum signal has a first polarization and is associated with first quadrature components Xand Pand the second quantum signal has a second polarization and is associated with second quadrature components Xand P; and'} wherein the receiver is configured to modify the received first quantum signal and the received second quantum signal on the basis of the polarization rotation and to use the modified received first quantum signal and the modified received second quantum signal for generating a secret key, and/or', 'wherein the transmitter is configured to modify the transmitted first quantum signal and the transmitted second quantum signal on the basis of the polarization rotation and to use the ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

METHODS AND STRUCTURE TO PROBE THE METAL-METAL INTERFACE FOR SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS

Номер: US20220034833A1
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A method of measuring contact resistance at an interface for superconducting circuits is provided. The method includes using a chain structure of superconductors to measure a contact resistance at a contact between contacting superconductor. The method further includes eliminating ohmic resistance from wire lengths in the chain structure by operating below the lowest superconducting transition temperature of all the superconductors in the chain structure. The measurement is dominated by contact resistances of the contacts between contacting superconductors in the chain. 1. A method of measuring contact resistance at an interface for electronic circuits comprising:providing a chain structure of conducting elements, the conducting elements arranged in series to contact adjacent conducting elements at respective contacts having respective contact resistances;measuring a serial resistance of the chain structure at cryogenic temperatures; anddetermining a contact resistance based on the measured serial resistance.2. A method of measuring contact resistance at an interface for superconducting circuits comprising:using a chain structure of superconductors to measure a contact resistance at a contact between contacting superconductors;eliminating ohmic resistance from wire lengths in the chain structure by operating below the lowest superconducting transition temperature of all the superconductors in the chain structure,wherein the measurement is dominated by contact resistances of the contacts between contacting superconductors in the chain.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the superconductors of the chain structure of superconductors are made of a first superconducting material and a second superconducting material different from the first superconducting material.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the superconductors of the chain structure of superconductors are alternately arranged between superconductors of the first superconducting material and superconductors of the ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

SYNTHESIS OF A QUANTUM CIRCUIT

Номер: US20220035978A1
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Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate synthesis of a quantum circuit 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 circuit generation component that generates, iteratively, quantum circuits from 1 to N two-qubit gates, wherein at least one or more iterations (1, 2, . . . , N) adds a single two-qubit gate to circuits from a previous iteration based on using added single 2-qubit gates that represent operations distinct from previous operations relative to previous iterations. The computer executable components can further comprise a circuit identification component that identifies, from the quantum circuits, a desired circuit that matches a quantum circuit representation. 1. A system , comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; and a circuit generation component that generates, during a first iteration, a first set of quantum circuits comprising 2-qubit gates;', 'a second circuit generation component that generates, during a second iteration, a second set of quantum circuits by adding a 2-qubit gate to the first set of quantum circuits such that the second set of quantum circuits are selected to a redundant operation use the 2-qubit gate without introducing the redundant operation to that of the first set of quantum circuits; and', 'a circuit identification component that identifies, from the first set of quantum circuits and the second set of quantum circuits, a desired circuit that matches a quantum circuit representation., 'a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first set of quantum circuits and the second set of quantum circuits comprise Clifford quantum circuits ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

TRANSLATION OF A QUANTUM DESIGN ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

Номер: US20220036226A1
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Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate translation of a quantum design across multiple applications 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 quantum library component that stores a data structure representing a quantum geometry that is a physical representation of a quantum element in a quantum component. The computer executable components can further comprise a quantum renderer component that translates the quantum geometry into a defined format of an application based on the data structure. 1. A system , comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; and a quantum library component that stores a data structure representing a quantum geometry that is a physical representation of a quantum element in a quantum component; and', 'a quantum renderer component that translates the quantum geometry into a defined format of an application based on the data structure., 'a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum renderer component renders a visualization of at least one of the quantum geometry or the quantum component in the application at runtime of the application based on the data structure.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum renderer component performs at least one of a translation of a second quantum geometry into a second defined format of a second application or a rendering of a visualization of the second quantum geometry in the second application claim 1 , and wherein the second quantum geometry comprises a modified version of the quantum geometry.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantum renderer component performs at least one of a translation ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

CALIBRATING MAJORANA QUBITS BY PROBING TOPOLOGICAL DEGENERACY

Номер: US20220036227A1
Принадлежит: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

A method for use with a topological quantum computing device is provided. The method may include setting a plurality of device parameters for a qubit architecture including a plurality of Majorana zero modes (MZMs). The method may further include calibrating the plurality of device parameters at least in part by determining whether the plurality of MZMs exhibit ground state degeneracy. When the plurality of MZMs are determined to not exhibit ground state degeneracy, calibrating the plurality of device parameters may further include modifying one or more device parameters of the plurality of device parameters. When the plurality of MZMs are determined to exhibit ground state degeneracy, the method may further include modifying one or more parameters of a measurement device coupled to the qubit architecture. 1. A method for use with a topological quantum computing device , the method comprising:setting a plurality of device parameters for a qubit architecture including a plurality of Majorana zero modes (MZMs); determining whether the plurality of MZMs exhibit ground state degeneracy; and', 'modifying one or more device parameters of the plurality of device parameters when the plurality of MZMs are determined to not exhibit ground state degeneracy; and, 'calibrating the plurality of device parameters at least in part bymodifying one or more measurement device parameters of a measurement device coupled to the qubit architecture when the plurality of MZMs are determined to exhibit ground state degeneracy.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the plurality of MZMs exhibit ground state degeneracy includes:measuring a conductance between a first MZM of the plurality of MZMs and a second MZM of the plurality of MZMs when the first MZM, the second MZM, and at least a third MZM of the plurality of MZMs are connected to respective electrical leads; anddetermining whether the plurality of MZMs exhibit ground state degeneracy based on the conductance.3. The ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

INCREASING GRAIN SIZE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS

Номер: US20220036228A1
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A method of increasing grain size of polycrystalline superconducting materials for superconducting circuits, includes forming an initial superconducting epitaxial layer lattice matched to a substrate formed of a substrate material, the initial superconducting epitaxial layer formed of a compound including the substrate material and a first metal; and forming a second layer of the first metal on the initial superconducting epitaxial layer and heating the layers to increase a thickness of the initial superconducting epitaxial layer formed of the compound. 1. A quantum circuit including:a waveguide circuit arranged to provide electromagnetic radiation to a qubit,wherein at least one of the qubit and the waveguide circuit is formed to have elements including a superconducting epitaxial layer lattice matched to a substrate formed of a substrate material, the superconducting epitaxial layer formed of a compound including the substrate material and a first material.2. The quantum circuit of claim 1 , wherein the superconducting epitaxial layer is formed of the compound including the substrate material selected from the group consisting of silicon claim 1 , germanium claim 1 , sapphire claim 1 , and diamond claim 1 , and the first material selected from the group consisting of Co claim 1 , V claim 1 , Pt and Nb.3. A method of increasing grain size of polycrystalline superconducting materials for superconducting circuits claim 1 , comprising:forming an initial superconducting epitaxial layer lattice matched to a substrate formed of a substrate material, the initial superconducting epitaxial layer formed of a compound including the substrate material and a first metal; andforming a second layer of the first metal on the initial superconducting epitaxial layer and heating the layers to increase a thickness of the initial superconducting epitaxial layer formed of the compound.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the substrate material comprises a semiconductor material.5. The ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

HOLDER, QUANTUM DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF QUANTUM DEVICE

Номер: US20220036229A1
Принадлежит: NEC Corporation

A quantum device includes a quantum chip and a holder. The holder includes a pedestal, a recess portion formed in a main surface of the pedestal so as to be opposed to the quantum chip, and a suction tube provided such that in the recess portion, a suction opening is positioned in a bottom surface of the quantum chip. 1. A quantum device comprising:a quantum chip; anda holder, whereinthe holder includes:a pedestal;a recess portion formed in a main surface of the pedestal so as to be opposed to the quantum chip; anda tube provided such that in the recess portion, an opening portion is positioned in a bottom surface of the quantum chip.2. The quantum device according to claim 1 , wherein the tube is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the pedestal.3. The quantum device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a waveguide arranged in the pedestal; anda bonding wire connecting the quantum chip and the waveguide together.4. The quantum device according to claim 3 , wherein the recess portion is formed so as to include a whole arrangement region of the quantum chip in a planar view.5. The quantum device according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion is formed such that a portion of the pedestal supports the quantum chip.6. The quantum device according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the quantum chip is configured with a superconductor material.7. A holder comprising:a pedestal;a recess portion formed in a main surface of the pedestal so as to be opposed to a quantum chip; anda tube provided such that in the recess portion, an opening portion is positioned in a bottom surface of the quantum chip.8. The holder according to claim 7 , wherein the tube is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the pedestal.9. A quantum device comprising:a quantum chip; anda holder having a pedestal,wherein the pedestal includes:a pedestal body;a first pedestal component configured to be attachable to and detachable from the pedestal body and having a ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

QUANTUM ENTANGLED STATE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20220036230A1
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A quantum entangled state processing method, a device, and a storage medium are provided, which are related to a field of quantum calculation. The specific implementation scheme includes: determining n initial quantum states to be processed; determining at least two nodes associated with the initial quantum state; acquiring at least one first parameterized quantum circuit required by the first node and at least one second parameterized quantum circuit required by the second node matched with a preset processing scenario; controlling, based on an initial quantum operation strategy, the first node to perform a local quantum operation to obtain a first measurement result, controlling the second node to perform a local quantum operation to obtain a second measurement result; obtaining an output quantum state meeting a preset requirement of the preset processing scenario at least based on the first measurement result and the second measurement result. 1. A quantum entangled state processing method , comprising:determining n initial quantum states to be processed, wherein each initial quantum state is at least an entangled quantum state formed by at least one first qubit in a first group of qubits and at least one second qubit in a second group of qubits;determining at least two nodes associated with the initial quantum state, wherein the first qubit is positioned at a first node of the at least two nodes, and the second qubit is positioned at a second node of the at least two nodes;acquiring at least one first parameterized quantum circuit required by the first node and at least one second parameterized quantum circuit required by the second node matched with a preset processing scenario;controlling, based on an initial quantum operation strategy, the first node to perform a local quantum operation on at least a portion of the first qubit in the first group of qubits by using the at least one first parameterized quantum circuit, to obtain a first measurement result, ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING QUANTUM DATA

Номер: US20220036231A1
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A method and device for processing quantum data are provided, which are related to the field of quantum computation. The method includes: determining a quantum data set and category information characterizing a data type of the quantum data set; applying a local quantum circuit to a quantum data point contained in the quantum data set, wherein the local quantum circuit is obtained after part of qubits are selected from a plurality of qubits contained in a parameterized quantum circuit; acquiring state information of qubits in the local quantum circuit after being applied to the quantum data point through measurement, and taking the state information and the category information as training data for training a classical neural network to obtain a trained classical neural network, wherein a data type of a quantum data set to be processed can be identified by the trained classical neural network. 1. A method for processing quantum data , comprising:determining a quantum data set and category information characterizing a data type of the quantum data set;applying a local quantum circuit to a quantum data point contained in the quantum data set, wherein the local quantum circuit is obtained after part of qubits are selected from a plurality of qubits contained in a parameterized quantum circuit; andacquiring state information of qubits in the local quantum circuit after being applied to the quantum data point through measurement, and taking the state information and the category information as training data for training a classical neural network to obtain a trained classical neural network, wherein a data type of a quantum data set to be processed can be identified by the trained classical neural network.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining the parameterized quantum circuit, selecting part of qubits from the plurality of qubits contained in the parameterized quantum circuit, and taking a quantum circuit containing the selected part of qubits as the ...

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM WITH TRANSITIONAL METAL IMPURITY FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING

Номер: US20200019038A1
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Methods and devices are disclosed for implementing quantum information processing based on electron spins in semiconductor and transition metal compositions. The transition metal electron orbitals split under semiconductor crystal field. The electron ground states are used as qubits. The transitions between the ground states involve electron spin flip. The semiconductor and transition metal compositions may be further included in optical cavities to facilitate quantum information processing. Quantum logic operations may be performed using single color or two color coherent resonant optical excitations via an excited electron state. 124.-. (canceled)25. A quantum information processing or storage device comprising:at least one optical element; a semiconductor crystal host; and', 'non-rare earth transition metal ions having a d-N electron orbital configuration,, 'a semiconductor crystal composition comprising'}wherein the non-rare earth transition metal ions substitute at a corresponding plurality of crystal sites of the semiconductor crystal host;wherein a crystal field of the semiconductor crystal host splits d-N electron orbitals of the non-rare earth transition metal ions into lower energy orbitals and higher energy orbitals with a crystal field splitting;wherein the lower energy orbitals form at least two ground states and at least one excited state;wherein electronic transitions between the at least two ground states and the at least one excited state are optically controllable with negligible mixing from the higher energy orbitals; andwherein the at least one optical element is configured to interact with the semiconductor crystal composition for quantum information processing or quantum information storage using optical excitations driving the electronic transitions between the at least two ground states and the at least one excited state.261. The device of claim , wherein an atomic species of the non-rare earth transition metal ions is selected based on ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

QUANTUM SOFTWARE DEVELOPER KIT AND FRAMEWORK

Номер: US20210019132A1
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Techniques facilitating quantum software developer kit and framework as a service are provided. 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 an execution component that executes, on a quantum device located within a cloud computing environment, a code based on an identification of the code received from a communication device. A quantum software development kit can execute on the communication device. 1. A system , comprising:a memory that stores computer executable components; and 'an execution component that executes, on a quantum device located within a cloud computing environment, a code based on an identification of the code received from a communication device, wherein a quantum software development kit executes on the communication device, and wherein the code utilizes a portion of the software development kit.', 'a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable components further comprise:an assessment component that grants the communication device access to a set of options and a set of configurations based on a profile associated with the communication device.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable components further comprise:an identification component that selects the quantum device from a group of quantum devices and as a function of the code received from the communication device.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable components further comprise:a modification component that updates the code at the quantum device based on an input received at the communication device, resulting in an updated code, and wherein the execution component executes, on the quantum device, the updated code.5. The system of claim 1 , ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

USING FLAG QUBITS FOR FAULT-TOLERANT IMPLEMENTATIONS OF TOPOLOGICAL CODES WITH REDUCED FREQUENCY COLLISIONS

Номер: US20210019223A1
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A method of error correction for a quantum computer includes identifying each of a plurality of physical qubits arranged in a lattice pattern over a surface in a quantum processor of the quantum computer as a one of a data qubit, an ancilla qubit or a flag qubit to define a plurality of data qubits, ancilla qubits and flag qubits. Each pair of interacting data qubits interact with a flag qubit and adjacent flag qubits both interact with a common ancilla qubit. The method further includes performing measurements of weight-four stabilizers, weight-two stabilizers, or both of a surface code formed using at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of physical qubits, or performing measurements of weight-four Bacon-Shor type gauge operators; and correcting fault-tolerantly quantum errors in one or more of the at least sub-plurality of physical qubits based on a measurement from at least one flag qubit. 1. A method of error correction for a quantum computer , comprising:identifying each of a plurality of physical qubits arranged in a lattice pattern over a surface in a quantum processor of said quantum computer as a one of a data qubit, an ancilla qubit or a flag qubit so as to define a plurality of data qubits, a plurality of ancilla qubits and a plurality of flag qubits, wherein each pair of interacting data qubits in said plurality of data qubits interact with a flag qubit in said plurality of flag qubits and adjacent flag qubits both interact with a common ancilla qubit in said plurality of ancilla qubits;performing measurements of weight-four stabilizers, weight-two stabilizers, or both of a surface code formed using at least a sub-plurality of said plurality of physical qubits, or performing measurements of weight-four Bacon-Shor type gauge operators; andcorrecting fault-tolerantly quantum errors in one or more of said at least sub-plurality of physical qubits based on a measurement from at least one flag qubit.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of said ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

OPTIMIZING TIME-DEPENDENT SIMULATIONS OF QUANTUM COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES

Номер: US20210019269A1

A method is performed to compile input data including a plurality of pulse sequences, hardware parameters obtained from a computing device, and a mathematical model with time-dependent control parameters to decrease a computation time of the input data. The method also includes providing the input data to the computing device to allow the computing device to run a computation of the input data. The method further includes converting the pulse sequences into memory-aligned arrays to decrease the computation time of the input data. The method includes calculating optimized output data using an adaptive step size computation to decrease the computation time needed to compute the output data. 1. A method comprising:compiling input data comprising a plurality of pulse sequences, hardware parameters obtained from a computing device, and a mathematical model with time-dependent control parameters to decrease a computation time of the input data;providing the input data to the computing device to allow the computing device to run a computation of the input data;converting the pulse sequences into memory-aligned arrays to decrease the computation time of the input data; andcalculating optimized output data using an adaptive step size computation to decrease the computation time needed to compute the output data.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:computing a minimum step size allowed in the adaptive step size computation.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:computing the minimum step size to be a fraction of a smallest pulse sequence among of the plurality of pulse sequences.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:providing time intervals at which to pause the computation of the input data to determine one or more external conditions affecting the computation of the input data.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:writing a program that comprises routines computing values of all input channels acting on the computing device at a specific time ...

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTUM BAYESIAN NETWORKS

Номер: US20200019879A1
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Techniques are provided for computing problems represented as directed graphical models via quantum processors with topologies and coupling physics which correspond to undirected graphs. These include techniques for generating approximations of Bayesian networks via a quantum processor capable of computing problems based on a Markov network-based representation of such problems. Approximations may be generated by moralization of Bayesian networks to Markov networks, learning of Bayesian networks' probability distributions by Markov networks' probability distributions, or otherwise, and are trained by executing the resulting Markov network on the quantum processor. 1. A method for quantum computing given a problem represented by a Bayesian network , the method executed by circuitry including at least one processor , the at least one processor in communication with a quantum processor comprising a plurality of qubits and couplers , the couplers operable to symmetrically couple qubits , the method comprising:obtaining a representation of the problem, the representation of the problem comprising a Bayesian network having a first plurality of nodes and a first plurality of directed edges;transforming the Bayesian network to a Markov network having a second plurality of nodes and a second plurality of undirected edges;transmitting the Markov network to the quantum processor and, by said transmitting, causing the quantum processor to execute based on the Markov network;obtaining one or more samples from the quantum processor; anddetermining one or more parameters of the Markov network based on the one or more samples to generate a parametrized Markov network; anddetermining an approximation of a prediction for the problem based on the parametrized Markov network.2. The method according to wherein transforming the Bayesian network to the Markov network comprises performing moralization of the Bayesian network claim 1 , moralization comprising marrying parent nodes of the ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

ELECTRON TRANSPORT GATE CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, OPERATION AND USE

Номер: US20210019607A1
Автор: Rourk Christopher J.
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A circuit is disclosed that includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a plurality of quantum dot devices disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. An impedance is coupled to the second electrode and has a value selected to conduct or block conduction of current when a coherent electron conduction band is formed by one or more of the quantum dot devices, such as with quantum dot devices in an adjacent circuit. 120-. (canceled)21. A nanoparticle , comprising:an inorganic core that includes a plurality of discrete sub-units formed from a first material disposed in a second material; andan organic shell fabricated around the inorganic core.22. The nanoparticle of wherein the organic shell is spherical.23. The nanoparticle of wherein the organic shell has a thickness ranging from 1 nanometer to 2 nanometers.24. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the organic shell is formed from a protein.25. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the inorganic core is formed from a metal oxide.26. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the organic shell has a relative permittivity of greater than one.27. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the organic shell is formed from protein subunits.28. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the inorganic core comprises a crystalline complex.29. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the organic shell is formed from a polymer.30. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the organic shell is formed from protein subunits.31. The nanoparticle of claim 21 , wherein the discrete sub-units of the inorganic core comprises a crystalline hydrate compound and the second material comprises an ionic material.32. A nanoparticle assembly claim 21 , comprising: an inorganic core that includes a plurality of sub-units; and', 'an organic shell disposed around the inorganic core; and, 'a first nanoparticle comprisingan organic nanoparticle disposed at a predetermined location adjacent to the composite nanoparticle.33. The ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE WITH SUPERCONDUCTING BASED COMPUTING SYSTEMS

Номер: US20210019646A1
Автор: Sterling George E.G.
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An electrical filter includes a dielectric substrate with inner and outer coils about a first region and inner and outer coils about a second region, a portion of cladding removed from wires that form the coils and coupled to electrically conductive traces on the dielectric substrate via a solder joint in a switching region. An apparatus to thermally couple a superconductive device to a metal carrier with a through-hole includes a first clamp and a vacuum pump. A composite magnetic shield for use at superconductive temperatures includes an inner layer with magnetic permeability of at least 50,000; and an outer layer with magnetic saturation field greater than 1.2 T, separated from the inner layer by an intermediate layer of dielectric. An apparatus to dissipate heat from a superconducting processor includes a metal carrier with a recess, a post that extends upwards from a base of the recess and a layer of adhesive on top of the post. Various cryogenic refrigeration systems are described. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a first shield that provides magnetic shielding to an environment;at least one electrically conductive coil located about the first shield;a current source operable to provide a direct current; causes a degaussing field to be applied to the first shield;', 'determines an initial measurement of a magnetic field in at least one location in the magnetically shielded environment, the initial measurement representative of the magnetic field in at least one location in the magnetically shielded environment following application of the degaussing field to the first shield;', [{'sup': th', 'th', 'th, 'causes a direct current of an iamperage to pass through the at least one electrically conductive coil during an iperiod of time, where the iamperage is greater than a previous amperage, if any;'}, {'sup': th', 'th', 'th', 'th', 'th', 'th, 'after the direct current of the iamperage passes through the at least one electrically conductive coil during the iperiod of ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING

Номер: US20210019647A1
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A hybrid computer comprising a quantum processor can be operated to perform a scalable comparison of high-entropy samplers. Performing a scalable comparison of high-entropy samplers can include comparing entropy and KL divergence of post-processed samplers. A hybrid computer comprising a quantum processor generates samples for machine learning. The quantum processor is trained by matching data statistics to statistics of the quantum processor. The quantum processor is tuned to match moments of the data. 1. A method of operation of a computational system comprising at least one processor , the method comprising:receiving information defining a target distribution and a sampling process by the at least one processor;receiving a plurality of samples using the sampling process by the at least one processor;generating a sampling distribution based on the plurality of samples by the at least one processor; determining a first and a second subset of variables; and', 'expressing a post-processed distribution in a mixture model comprising the sampling distribution and an analytic form for conditional resampling on the first and the second subset of variables;, 'generating a post-processed distribution from the plurality of samples by the at least one processor, wherein generating a post-processed distribution includesevaluating a Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence from the target distribution to the post-processed distribution by the at least one processor; andcomparing the sampling distribution to the target distribution based at least in part on the KL divergence by the at least one processor.2. The method of wherein receiving a plurality of samples using the sampling process by the at least one processor includes receiving a plurality of samples from an analog processor.3. The method of wherein receiving a plurality of samples from an analog processor includes receiving a plurality of samples from a quantum processor.4. The method of wherein receiving information defining a ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

Multifunctional Quantum Node Device and Methods

Номер: US20210020821A1
Принадлежит: US Department of Navy

A multifunctional quantum node device involving a semiconductor vacancy qubit structure, a superconductor quantum memory nanowire coupled with a spin state of the semiconductor vacancy qubit structure, and a superconductor qubit logic circuit coupled with the superconductor quantum memory nanowire and the semiconductor vacancy qubit structure, whereby the device is a hybrid device operable as an interface for at least one of computing and quantum-entangled networking.

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

SUPERCONDUCTING NONLINEAR ASYMMETRIC INDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Номер: US20210021245A1
Принадлежит: YALE UNIVERSITY

A superconducting device includes two nodes and a Josephson junction coupled between the two nodes, wherein the Josephson junction is characterized by a superconducting phase difference, φ, wherein the superconducting device has a potential that varies as a function of the superconducting phase difference, φ, and has a single potential well. The potential has a non-zero cubic term and quartic term is zero. The Josephson junction may be a single small Josephson junction. The superconducting device may include a superconducting ring connected between the two nodes. The superconducting ring may include a first ring portion with a plurality of large Josephson junctions connected in series. The superconducting ring may also include a second ring portion that includes the single small Josephson junction in parallel with the plurality of large Josephson junctions between the two nodes. 1. A superconducting device comprising:two nodes; and{'sup': 3', '4, 'a Josephson junction coupled between the two nodes, wherein the Josephson junction is characterized by a superconducting phase difference, φ, wherein the superconducting device has a potential that varies as a function of the superconducting phase difference, φ, and has a single potential well, wherein the potential has a non-zero φterm and a φterm that is equal to zero.'}2. The superconducting device of claim 1 , wherein the Josephson junction is a single small Josephson junction and the superconducting device further comprises: a first ring portion comprising a plurality of large Josephson junctions connected in series, wherein each large Josephson junction of the plurality of large Josephson junctions has the same tunneling energy; and', 'a second ring portion comprising the single small Josephson junction in parallel with the plurality of large Josephson junctions between the two nodes, wherein the single small Josephson junction has a tunneling energy less than the tunneling energy of each large Josephson junction., ' ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

Method for spacetime-constrained oblivious transfer

Номер: US20210021414A1

A method for performing spacetime-constrained oblivious transfer between various laboratories of a first party A and various laboratories of a second party B. The method includes providing the spacetime-constrained oblivious transfer to satisfy various conditions. The method further includes encoding, by the laboratories of the first party A, various messages in a quantum state selected from various non-orthogonal quantum states. The method further includes transmitting, by the laboratories of the first party A, the quantum state to a first laboratory of the second party B. The method further includes applying, by the first laboratory of the second party B, a quantum measurement on the quantum state to obtain a classical measurement outcome. The method further includes transmitting, by the first laboratory of the second party B, the classical measurement outcome to the laboratories of the second party B.

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28-01-2016 дата публикации

Systems and methods for real-time quantum computer-based control of mobile systems

Номер: US20160026183A1
Принадлежит: D Wave Systems Inc

Systems and methods for integrating quantum computing systems into mobile systems for the purpose of providing real-time, quantum computer-based control of the mobile systems are described. A mobile system includes a data extraction subsystem that extracts data from an external environment of the mobile system and a quantum computing subsystem that receives data from the data extraction subsystem and performs a quantum computing operation in real-time using the data from the data extraction subsystem. A result of the quantum computing operation influences a behavior of the mobile system, such as the navigation of the mobile system or an action performed by the mobile system. The on-board quantum computing subsystem includes on-board quantum computing infrastructure that is adapted to suit the needs and spatial constraints of the mobile system.

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR QUANTUM PROCESSING

Номер: US20200023462A1
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The disclosure describes various aspects of acousto-optic modulator (AOM) configurations for quantum processing. A method is described including generating, by a first AOM from a laser beam, first and second diffracted laser beams at different angles based on first and second radio frequency (RF) tones. An optical component focuses the diffracted laser beams onto a second AOM, which generates third and fourth diffracted laser beams based on the first RF tone and a third RF tone and the second RF tone and a fourth RF tone respectively, wherein the third and fourth diffracted laser beams are substantially parallel when incident on a respective ion in a chain of ions in a trap. Quantum information in the ion is controlled to perform quantum processing based on the third and fourth diffracted laser beams. Another method is described including generating, by an AOM, a small polarization rotation of an undiffracted laser beam. 1. A method for controlling laser beam propagation in quantum processing , comprising:generating, by a first acousto-optic modulator (AOM) from an incident laser beam, a first diffracted laser beam based on a first radio frequency (RF) tone and a second diffracted laser beam based on a second RF tone, wherein the first diffracted laser beam and the second diffracted laser beam are diffracted at different angles;focusing, via an optical component, the first diffracted laser beam and the second diffracted laser beam onto a second AOM;generating, by the second AOM from the first diffracted laser beam and the second diffracted laser beam, at least a third diffracted laser beam based on the first RF tone and a third RF tone and a fourth diffracted laser beam based on the second RF tone and a fourth RF tone, wherein the third diffracted laser beam and the fourth diffracted laser beam are diffracted to be substantially parallel when incident on a respective ion in a chain of ions in a trap; andcontrolling quantum information in the ion to perform quantum ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR COMPUTING TRANSITION AMPLITUDE, CLASSICAL COMPUTER, QUANTUM COMPUTER, AND HYBRID SYSTEM

Номер: US20220044141A1
Принадлежит: QUNASYS INC.

A quantum computer executes quantum measurement of <ψ|P|ψ>, <ψ|U|ψ>, <ψ|U|ψ>, <ψ|P|ψ>, and <ψ|PP|ψ< below based on a quantum state pair configured by a first quantum state ψand a second quantum state ψ, and outputs measurement results of the quantum measurement. A classical computer computes a transition amplitude |<ψ|A|ψ>|based on measurement results for <ψ|P|ψ>, <ψ|U|ψ>, <ψ|U|ψ>, <ψ|P|ψ>, and <ψ|PP|ψ>, wherein A is a physical quantity for computation of transition amplitude, i and j are indices for identifying a and P, a is a real number, P is a tensor product of a Pauli matrix, U is a unitary gate, and <ψ|ψ>=0. 2. The quantum information processing method for computing a transition amplitude of claim 1 , wherein the quantum computer executes the quantum measurement based on a set of parameters θ for a quantum circuit corresponding to the quantum state pair of the first quantum state ψand the second quantum stateψ claim 1 , obtained by computation employing variational quantum deflation.3. The quantum information processing method for computing a transition amplitude of claim 1 , wherein:the classical computer and the quantum computer are connected to each other over a computer network; andthe classical computer and the quantum computer exchange information with each other over the computer network. This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-132647 filed Aug. 4, 2020, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference herein.Technology disclosed herein relates to a quantum information processing method for computing transition amplitude, a classical computer, a quantum computer, a hybrid system, and a quantum information processing program.Variational Quantum Eigensolvers (VQE) are already known (see for example Document 1: “A Variational Eigenvalue Solver on a Photonic Quantum Processor” by A. Peruzzo, J. McClean, P. Shadbolt, M-H. Yung, X-Q. Zhou, P. J. Love, A. Aspuru-Guzik and J. L. O'Brien in Nature ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

QUANTUM COMPUTING UNIT WITH MAJORANA MODES

Номер: US20220044142A1
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The present invention relates to a quantum computing unit comprising a superconducting substrate or other superconducting component, at least three outer Majorana modes, and at least one inner Majorana mode, wherein the at least three outer Majorana modes are located along an outer perimeter, and wherein the at least one inner Majorana mode is located within the outer perimeter. This spatial configuration of the four participating Majorana modes allows to control the time-dependent coupling between the respective Majorana modes. The related quantum gates can be performed perfectly in a finite time, preferably with a frequency of up to several GHz. These include the braiding gate, the π/8 magic phase gate, the π/12 phase gate, and, for multi-qubit systems, the CNOT gate. The robustness of the mechanism guarantees that for special times the quantum gate is conducted the quantum gate is perfectly realized. This property is independent of material specific parameters. Hence, the behavior can be expected in all systems where Majorana zero modes appear in the center of Abrikosov vortices, in particular, not only in FeTeSe, which we consider as an example. 1. A quantum computing unit comprising a superconducting substrate , at least three outer Majorana modes , and at least one inner Majorana mode ,wherein the at least three outer Majorana modes are located along an outer perimeter, andwherein the at least one inner Majorana mode is located within the outer perimeter at least proximal to the superconducting substrate.2. The quantum computing unit according to claim 1 ,wherein the at least three outer Majorana modes are located along the outer perimeter at least proximal to the superconducting substrate.3. The quantum computing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a network of one-dimensional topological superconductors claim 1 ,wherein the at least three outer Majorana modes are located along the outer perimeter on the one-dimensional topological superconductors ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

Simulation Method in Quantum Control, Classical Computer, and Storage Medium

Номер: US20220044143A1
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A simulation method in quantum control is provided, which is related to a field of quantum control. The specific implementation scheme includes: acquiring a hardware parameter corresponding to a quantum system and a target quantum gate required to be realized by the quantum system; acquiring a pulse function represented on the basis of discrete time slices; determining target step sizes corresponding to the discrete time slices in the pulse function, to obtain pulse parameter values within time durations corresponding to the target step sizes corresponding to the time slices and the pulse function; and obtaining simulation quantum gates within the time durations corresponding to the target step sizes on the basis of obtained pulse parameter values within the time durations corresponding to the target step sizes and the hardware parameter of the quantum system, until obtaining a target simulation quantum gate within a preset pulse time duration. 1. A simulation method in quantum control , comprising:acquiring a hardware parameter corresponding to a quantum system and a target quantum gate required to be realized by the quantum system;acquiring a pulse function represented on the basis of discrete time slices, wherein pulse parameter values within a time period from start time to end time of a time slice are the same;determining target step sizes corresponding to the discrete time slices in the pulse function, to obtain pulse parameter values within time durations corresponding to the target step sizes according to the target step sizes corresponding to the time slices and the pulse function; andobtaining simulation quantum gates within the time durations corresponding to the target step sizes on the basis of obtained pulse parameter values within the time durations corresponding to the target step sizes and the hardware parameter of the quantum system, until obtaining a target simulation quantum gate within a preset pulse time duration, wherein a difference between ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

SCALABLE AND PROGRAMMABLE COHERENT WAVEFORM GENERATORS

Номер: US20210026162A1
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The disclosure describes various aspects of a system with scalable and programmable coherent waveform generators. A network and digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) cards used by the network are described where each DAC card has a clock divider/replicator device with an input SYNC pin, a digital logic component, and one or more DAC components, and each output of the DAC components is used to control optical beams for a separate qubit of a quantum information processing (QIP) system. The network also includes a first distribution network to provide a clock signal to the clock divider/replicator device in the DAC cards, and a second distribution network to provide a start signal to the DAC cards, where the start signal is used by the digital logic component in the DAC card to assert the input SYNC pin when the start signal is asserted unless it is masked by the digital logic component. 1. A network for synchronizing a plurality of digital-to-analog converter (DAC) cards in a quantum information processing (QIP) system , comprising: a clock divider/replicator device having an input SYNC pin;', 'a digital logic component; and', 'one or more DAC components, wherein each of the outputs of the DAC components is used to control one or more optical beams for a separate qubit of the QIP system;, 'the plurality of DAC cards, each DAC card includinga first distribution network to provide a clock signal to the clock divider/replicator device in each of the plurality of DAC cards; anda second distribution network to provide a start signal to each of the plurality of DAC cards,wherein for each of the plurality of DAC cards, the start signal is used by the digital logic component in the DAC card to assert the input SYNC pin of the clock divider/replicator device of the DAC card in response to the start signal being asserted unless the start signal is masked by the digital logic component.2. The network of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of DAC cards is implemented as a single ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

ATTENUATOR FOR QUBIT DRIVE SIGNALS

Номер: US20220045416A1
Автор: NAAMAN OFER
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An apparatus includes a directional coupler and an absorptive low pass filter, in which the directional coupler has a first transmission line extending from a first port to a second port and a second transmission line extending from a third port to a fourth port, the first transmission line and the second transmission line configured such that a portion of a signal travelling from the first port onto the first transmission line is coupled to the second transmission line and towards the third port. The second port is connected to the fourth port of the directional coupler via the absorptive low pass filter. When the signal is input into the first port of the directional coupler and output through the third port of the directional coupler, the signal is substantially unattenuated if the frequency of the signal is in a passband of the absorptive low pass filter. 1. An apparatus comprising:a directional coupler; andan absorptive low pass filter,wherein the directional coupler comprises a first transmission line extending from a first port to a second port and comprises a second transmission line extending from a third port to a fourth port,wherein the first transmission line and the second transmission line are configured such that a portion of a signal travelling from the first port onto the first transmission line is coupled to the second transmission line and towards the third port, andwherein the second port of the directional coupler is connected to the fourth port of the directional coupler via the absorptive low pass filter, such that when the signal is input into the first port of the directional coupler and output through the third port of the directional coupler, the signal is substantially unattenuated if the frequency of the signal is in a passband of the absorptive low pass filter and attenuated by a coupling parameter of the directional coupler if the frequency of the signal is in a stopband of the absorptive low pass filter and within a bandwidth of the ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT FOR QUANTUM CONTROL

Номер: US20220045666A1
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A system comprises quantum control interconnect circuitry configured to receive a plurality of fixed-frequency signals, a variable-frequency signal, a quantum control pulse, a quantum element readout pulse, and a quantum element return pulse. The circuitry is operable to upconvert the quantum control pulse using the fixed-frequency signals. The circuitry is operable to upconvert the readout pulse using the variable-frequency signal. The circuitry is operable to downconvert the return pulse using the variable-frequency signal. 121-. (canceled)22. A system comprising:a quantum control pulse generation circuit operable to generate a quantum control pulse; and the multi-tone generation is operable to generate a plurality of fixed-frequency signals,', 'each of the plurality of fixed-frequency signals is at a different one of a plurality of frequencies from a first frequency to a second frequency,', 'any frequency, from the first frequency to the second frequency, can be achieved by tuning the quantum control pulse, and', 'frequency spacing between frequency-adjacent signals of the plurality of fixed-frequency signals is less than or equal to the range of frequencies over which the quantum control pulse generation circuit is operable to generate the quantum control pulse., 'a multi-tone generation circuit operably coupled to the quantum control pulse generation circuit, wherein23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the quantum control pulse generation circuit is operable to:generate a plurality of baseband pulses; andupconvert the baseband pulses to an intermediate frequency to generate a plurality of quantum control pulses, wherein the intermediate frequency is tunable over a range at least as large as the frequency spacing.24. The system of claim 22 , wherein:the system comprises a quantum control interconnect circuit operably coupled to the quantum control pulse generation circuit and the multi-tone generator circuit, andthe quantum control interconnect circuit comprises ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR NOISE-INSENSITIVE QUBIT GATE OPERATIONS

Номер: US20200027017A1
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An always-on, exchange-only (AEON) qubit is comprised of three two-level systems (e.g., semiconductor quantum dot or other spin encoded qubit) and can be operated at a “sweet spot” during both single qubit and two-qubit gate operations. The “sweet spot” operation is immune to variations in noise with respect to nontrivial detuning parameters defining the AEON. By operating at the “sweet spot,” both single and two-qubit gate operations can be performed using only exchange pulses (e.g., DC voltage pulses applied to tunneling gates). 1. A method comprising:performing a single qubit gate operation on a three-spin qubit or a two-qubit gate operation on adjacent three-spin qubits,{'sub': 1', '3, 'wherein each qubit has first through third two-level systems having respective local potentials εthrough ε,'}wherein each qubit is characterized by a pair of non-trivial detuning parameters representing energy differences between respective energy levels of the two-level systems of the qubit, [{'sup': '−3', 'local potentials of the two-level systems of each qubit are controlled such that derivatives of a respective frequency of the qubit with respect to each detuning parameter are within 10of zero, and'}, 'tunnel couplings between adjacent two-level systems of each qubit are controlled to be non-zero., 'wherein in performing the single qubit gate operation or the two-qubit gate operation3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the local potentials are controlled such that:{'br': None, 'i': Ũ', '+Ũ′', '−Ũ', '+Ũ, 'sub': 1', '2', '2', '3', 'av, 'ε=¼(−)±0.1 U, and \u2003\u2003(1)'}{'br': None, 'sub': M', '1', '2', '2', '3', 'av, 'i': Ũ', '−Ũ′', '−Ũ', '+Ũ, 'ε=¼()±0.1 U, \u2003\u2003(2)'}{'sub': 'i', 'wherein Ũrepresents a change in Coulomb interaction energy when an i-th two-level system is doubly occupied by tunneling of an electron from an adjacent two-level system,'}{'sub': av', '1', '2', '2', '3, 'wherein Uis the average of value of Ũ, Ũ, Ũ′, and Ũ,'}{'sub': '2', 'wherein Ũ′corresponds ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PHASE OPERATIONS

Номер: US20210027187A1
Автор: Gidney Craig
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Methods, systems, and apparatus for performing phase operations. In one aspect, a method for performing a same phase operation on a first and second qubit using a third qubit prepared in a phased plus state includes: performing a first NOT operation on the third qubit; computing a controlled adder operation on the first, second and third qubit, comprising encoding the result of the controlled adder operation in a fourth qubit; performing a square of the phase operation on the fourth qubit; uncomputing the controlled adder operation on the first, second and third qubit; performing a CNOT operation between the first qubit and the third qubit, wherein the first qubit acts as the control; performing a CNOT operation between the second qubit and the third qubit, wherein the second qubit acts as the control; and performing a second NOT operation on the third qubit. 1. A method for performing a same phase operation on a first and second qubit using a third qubit prepared in a phased plus state , the method comprising:performing a first NOT operation on the third qubit;computing a controlled adder operation on the first, second and third qubit, comprising encoding the result of the controlled adder operation in a fourth qubit;performing a square of the phase operation on the fourth qubit;uncomputing the controlled adder operation on the first, second and third qubit;performing a CNOT operation between the first qubit and the third qubit, wherein the first qubit acts as the control;performing a CNOT operation between the second qubit and the third qubit, wherein the second qubit acts as the control; andperforming a second NOT operation on the third qubit.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein computing the controlled adder operation comprises:performing a multi target CNOT on the first, second and third qubit, wherein the first qubit acts as the control;computing a logical AND operation between the second and third qubit;encoding the result of the logical AND computation in the ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OBTAINING QUANTUM CLUSTER STATES WITH HIGH FAULT TOLERANCE BASED ON NON-CUBICAL UNIT CELLS

Номер: US20210027188A1
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A method includes obtaining a first qubit entangled with second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh qubits and one or more of: an eighth qubit entangled with the second qubit and the seventh qubit; a ninth qubit entangled with the third qubit and the fourth qubit; a tenth qubit entangled with the fifth qubit and the sixth qubit; an eleventh qubit entangled with the eighth qubit and the ninth qubit; a twelfth qubit entangled with the eighth qubit and the ninth qubit; a thirteenth qubit entangled with the eighth qubit and the tenth qubit; a fourteenth qubit entangled with the eighth qubit and the tenth qubit; a fifteenth qubit entangled with the ninth qubit and the tenth qubit; and a sixteenth qubit entangled with the ninth qubit and the tenth qubit. Also disclosed are additional methods of obtaining a plurality of entangled qubits. 1. A method , comprising: the first vertex and the second vertex are coupled by a first edge of the lattice cell;', 'the second vertex and the third vertex are coupled by a second edge of the lattice cell;', 'the fifth vertex and the sixth vertex are coupled by a third edge of the lattice cell;', 'the sixth vertex and the seventh vertex are coupled by a fourth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the eighth vertex and the ninth vertex are coupled by a fifth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the ninth vertex and the tenth vertex are coupled by a sixth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the first vertex and the fifth vertex are coupled by a seventh edge of the lattice cell;', 'the third vertex and the seventh vertex are coupled by an eighth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the fourth vertex and the ninth vertex are coupled by a ninth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the second vertex and the fourth vertex are coupled by a tenth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the fifth vertex and the eighth vertex are coupled by an eleventh edge of the lattice cell;', 'the seventh vertex and the tenth vertex are coupled by a twelfth edge of the lattice cell;', 'the first edge, the ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ION TRAPS

Номер: US20200027684A1
Автор: Youngner Daniel
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Apparatuses, systems, and methods for ion traps are described herein. One apparatus includes a number of microwave (MW) rails and a number of radio frequency (RF) rails formed with substantially parallel longitudinal axes and with substantially coplanar upper surfaces. The apparatus includes two sequences of direct current (DC) electrodes with each sequence formed to extend substantially parallel to the substantially parallel longitudinal axes of the MW rails and the RF rails. The apparatus further includes a number of through-silicon vias (TSVs) formed through a substrate of the ion trap and a trench capacitor formed in the substrate around at least one TSV. 120-. (canceled)21. A method of forming an ion trap system , comprising: a first planar conductive material forms a ground plane;', 'a second planar conductive material forms a signal routing plane; and', 'a third planar conductive material forms a ground connection plane;, 'forming three sequential planar conductive materials above a substrate material, whereinforming a number of longitudinal gaps in the second planar conductive material to separate two longitudinal sequences of direct current (DC) electrodes from at least two separate longitudinal radio frequency (RF) rails positioned between the two sequences of DC electrodes;forming a first number of through-silicon vias (TSVs) through the substrate material; andforming a first number of trench capacitors in the substrate material around at least one of the first number of TSVs to provide an electrical potential to each DC electrode of the two longitudinal sequences of DC electrodes.22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:providing an electrical potential to a number of DC electrodes in the two longitudinal sequences of DC electrodes by the DC electrodes being connected to the first number of TSVs by the second planar conductive material.23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:connecting the two longitudinal sequences of DC electrodes to the ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

ARCHITECTURE FOR COUPLING QUANTUM BITS USING LOCALIZED RESONATORS

Номер: US20200028065A1
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A technique relates a superconducting microwave cavity. An array of posts has different heights in the cavity, and the array supports a localized microwave mode. The array of posts includes lower resonant frequency posts and higher resonant frequency posts. The higher resonant frequency posts are arranged around the lower resonant frequency posts. A first plate is opposite a second plate in the cavity. One end of the lower resonant frequency posts is positioned on the second plate so as to be electrically connected to the second plate. Another end of the lower resonant frequency posts in the array is open so as not to form an electrical connection to the first plate. Qubits are connected to the lower resonant frequency posts in the array of posts, such that each of the qubits is physically connected to one or two of the lower resonant frequency posts in the array of posts. 1. A method of configuring a superconducting microwave cavity , the method comprising:providing posts operable to support a localized microwave mode, the posts comprising lower resonant frequency posts and higher resonant frequency posts;positioning one end of the lower resonant frequency posts and the higher resonant frequency posts to a plate; andcoupling qubits to the lower resonant frequency posts but not coupling the qubits to the higher resonant frequency posts.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the posts are positioned to form an array.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lower resonant frequency posts are configured to be electrically coupled to the plate.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the qubits is coupled to two of the lower resonant frequency posts.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lower resonant frequency posts comprise a first resonant frequency and the higher resonant frequency posts comprise a second resonant frequency claim 1 , the first resonant frequency being lower than the second resonant frequency.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lower resonant ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Laser cavity optical alignment

Номер: US20200028311A1
Автор: Kai HUDEK

The disclosure describes aspects of laser cavity optical alignment, and more particularly, in situ alignment of optical devices in an optical system for replacement or upgrade. In one aspect, a method for optical alignment in an optical system is described that includes providing, via a positioning system, an optical beam to measure surface features and position of a first device under test (DUT), removing the first DUT from the optical system, placing a second DUT in the optical system at substantially the same position from which the first DUT was removed, providing, via the positioning system, an optical beam to measure surface features and position of the second DUT, aligning the second DUT based on the measurements made of the first DUT and the second DUT, and verifying operation of the second DUT in the optical system. The DUT can be an optical device such as an output optical coupler.

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