arXiv:2408.00904

Demonstrating the Potential of Adaptive LMS Filtering on FPGA-Based Qubit Control Platforms for Improved Qubit Readout in 2D and 3D Quantum Processing Units

Hans Johnson, Nicholas Bornman, Tae-Yoon Kim, D. M. T. van Zanten, Silvia Zorzetti, Jafar Saniie

Published Sep 26, 2024• 1 citation

Abstract

Current Methodology• Readout pulses are very noisy!• The current method to average readout pulses in post processing for qubit readout works for smaller systems.However, this has limitations as qubit systems scale up.100,000 averages Phase Sweep @ ~6.3 GHz for single-shot time trace readout Ground State Excited State

DOI: 10.2172/2448585

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