We address the problem of implementing high-fidelity one-qubit operations subject to time-dependent noise in the qubit energy splitting. We show with explicit numerical results that high-fidelity bit flip operations may be generated by imposing bounded control fields. For noise correlation times shorter than the time for a $\ensuremath{\pi}$ pulse, the time-optimal $\ensuremath{\pi}$ pulse itself yields the highest fidelity. For very long correlation times, fidelity loss is approximately due to systematic error, which is efficiently tackled by compensation for off resonance with a pulse sequence (CORPSE). For intermediate ranges of the noise correlation time, we find that short CORPSE, which is less accurate than CORPSE in correcting systematic errors, yields higher fidelities. Numerical optimization of the pulse sequences using gradient ascent pulse engineering results in noticeable improvement of the fidelity for a bit flip operation on the computational basis states and a small but still positive fidelity enhancement for the NOT gate.
We address the problem of implementing high-fidelity one-qubit operations subject to time-dependent noise in the qubit energy splitting. We show with explicit numerical results that high-fidelity bit flip operations may be generated by imposing bounded control fields. For noise correlation times shorter than the time for a \ensuremathπ pulse, the time-optimal \ensuremathπ pulse itself yields the highest fidelity. For very long correlation times, fidelity loss is approximately due to systematic error, which is efficiently tackled by compensation for off resonance with a pulse sequence (CORPSE). For intermediate ranges of the noise correlation time, we find that short CORPSE, which is less accurate than CORPSE in correcting systematic errors, yields higher fidelities. Numerical optimization of the pulse sequences using gradient ascent pulse engineering results in noticeable improvement of the fidelity for a bit flip operation on the computational basis states and a small but still positive fidelity enhancement for the NOT gate.
We consider the problem of analyzing spin-flip qubit gate operation in the presence of Random Telegraph Noise (RTN). Our compressive approach is the following. By using the Feynman disentangling operators method, we calculate the spin-flip probability of qubit driven by different kinds of composite pulses, e.g., Constant pulse (C-pulse), Quantum Well pulse (QW-pulse), and Barrier Potential pulse (BP-pulse) in the presence of RTN. When composite pulses and RTN act in the x-direction and z-direction respectively, we calculate the optimal time to achieve perfect spin-flip probability of qubit. We report that the highest fidelity of spin-flip qubit can be achieved by using C-pulse, followed by BP-pulse and QW-pulse. For a more general case, we have tested several pulse sequences for achieving high fidelity quantum gates, where we use the pulses acting in different directions. From the calculations, we find that high fidelity of qubit gate operation in the presence of RTN is achieved when QW-pulse, BP-pulse, and C-pulse act in the x-direction, y-direction, and z-direction, respectively. We extend our investigations for multiple QW and BP pulses while choosing the C-pulse amplitude constant in the presence of RTN. The results of calculation show that 98.5% fidelity can be achieved throughout the course of RTN that may be beneficial for quantum error correction.
Achieving small error for qubit gate operations under random telegraph noise (RTN) is of great interest for potential applications in quantum computing and quantum error correction. I calculate the error generated in the qubit driven by π, CORPSE, SCORPSE, symmetric and asymmetric pulses in presence of RTN. For a special case when pulse acts in x-direction and RTN in z-direction, I find that for small value of noise correlation time, π-pulse has small error among all the other pulses. For large value of noise correlation time, possibly white noise, symmetric pulse generates small error for small energy amplitudes of noise strength, whereas CORPSE pulse has small error for large energy amplitudes of noise strength. For the pulses acting in all the three directions, several pulse sequences were identified that generate small error in presence of small and large strength of energy amplitudes of RTN. More precisely, when π pulse acts in x direction, CORPSE pulse acts in y direction and SCORPSE pulse acts in z-direction then such pulse sequences induces small error and may consider for better candidate in implementing of bit-flip quantum error correction. Error analysis of small energy amplitudes of RTN may be useful for low temperature measurements, whereas error analysis of large energy amplitudes of RTN may be useful for room temperature measurements of quantum error correction codes.
The main obstacles to implementing ideal quantum operations are unwanted interactions of quantum systems with the environment and noise in control fields. This problem can be tackled by methods of quantum control. Among these methods are \ncomposite pulse (CP) sequences which have long been employed in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to mitigate the effects of systematic errors in the control. CP sequences have been initially developed to correct for static but otherwise unknown \nerrors in the amplitude or frequency of the driving field. One of the challenges to the systematic incorporation of these control protocols into practical quantum information systems remains the limited understanding of CP performance in the presence \nof time-dependent noise. Treating the influence of time-dependent noise processes on quantum control operations has been facilitated by recent advances in dynamical \nerror suppression based on open-loop Hamiltonian engineering. These approaches provide a general framework for understanding and mitigating non-Markovian time- \ndependent noise in a finite-dimensional open quantum system. Particularly, arbitrary single-qubit control characteristics may be captured quantitatively in filter-transfer \nfunctions (FF) using methods of spectral overlap in the frequency domain. In this thesis work, we present a systematic study of control pulse sequences in the presence of time-dependent noise. We use a combination of analytic formulations based on FFs and numerical simulations to demonstrate that CPs are able to effectively suppress control errors caused by time-dependent processes possessing realistic noise \npower spectra. We provide a geometric interpretation of CP performance under time-dependent amplitude noise, further linking the FF formalism with known techniques in CP construction. We also develop new optimized pulse sequences that act as notch filters for time-dependent noise. These high-fidelity control protocols effectively sup- \npress errors from the noise sources with sharp features in spectral densities and can be used practically on various quantum architectures. We also present our work \non simulation of randomized benchmarking protocols and CPs that have been used experimentally by our collaborators to measure gate errors.
A key ingredient for fault-tolerant quantum computers are sufficiently accurate logic gates on single and multiple qubits in the presence of decohering noise. In this thesis, we theoretically develop and experimentally demonstrate such high-fidelity quantum gates for semiconductor-based quantum computing. Specifically, we consider a qubit encoded in the singlet and one triplet state of two electron spins in GaAs. While its potential for optical coupling makes GaAs an attractive material, highly auto-correlated magnetic field noise from fluctuating nuclear spins leads to considerably lower coherence times than for Si-based devices, where nuclear spins can be removed by isotopic purification. In addition to noise, the control methods used in earlier experiments are based on unrealistic approximations. For these reasons, fidelities well above 99 %, as required by current quantum error correction (QEC) schemes, have not been obtained before this thesis. To tackle these issues, we extend the filter function formalism to describe quantum gates and processes in the presence of experimentally relevant non-Markovian noise. Since this formalism can consider all relevant noise sources in a computationally efficient manner, it can be used to find optimal control pulses by numerical optimization, leading to predicted single-qubit gate fidelities of 99.9 %. Furthermore, we deal with the considerable control challenges associated with this qubit type by experimental calibration of the optimized control pulses. To this end, we extend our previous experimental gate set calibration (GSC) routine to remove systematic gate errors on an arbitrary number of qubits. We apply the numerically optimized single-qubit control pulses to our GaAs sample and experimentally calibrate them with GSC. This procedure yields an average gate fidelity of 99.50 ± 0.04 % and a low leakage rate of 0.13 ± 0.03 % out of the computational subspace, characterized by randomized benchmarking. We also optimize realistic two-qubit control pulses, considering current control hardware as well as interqubit Coulomb and exchange coupling that cannot be fully turned off. Using measured noise spectra, we show that two-qubit gate fidelities of 99.90 % can be reached in GaAs, while 99.99 % can be achieved in Si. These results demonstrate that high-fidelity gates can be realized even in the presence of nuclear spins as in GaAs.
We investigate the possibility of achieving high-fidelity universal two-qubit gates by supplementing optimal tuning of individual qubits with dynamical decoupling (DD) of local 1/f noise. We consider simultaneous local pulse sequences applied during the gate operation and compare the efficiencies of periodic, Carr-Purcell, and Uhrig DD with hard $\ensuremath{\pi}$ pulses along two directions (${\ensuremath{\pi}}_{z/y}$ pulses). We present analytical perturbative results (Magnus expansion) in the quasistatic noise approximation combined with numerical simulations for realistic 1/f noise spectra. The gate efficiency is studied as a function of the gate duration, of the number n of pulses, and of the high-frequency roll-off. We find that the gate error is nonmonotonic in n, decreasing as ${n}^{\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\alpha}}$ in the asymptotic limit, $\ensuremath{\alpha}\ensuremath{\ge}2$, depending on the DD sequence. In this limit ${\ensuremath{\pi}}_{z}$-Urhig is the most efficient scheme for quasistatic 1/f noise, but it is highly sensitive to the soft UV cutoff. For small number of pulses, ${\ensuremath{\pi}}_{z}$ control yields anti-Zeno behavior, whereas ${\ensuremath{\pi}}_{y}$ pulses minimize the error for a finite n. For the current noise figures in superconducting qubits, two-qubit gate errors $\ensuremath{\sim}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}6}$, meeting the requirements for fault-tolerant quantum computation, can be achieved. The Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill sequence is the most efficient procedure, stable for 1/f noise with UV cutoff up to gigahertz.
A central challenge for implementing quantum computing in the solid state is decoupling the qubits from the intrinsic noise of the material. We investigate limits of controllability for a paradigmatic model: A single qubit coupled to a two-level fluctuator exposed to a heat bath. We systematically search for optimal pulses using a generalization of the novel open system Gradient Ascent Pulse Engineering (GRAPE) algorithm. We show and explain that next to the known optimal bias point of this model, there are optimal shapes which refocus unwanted terms in the Hamiltonian. We study the limitations of control set by the decoherence properties in the fast flipping regime, which go beyond a simple random telegraph noise model. This can lead to a significant improvement of quantum operations in hostile environments.