Fast and high-fidelity dispersive readout of a spin qubit with squeezed microwave and resonator nonlinearity

Abstract Fast and high-fidelity qubit measurement is essential for quantum error correction in universal quantum computing. This study examines dispersive measurement of a spin in a semiconductor double quantum dot using a nonlinear microwave resonator. By employing displaced squeezed vacuum states,...

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Main Authors: Chon-Fai Kam, Xuedong Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-024-00924-8
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Summary:Abstract Fast and high-fidelity qubit measurement is essential for quantum error correction in universal quantum computing. This study examines dispersive measurement of a spin in a semiconductor double quantum dot using a nonlinear microwave resonator. By employing displaced squeezed vacuum states, we achieve rapid, high-fidelity readout for silicon spin qubits. Our results show that modest squeezing and mild nonlinearity significantly enhance the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the fidelity of qubit-state readout. By optimally adjusting the phases of squeezing and nonlinearity, we reduce readout time to sub-microsecond ranges. With current technology parameters (κ ≈ 2χ s , χ s /(2π) ≈ 0.15 MHz), utilizing a displaced squeezed vacuum state with 30 photons and a modest squeezing parameter r ≈ 0.6, along with a nonlinear microwave resonator charactered by a strength of λ ≈ − 1.2χ s , a readout fidelity of 98% can be attained within a readout time of around 0.6 μs.
ISSN:2056-6387