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Title: A frequency and sensitivity tunable microresonator array for high-speed quantum processor readout

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939161· OSTI ID:22494864
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  1. D-Wave Systems, Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4M9 (Canada)
  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109 (United States)

Superconducting microresonators have been successfully utilized as detection elements for a wide variety of applications. With multiplexing factors exceeding 1000 detectors per transmission line, they are the most scalable low-temperature detector technology demonstrated to date. For high-throughput applications, fewer detectors can be coupled to a single wire but utilize a larger per-detector bandwidth. For all existing designs, fluctuations in fabrication tolerances result in a non-uniform shift in resonance frequency and sensitivity, which ultimately limits the efficiency of bandwidth utilization. Here, we present the design, implementation, and initial characterization of a superconducting microresonator readout integrating two tunable inductances per detector. We demonstrate that these tuning elements provide independent control of both the detector frequency and sensitivity, allowing us to maximize the transmission line bandwidth utilization. Finally, we discuss the integration of these detectors in a multilayer fabrication stack for high-speed readout of the D-Wave quantum processor, highlighting the use of control and routing circuitry composed of single-flux-quantum loops to minimize the number of control wires at the lowest temperature stage.

OSTI ID:
22494864
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 119, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English