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Pascal Macha

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arXiv2023

First quantum machine learning applications on an on-site room-temperature quantum computer

We demonstrate - for the first time - the application of a quantum machine learning (QML) algorithm on an on-site room-temperature quantum computer. A two-qubit quantum computer installed at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth, Australia, is used to solve multi-class classification problems on unseen, i.e. untrained, 2D data points. The underlying 1-qubit model is based on the data re-uploading framework of the universal quantum classifier and was trained on an ideal quantum simulator using the Adam optimiser. No noise models or device-specific insights were used in the training process. The optimised model was deployed to the quantum device by means of a single XYX decomposition leading to three parameterised single qubit rotations. The results for different classification problems are compared to the optimal results of an ideal simulator. The room-temperature quantum computer achieves very high classification accuracies, on par with ideal state vector simulations.

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arXiv2015

Realization of a binary-outcome projection measurement of a three-level superconducting quantum system

Binary-outcome measurements allow to determine whether a multi-level quantum system is in a certain state while preserving quantum coherence between all orthogonal states. In this paper, we explore different regimes of the dispersive readout of a three-level superconducting quantum system coupled to a microwave cavity in order to implement binary-outcome measurements. By designing identical cavity frequency shifts for the first and second excited states of the system, we realize strong projective binary-outcome measurements onto its ground state with a fidelity of $94.3\%$. Complemented with standard microwave control and low-noise parametric amplification, this scheme enables the quantum non-demolition detection of leakage errors and can be used to create sets of compatible measurements to reveal the contextual nature of superconducting circuits.

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arXiv2015

Dispersive Response of a Disordered Superconducting Quantum Metamaterial

We consider a disordered quantum metamaterial formed by an array of superconducting flux qubits coupled to microwave photons in a cavity. We map the system on the Tavis-Cummings model accounting for the disorder in frequencies of the qubits. The complex transmittance is calculated with the parameters taken from state-of-the-art experiments. We demonstrate that photon phase shift measurements allow to distinguish individual resonances in the metamaterial with up to 100 qubits, in spite of the decoherence spectral width being remarkably larger than the effective coupling constant. Our simulations are in agreement with the results of the recently reported experiment.

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arXiv2013

Implementation of a Quantum Metamaterial

Manipulating the propagation of electromagnetic waves through sub-wavelength sized artificial structures is the core function of metamaterials. Resonant structures, such as split ring resonators, play the role of artificial "atoms" and shape the magnetic response. Superconducting metamaterials moved into the spotlight for their very low ohmic losses and the possibility to tune their resonance frequency by exploiting the Josephson inductance. Moreover, the nonlinear nature of the Josephson inductance enables the fabrication of truly artificial atoms. Arrays of such superconducting quantum two-level systems (qubits) can be used for the implementation of a quantum metamaterial. Here, we perform an experiment in which 20 superconducting flux qubits are embedded into a single microwave resonator. The phase of the signal transmitted through the resonator reveals the collective resonant coupling of up to 8 qubits. Quantum circuits of many artificial atoms based on this proof-of-principle experiment offer a wide range of prospects, from detecting single microwave photons to phase switching, quantum birefringence and superradiant phase transitions.

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arXiv2012

Frequency Division Multiplexing Readout and Simultaneous Manipulation of an Array of Flux Qubits

An important desired ingredient of superconducting quantum circuits is a readout scheme whose complexity does not increase with the number of qubits involved in the measurement. Here, we present a readout scheme employing a single microwave line, which enables simultaneous readout of multiple qubits. Consequently, scaling up superconducting qubit circuits is no longer limited by the readout apparatus. Parallel readout of 6 flux qubits using a frequency division multiplexing technique is demonstrated, as well as simultaneous manipulation and time resolved measurement of 3 qubits. We discuss how this technique can be scaled up to read out hundreds of qubits on a chip.

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