Superconducting circuit architecture for digital-analog quantum computing
Jing Yu, J. C. Retamal, Mikel Sanz, E. Solano, F. Albarrán-Arriagada · EPJ Quantum Technology · 2022
Abstract We propose a superconducting circuit architecture suitable for digital-analog quantum computing (DAQC) based on an enhanced NISQ family of nearest-neighbor interactions. DAQC makes a smart use of digital steps (single qubit rotations) and analog blocks (parametrized multiqubit operations) to outperform digital quantum computing algorithms. Our design comprises a chain of superconducting charge qubits coupled by superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). Using magnetic flux control, we can activate/deactivate exchange interactions, double excitation/de-excitations, and others. As a paradigmatic example, we present an efficient simulation of an $\ell \times h$ ℓ × h fermion lattice (with $2<\ell \leq h$ 2 < ℓ ≤ h ), using only $2(2\ell +1)^{2}+24$ 2 ( 2 ℓ + 1 ) 2 + 24 analog blocks. The proposed architecture design is feasible in current experimental setups for quantum computing with superconducting circuits, opening the door to useful quantum advantage with fewer resources.