In situ characterization of qubit-drive phase distortions
Mario F. Gely, J.M.A. Litarowicz, A. D. Leu, D.M. Lucas · Physical Review Applied · 2024
Reducing errors in quantum gates is critical to the development of quantum computers. To do so, any distortions in the control signals should be identified; however, conventional tools are not always applicable when part of the system is under high vacuum, cryogenic, or microscopic. Here, we demonstrate a method to detect and compensate for amplitude-dependent phase changes, using the qubit itself as a probe. The technique is implemented using a microwave-driven trapped-ion qubit, where correcting phase distortions leads to a threefold improvement in the error of single-qubit gates implemented with pulses of different amplitudes, to attain state-of-the-art performance benchmarked at 1.6 ( 4 ) × 10 − 6 error per Clifford gate. Published by the American Physical Society 2024