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Dynamical decoupling for superconducting qubits: A performance survey

Nic Ezzell, Bibek Pokharel, Lina Tewala, Gregory Quiroz, Daniel A. Lidar

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.064027 · Physical Review Applied

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Abstract

Dynamical decoupling (DD) is perhaps the simplest and least resource-intensive error-suppression strategy for improving quantum computer performance. Here we report on a large-scale survey of the performance of 60 different DD sequences from ten families, including basic as well as advanced sequences with high-order error cancelation properties and built-in robustness. The survey is performed using three different superconducting-qubit IBMQ devices, with the goal of assessing the relative performance of the different sequences in the setting of arbitrary quantum state preservation. We find that the high-order universally robust (UR) and quadratic DD (QDD) sequences generally outperform all other sequences across devices and pulse-interval settings. Surprisingly, we find that DD performance for basic sequences such as the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill and XY4 sequences can be made to nearly match that of UR and QDD sequences by optimizing the pulse interval, with the optimal interval being substantially larger than the minimum interval possible on each device.

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