Efficiently measuring a quantum device using machine learning

Lennon, D. T. and Moon, H. and Camenzind, L. C. and Yu, Liuqi and Zumbuhl, D. M. and Briggs, G. A. D. and Osborne, M. A. and Laird, Edward and Ares, N. (2019) Efficiently measuring a quantum device using machine learning. npj Quantum Information, 5.

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Abstract

Scalable quantum technologies such as quantum computers will require very large numbers of quantum devices to be characterised and tuned. As the number of devices on chip increases, this task becomes ever more time-consuming, and will be intractable on a large scale without efficient automation. We present measurements on a quantum dot device performed by a machine learning algorithm in real time. The algorithm selects the most informative measurements to perform next by combining information theory with a probabilistic deep-generative model that can generate full-resolution reconstructions from scattered partial measurements. We demonstrate, for two different current map configurations that the algorithm outperforms standard grid scan techniques, reducing the number of measurements required by up to 4 times and the measurement time by 3.7 times. Our contribution goes beyond the use of machine learning for data search and analysis, and instead demonstrates the use of algorithms to automate measurements. This works lays the foundation for learning-based automated measurement of quantum devices.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
npj Quantum Information
ID Code:
136639
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Deposited On:
10 Sep 2019 14:25
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Yes
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Published
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20 Sep 2023 01:26