Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of erasure with superconducting flux logic

Abstract

We implement a thermal-fluctuation driven logical bit reset on a superconducting flux logic cell. We show that the logical state of the system can be continuously monitored with only a small perturbation to the thermally activated dynamics at 500 mK. We use the trajectory information to derive a single-shot estimate of the work performed on the system per logical cycle. We acquire a sample of $10^5$ erasure trajectories per protocol, and show that the work histograms agree with both microscopic theory and global fluctuation theorems. The results demonstrate how to design and diagnose complex, high-speed, and thermodynamically efficient computing using superconducting technology.

9 pages, 7 figures

References in corpus (5)

• High-precision test of Landauer's principle in a feedback trap
• Nonequilibrium fluctuations in a resistor
• Test of Jarzynski and Crooks fluctuation relations in an electronic system
• Microwave-Induced Cooling of a Superconducting Qubit
• Observation of classical-quantum crossover of 1/f flux noise and its paramagnetic temperature dependence

Cited by in corpus (23)

• Thermodynamic Unification of Optimal Transport: Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relation, Minimum Dissipation, and Thermodynamic Speed Limits
• Finite-time Landauer principle
• Finite-Time Quantum Landauer Principle and Quantum Coherence
• Quantum fluctuations hinder finite-time information erasure near the Landauer limit
• Thermodynamic control -- an old paradigm with new applications
• Energy dynamics, heat production and heat-work conversion with qubits: towards the development of quantum machines
• Energetic cost of Hamiltonian quantum gates
• Minimally dissipative information erasure in a quantum dot via thermodynamic length
• Finite-time Landauer principle beyond weak coupling
• Landauer Principle and Thermodynamics of Computation
• Cooperative quantum information erasure
• Non-Markovian Momentum Computing: Universal and Efficient
• Refining Landauer's Stack: Balancing Error and Dissipation When Erasing Information
• Functional Thermodynamics of Maxwellian Ratchets: Constructing and Deconstructing Patterns, Randomizing and Derandomizing Behaviors
• Quantum many-body Jarzynski equality and dissipative noise on a digital quantum computer
• Performance limits of information engines
• Hamiltonian Memory: An Erasable Classical Bit
• Erasing a majority-logic bit
• Homeostatic and Adaptive Energetics: Nonequilibrium Fluctuations Beyond Detailed Balance in Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
• Artificially intelligent Maxwell's demon for optimal control of open quantum systems
• Fluctuation theorems with optical tweezers: theory and practice
• Approaching Landauer's Bound In A Spin-Encoded Quantum Computer
• Improving the efficiency of finite-time memory erasure with potential barrier shaping