Approximations in transmon simulation
arXiv:2102.09721 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.054039
Abstract
Classical simulations of time-dependent quantum systems are widely used in quantum control research. In particular, these simulations are commonly used to host iterative optimal control algorithms. This is convenient for algorithms that are too onerous to run in the loop with current-day quantum hardware, as well as for researchers without consistent access to hardware. However, if the model used to represent the system is not selected carefully, an optimised control protocol may be rendered futile when applied to hardware. We present a series of models, ordered in a hierarchy of progressive approximation, which appear in quantum control literature. The validity of each model is characterised experimentally by designing and benchmarking control protocols for an IBMQ cloud quantum device. This result demonstrates error amplification induced by the application of a first-order perturbative approximation. Furthermore, the emergence of errors that cannot be corrected by simple amplitude scaling of control pulses is demonstrated in simulation, due to an underlying mistreatment of noncomputational dynamics. Finally, an evaluation of simulated control dynamics reveals that despite the substantial variance in numerical predictions across the proposed models, the complexity of discovering local optimal control protocols appears invariant in the simple control scheme setting.
arXiv commentv1: 13 pages, 9 figures. v2: 16 pages, 11 figures. As published in Phys. Rev. Applied. Major update: mistreatment of noncomputational dynamics by Rabi models results in emergence of errors that cannot be corrected by simple calibration techniques
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