Universal Characterization of Classical Qubit Noise

Abstract

We propose a general method to fully characterize a classical stochastic noise process causing qubit dephasing through repetitive Ramsey interferometry measurements (RIMs) on the qubit. Compared to filter-function-based spectroscopy, our method does not require complicated dynamical decoupling pulses and can directly detect arbitrary-order correlation functions of such noise processes. We show that each RIM with a short evolution time and suitably chosen control pulses can perform a direct sampling of the noise field and the $n$-point correlations of the RIM outcomes are proportional to the $n$-point correlation functions of the noise processes. Then we numerically demonstrate this method for characterizing two typical examples of classical noises, including the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes producing Gaussian noises and an ensemble of TLFs producing non-Gaussian noises. Our method is independent of qubit lifetime and robust against qubit decoherence and measurement errors, thus offering a universal and efficient protocol for qubit noise spectroscopy across diverse platforms.

8 pages, 4 figures (with 4 pages, 1 figure supplement)