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Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits

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  • Nissim Ofek

    (Yale University)

  • Andrei Petrenko

    (Yale University)

  • Reinier Heeres

    (Yale University)

  • Philip Reinhold

    (Yale University)

  • Zaki Leghtas

    (Yale University
    †Present address: Centre Automatique et Systèmes, Mines-ParisTech, PSL Research University, 60, boulevard Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France.)

  • Brian Vlastakis

    (Yale University)

  • Yehan Liu

    (Yale University)

  • Luigi Frunzio

    (Yale University)

  • S. M. Girvin

    (Yale University)

  • L. Jiang

    (Yale University)

  • Mazyar Mirrahimi

    (Yale University
    QUANTIC team, INRIA de Paris, 2 Rue Simone Iff)

  • M. H. Devoret

    (Yale University)

  • R. J. Schoelkopf

    (Yale University)

Abstract

A quantum-error-correction system is demonstrated in which natural errors due to energy loss are suppressed by encoding a logical state as a superposition of Schrödinger-cat states, which results in the system reaching the ‘break-even’ point, at which the lifetime of a qubit exceeds the lifetime of the constituents of the system.

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  • Nissim Ofek & Andrei Petrenko & Reinier Heeres & Philip Reinhold & Zaki Leghtas & Brian Vlastakis & Yehan Liu & Luigi Frunzio & S. M. Girvin & L. Jiang & Mazyar Mirrahimi & M. H. Devoret & R. J. Schoe, 2016. "Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits," Nature, Nature, vol. 536(7617), pages 441-445, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:536:y:2016:i:7617:d:10.1038_nature18949
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18949
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