Denis E. Shirokov

Superconducting integrated random access quantum memory

  1. Aleksei R. Matanin,
  2. Nikita S. Smirnov,
  3. Anton I. Ivanov,
  4. Victor I. Polozov,
  5. Daria A. Moskaleva,
  6. Elizaveta I. Malevannaya,
  7. Margarita V. Androshuk,
  8. Maksim I. Teleganov,
  9. Yulia A. Agafonova,
  10. Denis E. Shirokov,
  11. Alexander V. Andriyash,
  12. and Ilya A. Rodionov
Microwave quantum memory represents a critical component for the development of quantum repeaters and resource-efficient quantum processors. We report the experimental realization of
a novel architecture of superconducting random access quantum memory with cycling storage time, achieved through pulsed control of an RF-SQUID coupling element. The device demonstrates a memory cycle time of 1.51 μs and achieves 57.5\% fidelity with preservation of the input pulse shape during the first retrieval interval for near-single-photon level excitations, with subsequent exponential decay characterized by a time constant of 11.44 μs. This performance represents a several-fold improvement over previously reported implementations. Crucially, we establish that while the proposed active coupler realization introduces no measurable fidelity degradation, the primary limitation arises from impedance matching imperfections. These results highlight the potential of proposed architecture for quantum memory applications while identifying specific avenues for near-unity storage fidelity.
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An engineering guide to superconducting quantum circuit shielding

  1. Elizaveta I. Malevannaya,
  2. Viktor I. Polozov,
  3. Anton I. Ivanov,
  4. Aleksei R. Matanin,
  5. Nikita S. Smirnov,
  6. Vladimir V. Echeistov,
  7. Dmitry O. Moskalev,
  8. Dmitry A. Mikhalin,
  9. Denis E. Shirokov,
  10. Yuri V. Panfilov,
  11. Ilya A. Ryzhikov,
  12. Aleksander V. Andriyash,
  13. and Ilya A. Rodionov
In this review, we provide a practical guide on protection of superconducting quantum circuits from broadband electromagnetic and infrared-radiation noise by using cryogenic shielding
and filtering of microwave lines. Recently, superconducting multi-qubit processors demonstrated quantum supremacy and quantum error correction below the surface code threshold. However, the decoherence-induced loss of quantum information still remains a challenge for more than 100 qubit quantum computing. Here, we review the key aspects of superconducting quantum circuits protection from stray electromagnetic fields and infrared radiation, namely, multilayer shielding design, materials, filtering of the fridge lines and attenuation, cryogenic setup configurations, and methods for shielding efficiency evaluation developed over the last 10 years. In summary, we make recommendations for creation of an efficient and compact shielding system as well as microwave filtering for a large-scale superconducting quantum systems.
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