of these circuits. The added complexity can introduce parasitic couplings and resonances, which may hinder the overall performance and scalability of these devices. We explore a method of modeling and characterization based on multiport impedance functions that correspond to multi-qubit circuits. By combining vector fitting techniques with a novel method for interconnecting rational impedance functions, we are able to efficiently construct Hamiltonians for multi-qubit circuits using electromagnetic simulations. Our methods can also be applied to circuits that contain both lumped and distributed element components. The constructed Hamiltonians account for all the interactions within a circuit that are described by the impedance function. We then present characterization methods that allow us to estimate effective qubit coupling rates, state-dependent dispersive shifts of resonant modes, and qubit relaxation times.
Efficiently Building and Characterizing Electromagnetic Models of Multi-Qubit Superconducting Circuits
In an attempt to better leverage superconducting quantum computers, scaling efforts have become the central concern. These efforts have been further exacerbated by the increased complexity