Haoxin Zhou, Eric Li, Kadircan Godeneli, Zi-Huai Zhang, Shahin Jahanbani, Kangdi Yu, Mutasem Odeh, Shaul Aloni, Sinéad Griffin, Alp Sipahigil
{"title":"Observation of Interface Piezoelectricity in Superconducting Devices on Silicon","authors":"Haoxin Zhou, Eric Li, Kadircan Godeneli, Zi-Huai Zhang, Shahin Jahanbani, Kangdi Yu, Mutasem Odeh, Shaul Aloni, Sinéad Griffin, Alp Sipahigil","doi":"arxiv-2409.10626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10626","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution of superconducting quantum processors is driven by the need to\u0000reduce errors and scale for fault-tolerant computation. Reducing physical qubit\u0000error rates requires further advances in the microscopic modeling and control\u0000of decoherence mechanisms in superconducting qubits. Piezoelectric interactions\u0000contribute to decoherence by mediating energy exchange between microwave\u0000photons and acoustic phonons. Centrosymmetric materials like silicon and\u0000sapphire do not display piezoelectricity and are the preferred substrates for\u0000superconducting qubits. However, the broken centrosymmetry at material\u0000interfaces may lead to piezoelectric losses in qubits. While this loss\u0000mechanism was predicted two decades ago, interface piezoelectricity has not\u0000been experimentally observed in superconducting devices. Here, we report the\u0000observation of interface piezoelectricity at an aluminum-silicon junction and\u0000show that it constitutes an important loss channel for superconducting devices.\u0000We fabricate aluminum interdigital surface acoustic wave transducers on silicon\u0000and demonstrate piezoelectric transduction from room temperature to millikelvin\u0000temperatures. We find an effective electromechanical coupling factor of\u0000$K^2approx 2 times 10^{-5}%$ comparable to weakly piezoelectric substrates.\u0000We model the impact of the measured interface piezoelectric response on\u0000superconducting qubits and find that the piezoelectric surface loss channel\u0000limits qubit quality factors to $Qsim10^4-10^8$ for designs with different\u0000surface participation ratios and electromechanical mode matching. These results\u0000identify electromechanical surface losses as a significant dissipation channel\u0000for superconducting qubits, and show the need for heterostructure and phononic\u0000engineering to minimize errors in next-generation superconducting qubits.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design for telecom-wavelength quantum emitters in silicon based on alkali-metal-saturated vacancy complexes","authors":"Péter Udvarhelyi, Prineha Narang","doi":"arxiv-2409.10746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10746","url":null,"abstract":"Defect emitters in silicon are promising contenders as building blocks of\u0000solid-state quantum repeaters and sensor networks. Here we investigate a family\u0000of possible isoelectronic emitter defect complexes from a design standpoint. We\u0000show that the identification of key physical effects on quantum defect state\u0000localization can guide the search for telecom wavelength emitters. We\u0000demonstrate this by performing first-principles calculations on the Q center,\u0000predicting its charged sodium variants possessing ideal emission wavelength\u0000near the lowest-loss telecom bands and ground state spin for possible\u0000spin-photon interface and nanoscale spin sensor applications yet to be explored\u0000in experiments.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesca Schiavello, Edoardo Altamura, Ivano Tavernelli, Stefano Mensa, Benjamin Symons
{"title":"Evolving a Multi-Population Evolutionary-QAOA on Distributed QPUs","authors":"Francesca Schiavello, Edoardo Altamura, Ivano Tavernelli, Stefano Mensa, Benjamin Symons","doi":"arxiv-2409.10739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10739","url":null,"abstract":"Our research combines an Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) with a Quantum\u0000Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) to update the ansatz parameters, in\u0000place of traditional gradient-based methods, and benchmark on the Max-Cut\u0000problem. We demonstrate that our Evolutionary-QAOA (E-QAOA) pairing performs on\u0000par or better than a COBYLA-based QAOA in terms of solution accuracy and\u0000variance, for $d$-3 regular graphs between 4 and 26 nodes, using both\u0000$max_count$ and Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) for fitness function\u0000evaluations. Furthermore, we take our algorithm one step further and present a\u0000novel approach by presenting a multi-population EA distributed on two QPUs,\u0000which evolves independent and isolated populations in parallel, classically\u0000communicating elite individuals. Experiments were conducted on both simulators\u0000and quantum hardware, and we investigated the relative performance accuracy and\u0000variance.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overcoming the Standard Quantum Limit with Electro-Optomechanical Hybrid System for Enhanced Force Sensing","authors":"Alolika Roy, Amarendra K. Sarma","doi":"arxiv-2409.10694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10694","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate the reduction of measurement-added noise in force sensing by\u0000analyzing its power spectral density (PSD) within a hybrid optomechanical\u0000system. The setup comprises of an optomechanical cavity equipped with a movable\u0000mirror which acts as the mechanical oscillator, a stationary semi-transparent\u0000mirror, a superconducting qubit, and an optical parametric amplifier (OPA). By\u0000utilizing the concept of coherent quantum noise cancellation (CQNC), we derive\u0000the conditions necessary for complete cancellation of back-action force,\u0000thereby enhancing force sensitivity. Furthermore, with the gradual increase in\u0000the OPA pump gains, we suppress the sensitivity beyond the standard quantum\u0000limit (SQL) at a lower value of laser power. The removal of back-action noise,\u0000along with the reduction of shot noise, improves force detection capabilities,\u0000thereby surpassing the standard quantum limit associated with weak force\u0000detection.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sebastián V. Romero, Yongcheng Ding, Xi Chen, Yue Ban
{"title":"Scrambling in the Charging of Quantum Batteries","authors":"Sebastián V. Romero, Yongcheng Ding, Xi Chen, Yue Ban","doi":"arxiv-2409.10590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10590","url":null,"abstract":"Exponentially fast scrambling of an initial state characterizes quantum\u0000chaotic systems. Given the importance of quickly populating higher energy\u0000levels from low-energy states in quantum battery charging protocols, this\u0000Letter investigates the role of quantum scrambling in quantum batteries and its\u0000effect on optimal power and charging times. We adopt a bare representation with\u0000normalized bandwidths to suppress system energy dependence. To our knowledge,\u0000this is the first in-depth exploration of quantum scrambling in the context of\u0000quantum batteries. By analyzing the dynamics of out-of-time-order correlators,\u0000our findings indicate that quantum scrambling does not necessarily lead to\u0000faster charging, despite its potential for accelerating the process.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dorota M. Grabowska, Christopher F. Kane, Christian W. Bauer
{"title":"A Fully Gauge-Fixed SU(2) Hamiltonian for Quantum Simulations","authors":"Dorota M. Grabowska, Christopher F. Kane, Christian W. Bauer","doi":"arxiv-2409.10610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10610","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate how to construct a fully gauge-fixed lattice Hamiltonian for a\u0000pure SU(2) gauge theory. Our work extends upon previous work, where a\u0000formulation of an SU(2) lattice gauge theory was developed that is efficient to\u0000simulate at all values of the gauge coupling. That formulation utilized\u0000maximal-tree gauge, where all local gauge symmetries are fixed and a residual\u0000global gauge symmetry remains. By using the geometric picture of an SU(2)\u0000lattice gauge theory as a system of rotating rods, we demonstrate how to fix\u0000the remaining global gauge symmetry. In particular, the quantum numbers\u0000associated with total charge can be isolated by rotating between the lab and\u0000body frames using the three Euler angles. The Hilbert space in this new\u0000`sequestered' basis partitions cleanly into sectors with differing total\u0000angular momentum, which makes gauge-fixing to a particular total charge sector\u0000trivial, particularly for the charge-zero sector. In addition to this\u0000sequestered basis inheriting the property of being efficient at all values of\u0000the coupling, we show that, despite the global nature of the final gauge-fixing\u0000procedure, this Hamiltonian can be simulated using quantum resources scaling\u0000only polynomially with the lattice volume.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Sloan, Alice Viola, Marco Liscidini, J. E. Sipe
{"title":"High gain squeezing in lossy resonators: an asymptotic field approach","authors":"Michael Sloan, Alice Viola, Marco Liscidini, J. E. Sipe","doi":"arxiv-2409.10639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.10639","url":null,"abstract":"We present a method for describing nonlinear electromagnetic interactions in\u0000integrated photonic devices utilizing an asymptotic-in/out field formalism. Our\u0000method expands upon previous continuous wave asymptotic treatments by\u0000describing the evolution non-perturbatively for an arbitrary pulsed input. This\u0000is presented in the context of a squeezing interaction within an integrated\u0000microring resonator side coupled to an input/output waveguide, but is readily\u0000generalizable to other integrated structures, while including a variety of\u0000(non-squeezing) third-order interactions. An example of a single-pump,\u0000non-degenerate squeezing interaction is studied, which is shown to match well\u0000with standard coupled-mode treatments for high-finesse resonators, as well as\u0000previous perturbative treatments dealing with the generation of pairs with low\u0000probability.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermodynamics of a Modified Fermi-Hubbard Model","authors":"Moorad Alexanian","doi":"arxiv-2409.11180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.11180","url":null,"abstract":"A recently introduced recurrence-relation ansatz applied to the Fermi-Hubbard\u0000model gives rise to a soluble model and here is used to calculate several\u0000thermodynamic observables. The constraint of unit density per site, density =\u00001, is applied and some of the results are compared to cases where the\u0000constraint is not imposed. The modified model exhibits a continuous phase\u0000transition (second order) reminiscent of the integer quantum Hall resistance\u0000and a ground state, first-order phase transition.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Size and Shape of Fuzzy Spheres from Matrix/Membrane Correspondence","authors":"Hai H. Vo, Nguyen H. Nguyen, Trung V. Phan","doi":"arxiv-2409.11435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.11435","url":null,"abstract":"We study the size and shape statistics of ground state fuzzy spheres when\u0000projected onto the transverse plane, utilizing the regularized SU(N=2) matrix\u0000model in D=(1+3)-dimensional spacetime. We show that they appear as ellipses,\u0000from matrix/membrane correspondence. With our numerical and analytical\u0000approximation for the ground state wavefunction, we provide estimations for\u0000their expected surface areas, perimeters, eccentricities, and shape-parameters.\u0000These geometric constants of quantum membranes deviate drastically from\u0000classical mechanics.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siddhant Dutta, Pavana P Karanth, Pedro Maciel Xavier, Iago Leal de Freitas, Nouhaila Innan, Sadok Ben Yahia, Muhammad Shafique, David E. Bernal Neira
{"title":"Federated Learning with Quantum Computing and Fully Homomorphic Encryption: A Novel Computing Paradigm Shift in Privacy-Preserving ML","authors":"Siddhant Dutta, Pavana P Karanth, Pedro Maciel Xavier, Iago Leal de Freitas, Nouhaila Innan, Sadok Ben Yahia, Muhammad Shafique, David E. Bernal Neira","doi":"arxiv-2409.11430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.11430","url":null,"abstract":"The widespread deployment of products powered by machine learning models is\u0000raising concerns around data privacy and information security worldwide. To\u0000address this issue, Federated Learning was first proposed as a\u0000privacy-preserving alternative to conventional methods that allow multiple\u0000learning clients to share model knowledge without disclosing private data. A\u0000complementary approach known as Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is a\u0000quantum-safe cryptographic system that enables operations to be performed on\u0000encrypted weights. However, implementing mechanisms such as these in practice\u0000often comes with significant computational overhead and can expose potential\u0000security threats. Novel computing paradigms, such as analog, quantum, and\u0000specialized digital hardware, present opportunities for implementing\u0000privacy-preserving machine learning systems while enhancing security and\u0000mitigating performance loss. This work instantiates these ideas by applying the\u0000FHE scheme to a Federated Learning Neural Network architecture that integrates\u0000both classical and quantum layers.","PeriodicalId":501226,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Quantum Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}