General purpose multiplexing device for cryogenic microwave systems

Abstract

We introduce and experimentally characterize a general purpose device for signal processing in circuit quantum electrodynamics systems. The device is a broadband two-port microwave circuit element with three modes of operation: it can transmit, reflect, or invert incident signals between 4 and 8 GHz. This property makes it a versatile tool for lossless signal processing at cryogenic temperatures. In particular, rapid switching (≤15 ns) between these operation modes enables several multiplexing readout protocols for superconducting qubits. We report the device's performance in a two-channel code domain multiplexing demonstration. The multiplexed data are recovered with fast readout times (up to 400 ns) and infidelities ≤10−2 for probe powers ≥7 fW, in agreement with the expectation for binary signaling with Gaussian noise.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 30, 2016
Source ID
10.1063/1.4952772

Entities

People

  • Benjamin J. Chapman
  • Bradley A. Moores
  • Eric I. Rosenthal
  • Joseph Kerckhoff
  • Konrad W. Lehnert

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Colorado

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing