A frequency and sensitivity tunable microresonator array for high-speed quantum processor readout

TL;DR

This paper introduces a superconducting microresonator array with tunable frequency and sensitivity, enhancing bandwidth utilization for high-speed quantum processor readout by compensating fabrication variations.

Contribution

It presents a novel design with two tunable inductances per detector, enabling independent control of frequency and sensitivity, improving multiplexing efficiency.

Findings

Demonstrated independent tuning of resonance frequency and sensitivity.

Achieved optimized bandwidth utilization in microresonator arrays.

Integrated control circuitry reduces wiring complexity at cryogenic temperatures.

Abstract

Superconducting microresonators have been successfully utilized as detection elements for a wide variety of applications. With multiplexing factors exceeding 1,000 detectors per transmission line, they are the most scalable low-temperature detector technology demonstrated to date. For high-throughput applications, fewer detectors can be coupled to a single wire but utilize a larger per-detector bandwidth. For all existing designs, fluctuations in fabrication tolerances result in a non-uniform shift in resonance frequency and sensitivity, which ultimately limits the efficiency of band-width utilization. Here we present the design, implementation, and initial characterization of a superconducting microresonator readout integrating two tunable inductances per detector. We demonstrate that these tuning elements provide independent control of both the detector frequency and sensitivity, allowing us to maximize the transmission line bandwidth utilization. Finally we discuss the integration of these detectors in a multilayer fabrication stack for high-speed readout of the D-Wave quantum processor, highlighting the use of control and routing circuitry composed of single flux-quantum loops to minimize the number of control wires at the lowest temperature stage.