STIRAP-Inspired Robust Gates for a Superconducting Dual-Rail Qubit

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a robust method for implementing high-fidelity quantum gates in superconducting dual-rail qubits by adapting STIRAP with single-photon detuning, showing resilience to errors and parameter drifts.

Contribution

The study introduces a novel adaptation of STIRAP with detuning to realize robust quantum gates in superconducting qubits, achieving high fidelity and error resilience.

Findings

State preparation fidelity exceeds 0.98.

Gates demonstrate significant error resilience.

Numerical simulations show fidelities above 0.999.

Abstract

STImulated Raman Adiabatic Passage (STIRAP) is a powerful technique for robust state transfer capabilities in quantum systems. This method, however encounters challenges for its implementation as a gate in qubit-subspace due to its sensitivity to initial states. By incorporating single-photon detuning into the protocol, the sensitivity to the initial state can effectively be mitigated, enabling STIRAP to operate as a gate. In this study, we experimentally demonstrate the implementation of robust $\pi$ and $\pi$/2 rotations in a dual-rail qubit formed by two strongly coupled fixed-frequency transmon qubits. We achieve state preparation fidelity in excess of 0.98 using such rotations. Our analysis reveals these gates exhibit significant resilience to errors. Furthermore, our numerical calculations confirm that these gates can achieve fidelity levels in excess of 0.999. This work suggest a way for realizing quantum gates which are robust against minor drifts in pulse or system parameters.