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N. J. Glaser

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High-Fidelity Entangled States in a Connectivity-Four Fluxonium Quantum Processor

A central challenge in fluxonium-based quantum processors is the extension of the qubit connectivity to two-dimensional lattices compatible with quantum code-error correction. Here, we present a fluxonium quantum processor that employs lumped-element resonator couplers which realizes, for the first time, a connectivity-four unit cell with suppressed parasitic interactions. We achieve parallel single-qubit gate fidelities exceeding 99.9 % in simultaneous randomized benchmarking experiments, while maintaining residual static ZZ interactions below 1 kHz across all coupled qubit pairs. We implement resonator-induced phase (RIP) gates and benchmark two-qubit gate fidelities exceeding 99 % using interleaved randomized benchmarking. To cancel spectator errors observed in two-qubit operations, we implement a refocused RIP gate, recovering coherent control in the presence of multi-qubit connectivity. Furthermore, we prepare Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states of up to five qubits with a tomographic fidelity of 90 %, verifying multi-qubit entanglement within the unit cell. These results establish the fluxonium-resonator-fluxonium architecture as a viable approach to realizing densely connected fluxonium processors and provide a scalable path toward quantum error-correction-compatible processor architectures.

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Parametric multi-element coupling architecture for coherent and dissipative control of superconducting qubits

As systems for quantum computing keep growing in size and number of qubits, challenges in scaling the control capabilities are becoming increasingly relevant. Efficient schemes to simultaneously mediate coherent interactions between multiple quantum systems and to reduce decoherence errors can minimize the control overhead in next-generation quantum processors. Here, we present a superconducting qubit architecture based on tunable parametric interactions to perform two-qubit gates, reset, leakage recovery and to read out the qubits. In this architecture, parametrically driven multi-element couplers selectively couple qubits to resonators and neighbouring qubits, according to the frequency of the drive. We consider a system with two qubits and one readout resonator interacting via a single coupling circuit and experimentally demonstrate a controlled-Z gate with a fidelity of $98.30\pm 0.23 \%$, a reset operation that unconditionally prepares the qubit ground state with a fidelity of $99.80\pm 0.02 \%$ and a leakage recovery operation with a $98.5\pm 0.3 \%$ success probability. Furthermore, we implement a parametric readout with a single-shot assignment fidelity of $88.0\pm 0.4 \%$. These operations are all realized using a single tunable coupler, demonstrating the experimental feasibility of the proposed architecture and its potential for reducing the system complexity in scalable quantum processors.

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Can surface-transfer doping and UV irradiation during annealing improve shallow implanted Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamond?

It has been reported that conversion yield and coherence time of ion-implanted NV centers improve if the Fermi level is raised or lowered during the annealing step following implantation. Here we investigate whether surface transfer doping and surface charging, by UV light, can be harnessed to induce this effect. We analyze the coherence times and the yield of NV centers created by ion implantation and annealing, applying various conditions during annealing. Specifically, we study coating the diamond with nickel, palladium or aluminum oxide, to induce positive surface transfer doping, as well as annealing under UV illumination to trigger vacancy charging. The metal coated diamonds display a two times higher formation yield than the other samples. The coherence time $T_2$ varies by less than a factor of two between the investigated samples. Both effects are weaker than previous reports, suggesting that stronger modifications of the band structure are necessary to find a pronounced effect. UV irradiation has no effect on yield and $T_2$ times.

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