New Journal of Physics (Jan 2019)

Benchmarking high fidelity single-shot readout of semiconductor qubits

  • D Keith,
  • S K Gorman,
  • L Kranz,
  • Y He,
  • J G Keizer,
  • M A Broome,
  • M Y Simmons

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab242c
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 6
p. 063011

Abstract

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Determination of qubit initialisation and measurement fidelity is important for the overall performance of a quantum computer. However, the method by which it is calculated in semiconductor qubits varies between experiments. In this paper we present a full theoretical analysis of electronic single-shot readout and describe critical parameters to achieve high fidelity readout. In particular, we derive a model for energy selective state readout based on a charge detector response and examine how to optimise the fidelity by choosing correct experimental parameters. Although we focus on single electron spin readout, the theory presented can be applied to other electronic readout techniques in semiconductors that use a reservoir.

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