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Quantum Analyzer Result Tab

The Quantum Analyzer Result tab is the interface to the Result Logger unit of the instrument and displays processed data after the qubit measurement unit (see functional overview for an overview block diagram). It is available on all UHFQA instruments.

Features

  • Acquisition and display of measurement data
  • Multiple probe points: after Rotation, Crosstalk Suppression, Threshold, Correlation
  • Multi-qubit state statistical analysis

Description

Table 1: App icon and short description
Control/Tool Option/Range Description
QA Result Configure the Result Logger.

The Quantum Analyzer Result tab (see LabOne UI: Quantum Analyzer Result tab) is divided into a display section on the left and a configuration section on the right.

Figure 1: LabOne UI: Quantum Analyzer Result tab

This tool allows you to acquire, average, and analyze, large sets of data sourced at various points of the signal processing chain. The Source setting in the Control sub-tab lets you choose the probe point. The available sources are:

  • After Rotation: voltages V'I, q after rotation in the complex plane
  • After Crosstalk Suppression: voltages V''I, q after application of the Crosstalk Suppression matrix C
  • After Voltage Correlation: product of voltages V''I, q×V''I, q' corresponding to two qubits q and q'
  • After Threshold: discretized states sq
  • After State Correlation: product of discretized states sq×sq' corresponding to two qubits q and q'
  • Statistics, before State Correlation: result of the Statistics Unit
  • Statistics, after State Correlation: result of the Statistics Unit

The data are stored in a vector with a length of up to 106 points and displayed in the plot area on the left once the acquisition is complete. The Result Logger subports averaging of multiple vectors which is enabled by setting the Averages to any number higher than 1.

The Statistics sub-tab allows one to compress the information from many measurements into just a few numbers. The Statistics Unit measures the states sq after the threshold operation and determines three values for each readout channel q:

  1. The number of times the result of the measurement was a logic ‘1’. This value is called Ones.

  2. The number of times the result of the measurement differed from the result of the previous measurement. This value is called Flips.

  3. Number of state errors. A state error occurs when there is a discrepancy between the measured state of this channel and the state that is predicted based on the configured multi-qubit state table.

The Length setting determines the number of measurements sq to take into account to determine these values.

The statistics values are best explained with an example. Consider that on channel 1 we read the sequence of results "0101001010", which contains four ones and eight flips, and for channel 2 we read the sequence of results "0011000110". Consider that we have set the state map to the array (1, 2, 3, 0), or (0b01, 0b10, 0b11, 0b00) in binary notation. The state map is set using the API. This state map defines what we expect for the next two-qubit state based on the current two-qubit state in the sequence according to the following table.

Table 2: Qubit state map example
Current two-qubit state Expected next two-qubit state
00 01
01 10
10 11
11 00

The actual measured state sequence is 00, 01, 10, 11, 00, 00, 01, 10, 11, 00. From this sequence and the state map we can see that there is an error on channel 1 between the fifth and sixth measurement. Measurement five and six both result in the state 00 being measured. However, according to the state table, we expect the state 01 to follow the state 00. Therefore, there is a state error on channel 1. The user interface also reports the total number of state errors for the whole measurement, which is 1.

Functional Elements

Table 3: Quantum Analyzer Result tab
Control/Tool Option/Range Description
Run/Stop Run the Result Logger.
Reset Clear the Result Logger.
Acquired Indicates when data point is recorded.
Display Source Selects the signal source for the Result Logger.
Crosstalk Result after crosstalk unit.
Threshold Result after Threshold unit.
Rotation Result after Rotation unit.
Crosstalk Correlation Correlation unit after the Crosstalk unit.
Threshold Correlation Correlation unit after the Threshold unit.
Length Number of data points to record. One data point corresponds to a single averaged output of the selected source.
Averages Number of averages per recorded data point.
Acquired Indicate the index of the data point that will be recorded next.
Mode Defines the averaging mode of the Result Logger.
Cyclic The first point of the Result vector is the average of the results number 1, M+1, 2M+1, and so forth, where M is equal to the Length setting. The second point is the average of the results number 2, M+2, 2M+2, and so forth.
Sequential The first point of the Result vector is the average of the first N results, where N is equal to the Averages setting. The second point of the Result vector is the average of the following N results, and so forth.
Rotation Rotation angle applied to the recorded complex values.
Shift I Translation shift applied to the I component of the recorded data points.
Shift Q Translation shift applied to the Q component of the recorded data points.
Scaling I Scaling factor applied to the I component of the recorded data points.
Scaling Q Scaling factor applied to the Q component of the recorded data points.
Enable Enable the Statistics Unit.
Reset Clear the Statistics Unit.
Length Number of measurements over which the Statistics Unit should operate.
Total Errors Total number of state errors. The total number of state errors is incremented if any of the measured bits show a state error. The value will be identical for all channels.
Ones Number of logical ones measured for this channel.
Flips Number of flips measured for this channel. A flip is defined as a change in qubit state from one measurement to the next.
Errors Number of state errors measured for this channel. A state error occurs when there is a discrepancy between the measured state of this channel and the state that is predicted based on the configured state table.
Plot Type Switch between complex wave dot plot and complex wave components (X, Y, Amplitude and Phase) plot.