Quantum Thursdays with Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA)
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Abstract:
Materials improvements are a powerful approach to reducing loss and decoherence in superconducting qubits because such improvements can be readily translated to large scale processors. Through the first five years of C2QA, we were able to push coherence to millisecond levels with the use of tantalum as the metal in these superconducting processors. I will discuss the broad materials playbook used to disentangle sources of loss, ways in which collaboration has increased the rate of discovery in the Center, and an outlook on ways in which we can continue to improve in terms of coherence, gate fidelity, and temporal stability.
Bio:
Andrew Houck is dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University and the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 P11 P14 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was the inaugural co-director of the Princeton Quantum Initiative. Houck earned his Ph.D. in physics at Harvard University, then worked in the Schoelkopf lab at Yale University before joining the Princeton faculty in 2008. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and directed the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage, where he now serves as Chief Scientist. A highly regarded teacher and mentor, Houck has also been a leader in educational initiatives, spearheading the creation of the University’s new first-year engineering curriculum.