Keysight's Quantum Engineering Toolkit: A commercial, customizable integrated control and test system
Presented by guest speaker Nizar Messaoudi, Keysight Technologies Application Engineer
With traditional classical complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) computing struggling to keep up with Moore’s law, interest in quantum computing has exploded and the University of Waterloo is at the centre of this technological revolution.
Researchers in quantum information systems are focused on identifying and improving the performance of single quantum bit (qubit) and multi-qubit architectures. This research requires the investigation of key metrics such as quantum coherence, crosstalk, qubit-gate and readout fidelities. These areas of investigation pose new challenges for experimentalists that traditional test and measurement equipment is ill equipped to handle. To solve these challenges, researchers need a platform with:
- Accurate timing, phase aligned synchronous generation of pulses and state detection
- Open, programmable architecture to enable efficient IP development
- Economical scalability to address multi-qubit experimentation
- Ultra-low latency decision making for quantum error correction
Different research groups are focusing on specific qubit implementation technologies and multi-qubit architectures. Between these different approaches the needs for the control system will vary. However, there are common needs shared by most groups. This led to the creation of Keysight’s Quantum Engineering Toolkit that can be customized to meet researcher needs.
This presentation will summarize the common needs Keysight sees across quantum computing research and introduce attendees to an available integrated and supported solution that can be customized to different needs.
About Nizar Messaoudi, RF and Microwave Application Engineer
Nizar has been with Keysight Technologies for just under two years. Nizar supports customers in the Toronto area, in many industries including 5G, Satellite Communications and IoT. He earned his Masters of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo in Electrical Engineering in 2009. Before joining Keysight, Nizar taught at the University of Waterloo, training well over 3000 engineers in the art of making RF measurements.