ARTIQ and Sinara: Open Software and Hardware Stacks for Quantum Physics

Kasprowicz, G.; Kulik, Paweł; Gąska, Michał; Przywózki, Tomasz; Poźniak, Krzysztof T.; Jarosiński, Jakub; Britton, Joseph W.; Harty, T. P.; Balance, C.J.; Zhang, Weida; Nadlinger, D. P.; Slichter, Daniel; Allcock, D. T. C.; Bourdeauducq, Sébastien; Jördens, Robert

doi:10.1364/quantum.2020.qtu8b.14

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“…Quantum computing experiments that use both custom [11], [12] and commercial [13], [14] FPGA-based control systems have been demonstrated over the last decade. FPGA-based architectures for quantum communication have also been proposed [15].…”

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“…Multiple FPGA-based commercial systems have recently become available and include integration with other key hardware. For instance, Sinara is a hardware control system that uses the open-source ARTIQ software for supporting quantum applications [14]. The ecosystem offers modules that include AWGs, DDSs, RF generators, and feedback elements such as proportional-integral-derivative (PID) servos, in addition to carrier cards that use FPGAs to coordinate an experiment.…”

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Design and Analysis of Digital Communication Within an SoC-Based Control System for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing

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Tsiropoulou

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IEEE Trans. Quantum Eng.

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Electronic control systems used for quantum computing have become increasingly complex as multiple qubit technologies employ larger numbers of qubits with higher fidelity targets. Whereas the control systems for different technologies share some similarities, parameters like pulse duration, throughput, real-time feedback, and latency requirements vary widely depending on the qubit type. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of modern System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures in meeting the control demands associated with performing quantum gates on trapped-ion qubits, particularly focusing on communication within the SoC. A principal focus of this paper is the data transfer latency and throughput of several high-speed on-chip mechanisms on Xilinx multi-processor SoCs, including those that utilize direct memory access (DMA). They are measured and evaluated to determine an upper bound on the time required to reconfigure a gate parameter. Worst-case and average-case bandwidth requirements for a custom gate sequencer core are compared with the experimental results. The lowest-variability, highest-throughput data-transfer mechanism is DMA between the real-time processing unit (RPU) and the PL, where bandwidths up to 19.2 GB/s are possible. For context, this enables reconfiguration of qubit gates in less than 2 µs, comparable to the fastest gate time. Though this paper focuses on trapped-ion control systems, the gate abstraction scheme and measured communication rates are applicable to a broad range of quantum computing technologies.INDEX TERMS trapped-ion, qubits, quantum computing, SoC-based FPGA control system

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confidence: 99%

Design and Analysis of Digital Communication Within an SoC-Based Control System for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing

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Tsiropoulou

et al. 2023

IEEE Trans. Quantum Eng.

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“…The fast electromagnetic signals in the GHz domain accompanying the electron avalanches can be efficiently transformed into the optical domain using Rydberg states [126]. The excitation of the gas atoms can be done using a two-level laser system tuned to the desired level with sub-ns time synchronization if systems designed for quantum experiments as the Sinara/ARTIQ open hardware and software are used [135,136]. The highly excited Rydberg atoms in the amplification region also play a second role: their very low and adjustable ionization threshold ensures that electrons in the avalanche can easily ionize them, thus leading to an enhanced avalanche signal.…”

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Quantum Systems for Enhanced High Energy Particle Physics Detectors

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Developments in quantum technologies in the last decades have led to a wide range of applications, but have also resulted in numerous novel approaches to explore the low energy particle physics parameter space. The potential for applications of quantum technologies to high energy particle physics endeavors has however not yet been investigated to the same extent. In this paper, we propose a number of areas where specific approaches built on quantum systems such as low-dimensional systems (quantum dots, 2D atomic layers) or manipulations of ensembles of quantum systems (single atom or polyatomic systems in detectors or on detector surfaces) might lead to improved high energy particle physics detectors, specifically in the areas of calorimetry, tracking or timing.

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“…Whenever the target frequency is set outside of the PDH lock range, the software will not only tune the laser to the new target frequency but also adjust the RF offset frequency for a new PDH/beatnote lock point. The synchronization between software and hardware is realized by an Advanced Real-Time Infrastructure for Quantum physics (ARTIQ) controller [40,41]. Our homemade software runs in the ARTIQ Network Device Support Package (NDSP) framework.…”

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Stable Turnkey Laser System for a Yb/Ba Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer

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Kim

Kuzyk

et al. 2022

IEEE Trans. Quantum Eng.

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This work presents a stable and reliable turnkey continuous-wave laser system for a Yb/Ba multi-species trapped-ion quantum computer. The compact and rack-mountable optics system exhibits high robustness, operating over a year without realignment, regardless of temperature changes in the laboratory. The overall optical system is divided into a few isolated modules interconnected by optical fibers for easy maintenance. The light sources are frequency-stabilized by comparing their frequency with two complementary references, a commercial Fizeau wavelength meter and a high-finesse optical cavity. This scheme enables automatic frequency-stabilization for days with a sub-MHz precision.INDEX TERMS Laser stability, optical design, quantum computing, trapped ions.

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ARTIQ and Sinara: Open Software and Hardware Stacks for Quantum Physics

Abstract: Sinara is a control system dedicated to quantum applications. It is based on industrial standards and consists of over 50 modules. The hardware is controlled by ARTIQ, which provides a high-level programming language.

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Design and Analysis of Digital Communication Within an SoC-Based Control System for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing

Design and Analysis of Digital Communication Within an SoC-Based Control System for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing

Quantum Systems for Enhanced High Energy Particle Physics Detectors

Stable Turnkey Laser System for a Yb/Ba Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer

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