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Quantum device fine-tuning using unsupervised embedding learning

N. M. van Esbroeck, D.T. Lennon, H. Moon, Vu Nguyen, Florian Vigneau, Leon C. Camenzind, Liuqi Yu, Dominik M. Zumbühl, G. Andrew D. Briggs, Dino Sejdinović, Natalia Ares

2020New Journal of Physics30 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Quantum devices with a large number of gate electrodes allow for precise control of device parameters. This capability is hard to fully exploit due to the complex dependence of these parameters on applied gate voltages. We experimentally demonstrate an algorithm capable of fine-tuning several device parameters at once. The algorithm acquires a measurement and assigns it a score using a variational auto-encoder. Gate voltage settings are set to optimize this score in real-time in an unsupervised fashion. We report fine-tuning times of a double quantum dot device within approximately 40 min.

Topics & Concepts

PhysicsEncoderEmbeddingSet (abstract data type)Fine-tuningVoltageQuantum dotAutoencoderQuantumOptoelectronicsExploitUnsupervised learningGate voltageAlgorithmComputer hardwareTransistorArtificial intelligenceQuantum mechanicsComputer scienceDeep learningOperating systemProgramming languageComputer securityQuantum and electron transport phenomenaAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design