Patents by Inventor David Zajac

David Zajac has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12288018
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices and/or methods of use provided herein relate to a device that can facilitate reduction of inter-qubit cross talk and/or allow for increased interaction strengths between qubits as compared to existing technologies. A device can comprise a qubit lattice comprising a plurality of repeated and connected unit cells, and the unit cells comprising individual sets of qubits, wherein the unit cells comprise different cross talk groups of qubits having qubit islands connected together by couplers in different orders, and wherein the different cross talk groups are repeated among the unit cells of the qubit lattice. A device can comprise a qubit lattice comprising a plurality of different, interconnected cross talk groups of qubits, wherein the different cross talk groups are repeated within the qubit lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac, George Andrew Keefe, Srikanth Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11949439
    Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate mitigation of baseband pulse distortion via radiofrequency-to-baseband conversion are provided. In various embodiments, a system can comprise a qubit. In various aspects, the system can further comprise a signal generator that can produce a radiofrequency signal. In various instances, the system can further comprise a signal converter coupled between the qubit and the signal generator. In various cases, the signal converter can convert the radiofrequency signal into a baseband signal. In various aspects, such radiofrequency-to-baseband conversion can reduce a dispersion-induced distortion associated with driving the qubit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy Phung, Devin Underwood, Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac
  • Patent number: 11868847
    Abstract: A method of reducing stray coupling in a qubit array, includes turning ON a first coupler between a first qubit and second qubit of the qubit array by providing a pulse having a first amplitude to the first coupler. A stray coupling between the first coupler and a spectator qubit is reduced by turning ON a second coupler coupled to the spectator qubit, by providing a compensation pulse having a second amplitude, to the second coupler, based on the pulse having the first amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20230351232
    Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a quantum gate between qubits using a tunable coupler and a capacitor device are provided. According to an embodiment, a quantum coupler device can comprise a tunable coupler coupled between terminals of a same polarity of a first qubit and a second qubit, the tunable coupler configured to control a first coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit. The quantum coupler device can further comprise a capacitor device coupled to terminals of an opposite polarity of the first qubit and the second qubit, the capacitor device configured to provide a second coupling that is opposite in sign relative to the first coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, Devin Underwood, David Zajac, Matthias Steffen
  • Patent number: 11727297
    Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a quantum gate between qubits using a tunable coupler and a capacitor device are provided. According to an embodiment, a quantum coupler device can comprise a tunable coupler coupled between terminals of a same polarity of a first qubit and a second qubit, the tunable coupler configured to control a first coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit. The quantum coupler device can further comprise a capacitor device coupled to terminals of an opposite polarity of the first qubit and the second qubit, the capacitor device configured to provide a second coupling that is opposite in sign relative to the first coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, Devin L. Underwood, David Zajac, Matthias Steffen
  • Publication number: 20230198555
    Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate mitigation of baseband pulse distortion via radiofrequency-to-baseband conversion are provided. In various embodiments, a system can comprise a qubit. In various aspects, the system can further comprise a signal generator that can produce a radiofrequency signal. In various instances, the system can further comprise a signal converter coupled between the qubit and the signal generator. In various cases, the signal converter can convert the radiofrequency signal into a baseband signal. In various aspects, such radiofrequency-to-baseband conversion can reduce a dispersion-induced distortion associated with driving the qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy Phung, Devin Underwood, Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20230170889
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices, methods of use and/or methods of fabrication provided herein relate to a quantum computing device that can operated to have 1st order insensitivity to flux noise. According to one embodiment, a device comprises a flux tunable qubit capacitively coupled to a flux tunable bus. According to another embodiment, a device comprises a flux tunable qubit capacitively coupled to a flux tunable bus, wherein the flux tunable bus is capacitively coupled a fixed frequency qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Devin Underwood, Jiri Stehlik, David James Frank, Timothy Phung, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20230169252
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices and/or methods of use provided herein relate to a device that can facilitate reduction of inter-qubit cross talk and/or allow for increased interaction strengths between qubits as compared to existing technologies. A device can comprise a qubit lattice comprising a plurality of repeated and connected unit cells, and the unit cells comprising individual sets of qubits, wherein the unit cells comprise different cross talk groups of qubits having qubit islands connected together by couplers in different orders, and wherein the different cross talk groups are repeated among the unit cells of the qubit lattice. A device can comprise a qubit lattice comprising a plurality of different, interconnected cross talk groups of qubits, wherein the different cross talk groups are repeated within the qubit lattice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac, George Andrew Keefe, SRIKANTH SRINIVASAN
  • Patent number: 11664570
    Abstract: A method of multiplexing control lines of a qubit array includes applying a qubit control signal to a single driveline. The qubit control signal is split on the single driveline between a first resonator and a second resonator. The first driveline is operative to control a first qubit, a second tunable qubit, a third qubit, and a fourth tunable qubit. The first qubit is coupled to the second tunable qubit by the first resonator. The third qubit is coupled to the fourth tunable qubit by the second resonator. A variation in amplitude of the qubit control signal is compensated by adjusting a frequency of the second tunable qubit and a frequency of the fourth tunable qubit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Devin Underwood, Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac
  • Patent number: 11610984
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for storing and transferring quantum information. An example device may comprise at least one semiconducting layer, one or more conducting layers configured to define at least two quantum states in the at least one semiconducting layer and confine an electron in or more of the at least two quantum states, and a magnetic field source configured to generate an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The inhomogeneous magnetic field may cause a first coupling of an electric charge state of the electron and a spin state of the electron. The device may comprise a resonator configured to confine a photon. An electric-dipole interaction may cause a second coupling of an electric charge state of the electron to an electric field of the photon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Jason Petta, Xiao Mi, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20220300844
    Abstract: A method of reducing stray coupling in a qubit array, includes turning ON a first coupler between a first qubit and second qubit of the qubit array by providing a pulse having a first amplitude to the first coupler. A stray coupling between the first coupler and a spectator qubit is reduced by turning ON a second coupler coupled to the spectator qubit, by providing a compensation pulse having a second amplitude, to the second coupler, based on the pulse having the first amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20220059919
    Abstract: A method of multiplexing control lines of a qubit array includes applying a qubit control signal to a single driveline. The qubit control signal is split on the single driveline between a first resonator and a second resonator. The first driveline is operative to control a first qubit, a second tunable qubit, a third qubit, and a fourth tunable qubit. The first qubit is coupled to the second tunable qubit by the first resonator. The third qubit is coupled to the fourth tunable qubit by the second resonator. A variation in amplitude of the qubit control signal is compensated by adjusting a frequency of the second tunable qubit and a frequency of the fourth tunable qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Devin Underwood, Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20210406746
    Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a quantum gate between qubits using a tunable coupler and a capacitor device are provided. According to an embodiment, a quantum coupler device can comprise a tunable coupler coupled between terminals of a same polarity of a first qubit and a second qubit, the tunable coupler configured to control a first coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit. The quantum coupler device can further comprise a capacitor device coupled to terminals of an opposite polarity of the first qubit and the second qubit, the capacitor device configured to provide a second coupling that is opposite in sign relative to the first coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, Devin L. Underwood, David Zajac, Matthias Steffen
  • Publication number: 20210367065
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for storing and transferring quantum information. An example device may comprise at least one semiconducting layer, one or more conducting layers configured to define at least two quantum states in the at least one semiconducting layer and confine an electron in or more of the at least two quantum states, and a magnetic field source configured to generate an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The inhomogeneous magnetic field may cause a first coupling of an electric charge state of the electron and a spin state of the electron. The device may comprise a resonator configured to confine a photon. An electric-dipole interaction may cause a second coupling of an electric charge state of the electron to an electric field of the photon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Petta, Xiao Mi, David Zajac
  • Patent number: 11121239
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for storing and transferring quantum information. An example device may comprise at least one semiconducting layer, one or more conducting layers configured to define at least two quantum states in the at least one semiconducting layer and confine an electron in or more of the at least two quantum states, and a magnetic field source configured to generate an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The inhomogeneous magnetic field may cause a first coupling of an electric charge state of the electron and a spin state of the electron. The device may comprise a resonator configured to confine a photon. An electric-dipole interaction may cause a second coupling of an electric charge state of the electron to an electric field of the photon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Jason Petta, Xiao Mi, David Zajac
  • Patent number: 10978578
    Abstract: Scalable quantum dot devices and methods are described. An example quantum dot device may comprise one or more repeated cells of a repeating quantum dot structure. The repeated cells may be arranged as a linear array of quantum dots. A single repeated cell may comprise a plurality of quantum dots. The repeated cells may be configured to cause movement of a single electron between adjacent quantum dots. A repeated cell may also comprise a charge sensor for readout of the plurality of quantum dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Jason Petta, David Zajac, Thomas Hazard
  • Publication number: 20200052101
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for storing and transferring quantum information. An example device may comprise at least one semiconducting layer, one or more conducting layers configured to define at least two quantum states in the at least one semiconducting layer and confine an electron in or more of the at least two quantum states, and a magnetic field source configured to generate an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The inhomogeneous magnetic field may cause a first coupling of an electric charge state of the electron and a spin state of the electron. The device may comprise a resonator configured to confine a photon. An electric-dipole interaction may cause a second coupling of an electric charge state of the electron to an electric field of the photon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Petta, Xiao Mi, David Zajac
  • Publication number: 20200027972
    Abstract: Scalable quantum dot devices and methods are described. An example quantum dot device may comprise one or more repeated cells of a repeating quantum dot structure. The repeated cells may be arranged as a linear array of quantum dots. A single repeated cell may comprise a plurality of quantum dots. The repeated cells may be configured to cause movement of a single electron between adjacent quantum dots. A repeated cell may also comprise a charge sensor for readout of the plurality of quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Petta, David Zajac, Thomas Hazard
  • Patent number: 10402068
    Abstract: Features are disclosed for dynamically generating a navigation interface for rendering content related to an item. To generate the interface, the system analyzes the content available and organizes the content in an intuitive way that keeps the user oriented as they explore the product. Some aspects also consider the access device rendering the interface to ensure the interface includes content that is appropriately selected and formatted for presentation via the access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L S Dodge, Charles Shearer Dorner, Janet Ellen Galore, Zakaria David Zajac
  • Patent number: 10192976
    Abstract: An exemplary quantum dot device can be provided, which can include, for example, at least three conductive layers and at least two insulating layers electrically insulating the at least three conductive layers from one another. For example, one of the conductive layers can be composed of a different material than the other two of the conductive layers. The conductive layers can be composed of (i) aluminum, (ii) gold, (iii) copper or (iv) polysilicon, and/or the at least three conductive layers can be composed at least partially of (i) aluminum, (ii) gold, (iii) copper or (iv) polysilicon. The insulating layers can be composed of (i) silicon oxide, (ii) silicon nitride and/or (iii) aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Jason Petta, David Zajac, Thomas Hazard