Patents by Inventor Michael J. Biercuk

Michael J. Biercuk 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: 9946973
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to preserving a quantum state in a quantum memory. A controller of the quantum memory determines based on a characteristic of noise that causes deterioration of the quantum state a dynamical decoupling base sequence. The duration of the base sequence is shorter than or equal to an access latency time of the quantum memory to allow access to the quantum state within the access latency time. Further, the deterioration of the quantum state is bounded to an upper deterioration limit when the base sequence is repeatedly applied to the quantum system. This provides acceptable access times while simultaneously allowing long term storage of data in the quantum state with low error rates. Repeatedly applying the base sequence to the quantum system will first yield an increasing deterioration but that deterioration will eventually reach the upper limit. As a result, over time the error rates will not exceed that upper limit and the quantum state is stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: The University of Sydney, Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Michael J. Biercuk, Kaveh Khodjasteh, Lorenza Viola
  • Patent number: 9362929
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to controlling an oscillator based on a measurement of a frequency reference. A controller determines a control value to control the oscillator based on multiple error values. Each error value is indicative of a measurement of a frequency difference between the oscillator and a frequency reference over a period of time. The determination of the error value is further based on an application time value indicative of a time of application of the control value to the oscillator. Since the control value is based on the application time the controller can compensate for inaccuracies arising from both evolution of the oscillator between measurements and applying the correction at a later time after the measurement. Further, since the multiple error values represent a frequency difference over different periods of time, the controller can compensate for wide range of statistical effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Sydney
    Inventors: Jarrah Sastrawan, Michael J. Biercuk
  • Publication number: 20160013795
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to controlling an oscillator based on a measurement of a frequency reference. A controller determines a control value to control the oscillator based on multiple error values. Each error value is indicative of a measurement of a frequency difference between the oscillator and a frequency reference over a period of time. The determination of the error value is further based on an application time value indicative of a time of application of the control value to the oscillator. Since the control value is based on the application time the controller can compensate for inaccuracies arising from both evolution of the oscillator between measurements and applying the correction at a later time after the measurement. Further, since the multiple error values represent a frequency difference over different periods of time, the controller can compensate for wide range of statistical effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jarrah Sastrawan, Michael J. Biercuk
  • Publication number: 20150324705
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to preserving a quantum state in a quantum memory. A controller of the quantum memory determines based on a characteristic of noise that causes deterioration of the quantum state a dynamical decoupling base sequence. The duration of the base sequence is shorter than or equal to an access latency time of the quantum memory to allow access to the quantum state within the access latency time. Further, the deterioration of the quantum state is bounded to an upper deterioration limit when the base sequence is repeatedly applied to the quantum system. This provides acceptable access times while simultaneously allowing long term storage of data in the quantum state with low error rates. Repeatedly applying the base sequence to the quantum system will first yield an increasing deterioration but that deterioration will eventually reach the upper limit. As a result, over time the error rates will not exceed that upper limit and the quantum state is stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Biercuk, Kaveh Khodjasteh, Lorenza Viola