Patents by Inventor Sarah E. SHELDON

Sarah E. SHELDON 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: 11960971
    Abstract: A method of mitigating quantum readout errors by stochastic matrix inversion includes performing a plurality of quantum measurements on a plurality of qubits having predetermined plurality of states to obtain a plurality of measurement outputs; selecting a model for a matrix linking the predetermined plurality of states to the plurality of measurement outputs, the model having a plurality of model parameters, wherein a number of the plurality of model parameters grows less than exponentially with a number of the plurality of qubits; training the model parameters to minimize a loss function that compares predictions of the model with the matrix; computing an inverse of the model based on the trained model parameters; and providing the computed inverse of the model to a noise prone quantum readout of the plurality of qubits to obtain a substantially noise free quantum readout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sergey Bravyi, Jay M. Gambetta, David C. Mckay, Sarah E. Sheldon
  • Publication number: 20240005185
    Abstract: A method of mitigating quantum readout errors by stochastic matrix inversion includes performing a plurality of quantum measurements on a plurality of qubits having predetermined plurality of states to obtain a plurality of measurement outputs; selecting a model for a matrix linking the predetermined plurality of states to the plurality of measurement outputs, the model having a plurality of model parameters, wherein a number of the plurality of model parameters grows less than exponentially with a number of the plurality of qubits; training the model parameters to minimize a loss function that compares predictions of the model with the matrix; computing an inverse of the model based on the trained model parameters; and providing the computed inverse of the model to a noise prone quantum readout of the plurality of qubits to obtain a substantially noise free quantum readout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sergey Bravyi, Jay M. Gambetta, David C. Mckay, Sarah E. Sheldon
  • Patent number: 11537927
    Abstract: A method of mitigating quantum readout errors by stochastic matrix inversion includes performing a plurality of quantum measurements on a plurality of qubits having predetermined plurality of states to obtain a plurality of measurement outputs; selecting a model for a matrix linking the predetermined plurality of states to the plurality of measurement outputs, the model having a plurality of model parameters, wherein a number of the plurality of model parameters grows less than exponentially with a number of the plurality of qubits; training the model parameters to minimize a loss function that compares predictions of the model with the matrix; computing an inverse of the model based on the trained model parameters; and providing the computed inverse of the model to a noise prone quantum readout of the plurality of qubits to obtain a substantially noise free quantum readout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sergey Bravyi, Jay M. Gambetta, David C. Mckay, Sarah E. Sheldon
  • Patent number: 11170317
    Abstract: In a system including a cross-resonance gate having a superconducting control qubit and having a superconducting target qubit coupled through a bus resonator, echo pulses are generated at a first frequency and directed to the control qubit, wherein the first frequency is on resonance with the control qubit. Cross-resonance pulses are generated at a second frequency on resonance with the target qubit and applied to the control qubit, wherein the generating and applying the cross-resonance pulses induce rotations on the target qubit through an interaction that is mediated by the bus resonator. Cancellation pulses are generated at the second frequency and applied to the target qubit. Sets of Hamiltonian tomographies may be measured to determine appropriate amplitudes and phases of the cross-resonance and cancellation pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta, Easwar Magesan, Sarah E. Sheldon
  • Publication number: 20210256410
    Abstract: A method of mitigating quantum readout errors by stochastic matrix inversion includes performing a plurality of quantum measurements on a plurality of qubits having predetermined plurality of states to obtain a plurality of measurement outputs; selecting a model for a matrix linking the predetermined plurality of states to the plurality of measurement outputs, the model having a plurality of model parameters, wherein a number of the plurality of model parameters grows less than exponentially with a number of the plurality of qubits; training the model parameters to minimize a loss function that compares predictions of the model with the matrix; computing an inverse of the model based on the trained model parameters; and providing the computed inverse of the model to a noise prone quantum readout of the plurality of qubits to obtain a substantially noise free quantum readout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Sergey Bravyi, Jay M. Gambetta, David C. Mckay, Sarah E. Sheldon
  • Publication number: 20180225586
    Abstract: In a system including a cross-resonance gate having a superconducting control qubit and having a superconducting target qubit coupled through a bus resonator, echo pulses are generated at a first frequency and directed to the control qubit, wherein the first frequency is on resonance with the control qubit. Cross-resonance pulses are generated at a second frequency on resonance with the target qubit and applied to the control qubit, wherein the generating and applying the cross-resonance pulses induce rotations on the target qubit through an interaction that is mediated by the bus resonator. Cancellation pulses are generated at the second frequency and applied to the target qubit. Sets of Hamiltonian tomographies may be measured to determine appropriate amplitudes and phases of the cross-resonance and cancellation pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. GAMBETTA, Easwar MAGESAN, Sarah E. SHELDON