Quantum computers have the potential to address challenges of much greater complexity than what today's computers can solve, helping achieve advancements in science, technology, medicine, and more. This all begins with creating and initializing qubits, or quantum bits. Yokogawa offers a highly stable, low noise current source to create the magnetic field required in quantum computing to initialize these extremely sensitive qubits.
Quantum qubits are built up from Josephson junctions which, when integrated in a closed loop, are highly sensitive to small changes in the external magnetic field passing through the loop​. The magnetic field must be finely tuned so the quantized energy levels can be smoothly transformed, a crucial part of initializing a quantum computer.
GS200 - Yokogawa's Quantum Computing Solution
Current is applied through a wire from a DC current source to produce the magnetic field to initialize the qubits. Yokogawa's GS200 is a low voltage/current DC source with high accuracy, high stability, and high resolution, making for an ideal DC current source. With its excellent traceability, stability, and 5 1/2-digit resolution, the GS200 generates extremely low-noise DC voltage and current signals that are required for many applications. Additionally, the optional monitoring feature turns the GS200 into a voltage and current measuring instrument.
Key Features
Low Noise
- 100 uVp-p (10 V range, DC to 10 kHz)​
- 3 uAp-p (100 mA range, DC to 10 kHz)
Noise waveform example at 0 V output in 10 V output range (observed using a 1000 times amplifier with a 10 kHz band-limiting filter)
High Stability
- +/- 0.001% of setting + 20 uV (at 10 V range for one day)​
- +/- 0.004% of setting + 3 uA (at 100 mA range for one day)​
- The stability is specified out to 90 days
Example of 1 hour stability in output 200 mA range (as reference data)
To realize working Josephson junction-based qubits requires a current source with low noise and high accuracy, stability and resolution. Click below to learn how the Yokogawa GS200 Precision DC Voltage / Current Source fulfils these requirements for the experimental quantum computing setups of Princeton University’s Dr Andras Gyenis.
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