AUTHOR=Smith Kaitlin N. , Ravi Gokul Subramanian , Alexander Thomas , Bronn Nicholas T. , Carvalho André R. R. , Cervera-Lierta Alba , Chong Frederic T. , Chow Jerry M. , Cubeddu Michael , Hashim Akel , Jiang Liang , Lanes Olivia , Otten Matthew J. , Schuster David I. , Gokhale Pranav , Earnest Nathan , Galda Alexey TITLE=Programming physical quantum systems with pulse-level control JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.900099 DOI=10.3389/fphy.2022.900099 ISSN=2296-424X ABSTRACT=

Quantum information processing holds great potential for pushing beyond the current frontiers in computing. Specifically, quantum computation promises to accelerate the solving of certain problems, and there are many opportunities for innovation based on proposed applications in chemistry, engineering, finance, and more. To harness the full power of quantum computing, however, we must not only place emphasis on manufacturing better qubits, advancing our algorithms, and developing quantum software. We must also refine device-level quantum control to scale to the fault tolerant quantum regime. On May 17–18, 2021, the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) partnered with IBM Quantum and Super.tech to host the Pulse-level Quantum Control Workshop. At the workshop, representatives from academia, national labs, and industry addressed the importance of fine-tuning quantum processing at the physical layer. This work summarizes the key topics of the Pulse-level Quantum Control Workshop for the quantum community at large.