Auto-tuning of double dot devices it in situ with machine learning

Published

March 31, 2020

Author(s)

Justyna Zwolak, Thomas McJunkin, Sandesh Kalantre, J. P. Dodson, Evan MacQuarrie, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, S N. Coppersmith, Mark A. Eriksson, Jacob Taylor

Abstract

The current practice of manually tuning quantum dots (QDs) for qubit operation is a relatively time- consuming procedure that is inherently impractical for scaling up and applications. In this work, we report on the \it in situ} implementation of a recently proposed autotuning protocol that combines machine learning (ML) with an optimization routine to navigate the parameter space. In particular, we show that a ML algorithm trained using exclusively simulated data to quantitatively classify the state of a double-QD device can be used to replace human heuristics in the tuning of gate voltages in real devices. We demonstrate active feedback of a functional double-dot device operated at millikelvin temperatures and discuss success rates as a function of the initial conditions and the device performance. Modifications to the training network, fitness function, and optimizer are discussed as a path toward further improvement in the success rate when starting both near and far detuned from the target double-dot range.

Citation

Physical Review Applied

Volume

13

Issue

3

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

machine learning, quantum dots, auto-tuning

Citation

Zwolak, J. , McJunkin, T. , Kalantre, S. , Dodson, J. , MacQuarrie, E. , Savage, D. , Lagally, M. , Coppersmith, S. , Eriksson, M. and Taylor, J. (2020), Auto-tuning of double dot devices it in situ with machine learning, Physical Review Applied, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.034075 (Accessed December 3, 2024)