Aquila: QuEra's 256-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer

The neutral-atom quantum computer "Aquila" is QuEra's latest device available through the Braket cloud service on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Aquila is a "field-programmable qubit array" (FPQA) operated as an analog Hamiltonian simulator on a user-configurable architecture, e...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Wurtz, Jonathan, Bylinskii, Alexei, Braverman, Boris, Amato-Grill, Jesse, Cantu, Sergio H, Huber, Florian, Lukin, Alexander, Liu, Fangli, Weinberg, Phillip, Long, John, Sheng-Tao, Wang, Gemelke, Nathan, Keesling, Alexander
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 20.06.2023
Subjects
Analog computers
Cloud computing
Combinatorial analysis
Field programmable gate arrays
Optimization
Quantum computers
Quantum computing
Qubits (quantum computing)
Web services
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Summary:The neutral-atom quantum computer "Aquila" is QuEra's latest device available through the Braket cloud service on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Aquila is a "field-programmable qubit array" (FPQA) operated as an analog Hamiltonian simulator on a user-configurable architecture, executing programmable coherent quantum dynamics on up to 256 neutral-atom qubits. This whitepaper serves as an overview of Aquila and its capabilities: how it works under the hood, key performance benchmarks, and examples that demonstrate some quintessential applications. This includes an overview of neutral-atom quantum computing, as well as five examples of increasing complexity from single-qubit dynamics to combinatorial optimization, implemented on Aquila. This whitepaper is intended for readers who are interested in learning more about neutral-atom quantum computing, as a guide for those who are ready to start using Aquila, and as a reference point for its performance as an analog quantum computer.
ISSN:2331-8422