Quantum annealing correction for random Ising problems

Pudenz, Kristen L.; Albash, Tameem; Lidar, Daniel A.

doi:10.1103/physreva.91.042302

Title: Quantum annealing correction for random Ising problems

Journal Article · Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.91.042302· OSTI ID:1565358

Pudenz, Kristen L. ^[1]; Albash, Tameem ^[2]; Lidar, Daniel A. ^[3]

Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology, and Information Sciences Inst.
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology, Information Sciences Inst., and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology, Information Sciences Inst., Dept. of Chemistry, and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Here, we demonstrate that the performance of a quantum annealer on hard random Ising optimization problems can be substantially improved using quantum annealing correction (QAC). Our error correction strategy is tailored to the D-Wave Two device. We find that QAC provides a statistically significant enhancement in the performance of the device over a classical repetition code, improving as a function of problem size as well as hardness. Moreover, QAC provides a mechanism for overcoming the precision limit of the device, in addition to correcting calibration errors. Performance is robust even to missing qubits. We present evidence for a constructive role played by quantum effects in our experiments by contrasting the experimental results with the predictions of a classical model of the device. Our work demonstrates the importance of error correction in appropriately determining the performance of quantum annealers.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); UT-Battelle LLC/ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1565358

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1179314

Journal Information:: Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 91, Issue 4; ISSN 1050-2947

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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