Mitigating crosstalk errors for simultaneous single-qubit gates on a superconducting quantum processor

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11018v1
• Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:47:32 GMT
• Title: Mitigating crosstalk errors for simultaneous single-qubit gates on a superconducting quantum processor
• Abstract summary: Single-qubit gates on superconducting quantum processors are typically implemented using microwave pulses applied through dedicated control lines.<n>These microwave pulses may also drive other qubits due to crosstalk arising from capacitive coupling and wavefunction overlap.<n>Crosstalk and frequency crowding increase errors during simultaneous single-qubit operations relative to isolated gates.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Single-qubit gates on superconducting quantum processors are typically implemented using microwave pulses applied through dedicated control lines. However, these microwave pulses may also drive other qubits due to crosstalk arising from capacitive coupling and wavefunction overlap in systems with closely spaced transition frequencies. Crosstalk and frequency crowding increase errors during simultaneous single-qubit operations relative to isolated gates, thus forming a major bottleneck for scaling superconducting quantum processors. In this work, we combine model-based qubit frequency optimization with pulse shaping to demonstrate crosstalk error mitigation in single-qubit gates on a 49-qubit superconducting quantum processor. We introduce and experimentally verify an analytical model of simultaneous single-qubit gate error caused by microwave crosstalk that depends on a given pulse shape. By employing a model-based optimization strategy of qubit frequencies, we minimize the crosstalk-induced error across the processor and achieve a mean simultaneous single-qubit gate fidelity of 99.96% for a 16-ns gate duration, approaching the mean individual gate fidelity. To further reduce the simultaneous error and required qubit frequency bandwidth on high-crosstalk qubit pairs, we introduce a crosstalk transition suppression (CTS) pulse shaping technique that minimizes the spectral energy around transitions inducing leakage and crosstalk errors. Finally, we combine CTS with model-based frequency optimization across the device and experimentally show a systematic reduction in the required qubit frequency bandwidth for high-fidelity simultaneous gates, supported by simulations of systems with up to 1000 qubits. By alleviating constraints on qubit frequency bandwidth for parallel single-qubit operations, this work represents an important step for scaling towards larger quantum processors.

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