We present a framework that combines the adjoint-state method together with reverse-time backpropagation to solve prohibitively large open-system quantum control problems. Our approach enables the optimization of arbitrary cost functions with fully general controls applied on large open quantum systems described by a Lindblad master equation. It is scalable, computationally efficient, and has a low-memory footprint. We apply this framework to optimize two inherently dissipative operations in superconducting qubits which lag behind in terms of fidelity and duration compared to other unitary operations: the dispersive readout and all-microwave reset of a transmon qubit. Our results show that while standard pulses for dispersive readout are nearly optimal, adding a transmon drive during the protocol can yield 2x improvements in fidelity and duration. We further demonstrate a 2x improvement in reset fidelity and duration through pulse shaping, indicating significant potential for enhancement in reset protocols. Our approach can readily be applied to optimize quantum controls in a vast range of applications such as reservoir engineering, autonomous quantum error correction, and leakage-reduction units.
Measurement-induced state transitions in multi-qubit transmon processors
Quantum Algorithms and Applications Collaboratory, Sandia National Laboratories（桑迪亚国家实验室量子算法与应用协作组）；Institut Quantique and Département de Physique, Université de Sherbrooke（舍布鲁克大学量子研究所与物理系）
Flexible Readout and Unconditional Reset for Superconducting Multi-Qubit Processors with Tunable Purcell Filters
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院物理研究所凝聚态物理北京国家实验室）；School of Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院大学物理学院）
Readout-induced degradation of transmon lifetimes: interplay of TLSs and qubit spectral reshaping
Amazon Center for Quantum Computing（亚马逊量子计算中心）；Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley（加州大学伯克利分校物理系）；Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem（耶路撒冷希伯来大学拉卡物理研究所）；Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院量子信息与物质研究所）；Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago（芝加哥大学普里茨克分子工程学院）
Single-step phase-engineered pulse for active readout cavity reset with a known qubit state
University of Science and Technology of China（中国科学技术大学）；Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China（中国科学技术大学量子信息实验室）；Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China（中国科学技术大学量子信息与量子科技创新中心）；Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China（中国科学技术大学苏州高等研究院）
Broadband Purcell Filter for Fast Superconducting Qubit Reset and Readout
Key Laboratory of Atomic and Subatomic Structure and Quantum Control (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Structure and Fundamental Interactions of Matter, School of Physics, South China Normal University（华南师范大学物理学院）；International Quantum Academy（国际量子学院）；School of Emerging Technology, University of Science and Technology of China（中国科学技术大学前沿技术学院）；Southern University of Science and Technology（南方科技大学）；Institute of Micro and Nano Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University（深圳大学微纳光电子研究院）
Probing excited-state dynamics of transmon ionization
University of Rochester（罗切斯特大学）；University of Rochester Center for Coherence and Quantum Science（罗切斯特大学相干与量子科学中心）；Université de Sherbrooke（舍布鲁克大学）；CIFAR（加拿大国际量子研究基金会）
Multimode Purcell Filter for Superconducting-Qubit Reset and Readout with Intrinsic Purcell Protection
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院物理研究所凝聚态物理北京国家实验室）；School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院大学物理科学学院）
The Pound-Drever-Hall Method for Superconducting-Qubit Readout
University of Maryland, College Park（马里兰大学帕克分校）；Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park（联合量子研究所，美国国家标准与技术研究院/马里兰大学帕克分校）；DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory（DEVCOM陆军研究实验室）；Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park（马里兰量子材料中心，物理学系，马里兰大学帕克分校）
Millimeter Wave Readout of a Superconducting Qubit
National Institute of Standards and Technology（美国国家标准与技术研究院）；University of Colorado Boulder（科罗拉多大学博尔德分校）；University of Maryland, College Park（马里兰大学帕克分校）；University of Waterloo（滑铁卢大学）
