title: Benchmarking quantum control methods on a 12-qubit system.
abstract: In this Letter, we present an experimental benchmark of operational control methods in quantum information processors extended up to 12 qubits. We implement universal control of this large Hilbert space using two complementary approaches and discuss their accuracy and scalability. Despite decoherence, we were able to reach a 12-coherence state (or a 12-qubit pseudopure cat state) and decode it into an 11 qubit plus one qutrit pseudopure state using liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance quantum information processors.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Canada.
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authors.lastname: Mahesh
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