Kramers-Protected Hardware-Efficient Error Correction with Andreev Spin Qubits

Journal Article (2025)
Author(s)

Haoran Lu (Cornell University College of Engineering)

Isidora Araya Day (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, TU Delft - QRD/Wimmer Group)

Anton R. Akhmerov (TU Delft - Applied Sciences, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft)

Bernard Van Heck (Sapienza University of Rome)

Valla Fatemi (Cornell University College of Engineering)

Research Group
QRD/Wimmer Group
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1103/lqf3-6r5z Final published version
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Publication Year
2025
Language
English
Research Group
QRD/Wimmer Group
Journal title
Physical review letters
Issue number
21
Volume number
135
Article number
210602
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Abstract

We propose an architecture for bit-flip error correction of Andreev spins that is protected by Kramers' degeneracy. Specifically, we show that a coupling network of linear inductors and Andreev spin qubits results in a static Hamiltonian composed of the stabilizers of a bit-flip code. The electrodynamics of the many-body spin states also respect these stabilizers, and we show how reflectometry off a single coupled resonator can thereby accomplish their projective measurement. We further show how circuit-mediated spin couplings enable error correction operations and a complete set of single- and two-module logical quantum gates. The concept, which we dub the "Ising molecule qubit,"is experimentally feasible and provides a path for compact noise-biased qubits.