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Scalable Suppression of XY Crosstalk by Pulse-Level Control in Superconducting Quantum Processors

Quantum Physics 2026-01-09 v1

Abstract

As superconducting quantum processors continue to scale, high-performance quantum control becomes increasingly critical. In densely integrated architectures, unwanted interactions between nearby qubits give rise to crosstalk errors that limit operational performance. In particular, direct exchange-type (XY) interactions are typically minimized by designing large frequency detunings between neighboring qubits at the hardware level. However, frequency crowding in large-scale systems ultimately restricts the achievable frequency separation. While such XY coupling facilitates entangling gate operations, its residual presence poses a key challenge during single-qubit controls. Here, we propose a scalable pulse-level control framework, incorporating frequency modulation (FM) and dynamical decoupling (DD), to suppress XY crosstalk errors. This framework operates independently of coupling strengths, reducing calibration overhead and naturally supporting multi-qubit connectivity. Numerical simulations show orders-of-magnitude reductions in infidelity for both idle and single-qubit gates in a two-qubit system. We further validate scalability in a five-qubit layout, where crosstalk between a central qubit and four neighbors is simultaneously suppressed. Our crosstalk suppression framework provides a practical route toward high-fidelity operation in dense superconducting architectures.

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@article{arxiv.2601.05231,
  title  = {Scalable Suppression of XY Crosstalk by Pulse-Level Control in Superconducting Quantum Processors},
  author = {Hui-Hang Chen and Chiao-Hsuan Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.05231},
  year   = {2026}
}

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19 pages, 19 figures