Complete Self-Testing of a System of Remote Superconducting Qubits

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.01299

Self-testing protocols enable the certification of quantum systems in a device-independent man- ner, i.e. without knowledge of the inner workings of the quantum devices under test. Here, we demonstrate this high standard for characterization routines with superconducting circuits, a prime platform for building large-scale quantum computing systems. We first develop the missing the- ory allowing for the self-testing of Pauli measurements. We then self-test Bell pair generation andmeasurements at the same time, performing a complete self-test in a system composed of two en- tangled superconducting circuits operated at a separation of 30 meters. In an experiment based on 17 million trials, we measure an average CHSH (Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt) S-value of 2.236. Without relying on additional assumptions on the experimental setup, we certify an average Bell state fidelity of at least 58.9% and an average measurement fidelity of at least 89.5% in a device- independent manner, both with 99% confidence. This enables applications in the field of distributed quantum computing and communication with superconducting circuits, such as delegated quantum computing.