What is DRAG pulse (Derivative Removal by Adiabatic Gate)?

DRAG pulse (Derivative Removal by Adiabatic Gate)

Quantum

DRAG pulse (Derivative Removal by Adiabatic Gate): A shaped control pulse designed to suppress leakage into unwanted energy levels during fast single-qubit gates.

Related terms

Adiabatic quantum computation
Adiabatic theorem
Average gate fidelity
Basis gate
Bias-preserving gate
Clifford gate
Control pulse
Controlled gate

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