Crosstalk In Contemporary Quantum Devices

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Quantum Physics arXiv:2605.26528 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 26 May 2026] Title:Crosstalk In Contemporary Quantum Devices Authors:Spiro Gicev, Ben Harper, Haiyue Kang, Muhammad Usman, Martin Sevior View a PDF of the paper titled Crosstalk In Contemporary Quantum Devices, by Spiro Gicev and 4 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Crosstalk noise derives from phenomena in quantum devices which inhibit individual addressability or cause unintended interactions among qubits. It is widely considered one of the major problems to be solved for a quantum computing platform to operate at scales beyond one or two qubits. Despite this, detailed discussion of crosstalk is often neglected when quantum device performance is described both in the context of device benchmarking and individual algorithm execution. Additionally, while the potential for crosstalk exists in all quantum platforms, the mechanisms and severity of crosstalk between platforms varies significantly, increasing the barrier of entry associated with understanding and performing research on unfamiliar quantum platforms. While previous work focused on theoretical formalism or platform specific details, in this review article, we provide a comprehensive overview of crosstalk from quantum computing literature across a range of physical systems focusing on physical origins, methods of mitigation and known consequential security vulnerabilities. We describe multiple crosstalk mechanisms for all major quantum computing platforms, which are usually implicitly addressed through device design, tuning, and mitigation techniques. We also observe accelerating research regarding security implications, however with multiple avenues for further exploration, especially for non-superconducting systems. Together, this review provides a comprehensive entry point for researchers and industry engineers interested in understanding and addressing the challenges arising from crosstalk phenomena in modern quantum computing systems. Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2605.26528 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2605.26528v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.26528 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Spiro Gicev [view email] [v1] Tue, 26 May 2026 04:19:52 UTC (3,240 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Crosstalk In Contemporary Quantum Devices, by Spiro Gicev and 4 other authorsView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-05 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)
