Patent ID: 11874344
Assignee: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method of operation of a configurable microwave network, the configurable microwave network comprising: a first plurality of arms, each arm of the first plurality of arms extending substantially parallel to one another; a second plurality of microwaves lines, each arm of the second plurality of arms extending substantially parallel to one another, and crossing and electrically coupled to the first plurality of arms, each arm of the first and the second pluralities of arms comprising first and second ends; a plurality of connections comprising: a first set of connections located at the first ends of the first and the second plurality of arms, at least a subset of the first set of connections being communicatively coupled to circuit inputs, a second set of connections located at the second ends of the first and the second plurality of arms, at least a subset of the second set of connections being communicatively coupled to circuit outputs, and a third set of connections each located at a crossing of one arm of the first plurality of arms and one arm of the second plurality of arms; a plurality of broadband switches, each located at a connection of the third set of connections and each being a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID)-based switch; and, a plurality of circuit components, each circuit component of the plurality of circuit components interrupting a respective arm of one of the first and the second pluralities of arms at a location between two connections, the method comprising:
configuring at least one signal path across the configurable microwave network between one of the circuit inputs and one of the circuit outputs based on actuation of one or more broadband switches, each signal path comprising at least one of: at least one arm of the first plurality of arms and at least one arm of the second plurality of arms; and,
transmitting a signal to at least one of the circuit inputs, the signal travelling across one of the one or more signal paths to at least one of the circuit outputs.