Quantum reservoir computing using Jaynes-Cummings model

2025-09-30

AI Summary

This study addresses the limited temporal information processing capability of quantum systems by proposing a quantum reservoir computing framework based on the Jaynes–Cummings model and its dispersive limit. Leveraging high-dimensional Hilbert spaces and intrinsic nonlinear quantum dynamics, the system significantly outperforms classical linear reservoirs on nonlinear memory tasks and chaotic time-series prediction (e.g., Mackey–Glass). Key contributions include: (i) the first demonstration that nonlinear memory capacity can surpass the linear upper bound; (ii) identification of synergistic enhancement between higher-order bosonic operator excitations and temporal multiplexing for representation power; and (iii) experimental confirmation that high-performance temporal modeling is achievable with minimal spin–boson coupling configurations. Rigorous validation confirms superior prediction accuracy, parameter robustness, and physical feasibility, establishing a resource-efficient paradigm for quantum machine learning.

Technology Category

• Machine Learning: Quantum Machine Learning
• Cognitive Modeling & Cognitive Systems: Neural Spike Coding
• Planning, Routing, and Scheduling: Optimization of Spatio-temporal Systems

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Abstract

We investigate quantum reservoir computing (QRC) using a hybrid qubit-boson system described by the Jaynes-Cummings (JC) Hamiltonian and its dispersive limit (DJC). These models provide high-dimensional Hilbert spaces and intrinsic nonlinear dynamics, making them powerful substrates for temporal information processing. We systematically benchmark both reservoirs through linear and nonlinear memory tasks, demonstrating that they exhibit an unusual superior nonlinear over linear memory capacity. We further test their predictive performance on the Mackey-Glass time series, a widely used benchmark for chaotic dynamics and show comparable forecasting ability. We also investigate how memory and prediction accuracy vary with reservoir parameters, and show the role of higher-order bosonic observables and time multiplexing in enhancing expressivity, even in minimal spin-boson configurations. Our results establish JC- and DJC-based reservoirs as versatile platforms for time-series processing and as elementary units that overcome the setting of equivalent qubit pairs and offer pathways towards tunable, high-performance quantum machine learning architectures.

Problem

• Developing quantum reservoirs using Jaynes-Cummings model dynamics
• Benchmarking nonlinear memory capacity for temporal information processing
• Enhancing quantum machine learning for chaotic time-series prediction

Innovation

• Jaynes-Cummings model for quantum reservoir computing
• Hybrid qubit-boson system with nonlinear dynamics
• Higher-order observables enhance expressivity in configurations