Q3D Extractor Analysis¶
Q3D Analysis Tutorial
Q3D analysis belongs after HFSS in the documentation because it explains how a quantum chip layout is converted into electrical interaction values. Q3D helps analyze capacitance, coupling, electric field strength, and unwanted interaction before fabrication.
Q3D tutorial image: AEDT interface showing geometry, fields, and extraction workflow.
- Quantum chip layout: start from qubits, resonators, readout lines,
control lines, and ground plane.
Import into AEDT: bring the geometry into ANSYS Electronics Desktop.
- Open Q3D Extractor: analyze electrical interactions between physical
structures.
- Assign materials: apply aluminum, silicon, sapphire, niobium, or
project-specific materials.
- Generate mesh: divide the structure into small elements for calculation
accuracy.
- Calculate fields: inspect electric field strength, direction, and energy
concentration.
- Extract capacitance matrix: convert physical geometry into electrical
information.
Input layout: qubits, readout lines, control lines, and ground plane.
Capacitance matrix: diagonal values are self-capacitance; off-diagonal values show component interaction.
How to explain color fields
- Red or yellow means strong electric field, green means medium field, and blue means weak
field.