The strong coupling limit of cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED) implies the capability of a matter-like quantum system to coherently transform an individual excitation into a single photon within a resonant structure. This not only enables essential processes required for quantum information processing but also allows for fundamental studies of matter-light interaction. In this work we demonstrate strong coupling between the charge degree of freedom in a gate-detuned GaAs double quantum dot (DQD) and a frequency-tunable high impedance resonator realized using an array of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). In the resonant regime, we resolve the vacuum Rabi mode splitting of size 2g/2π=238 MHz at a resonator linewidth κ/2π=12 MHz and a DQD charge qubit dephasing rate of γ2/2π=80 MHz extracted independently from microwave spectroscopy in the dispersive regime. Our measurements indicate a viable path towards using circuit based cavity QED for quantum information processing in semiconductor nano-structures.
@article{arxiv.1701.03433,
title = {Strong Coupling Cavity QED with Gate-Defined Double Quantum Dots Enabled by a High Impedance Resonator},
author = {Anna Stockklauser and Pasquale Scarlino and Jonne Koski and Simone Gasparinetti and Christian Kraglund Andersen and Christian Reichl and Werner Wegscheider and Thomas Ihn and Klaus Ensslin and Andreas Wallraff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.03433},
year = {2017}
}