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We have observed coherent time evolution between two quantum states of a superconducting flux qubit comprising three Josephson junctions in a loop. The superposition of the two states carrying opposite macroscopic persistent currents is…
The fundamental noise limit of a phase-preserving amplifier at frequency $\omega /2\pi $ is the standard quantum limit $T_{q}=\hbar \omega /2k_{B}$. In the microwave range, the best candidates have been amplifiers based on superconducting…
We discuss the relaxation and dephasing rates that result from the control and the measurement setup itself in experiments on Josephson persistent-current qubits. For control and measurement of the qubit state, the qubit is inductively…
We have constructed a new type of amplifier whose primary purpose is the readout of superconducting quantum bits. It is based on the transition of an RF-driven Josephson junction between two distinct oscillation states near a dynamical…
This paper illustrates a unified approach, classical circuit and control theories, to study a nonlinear LC circuit with a current dependent inductance as model of the Josephson junction, the mathematical analysis is complemented with…
We have realized a microwave quantum-limited amplifier that is directional and can therefore function without the front circulator needed in many quantum measurements. The amplification takes place in only one direction between the input…
Light-matter interaction enables engineering of non-equilibrium quantum systems. In condensed matter, spatially and temporally cyclic Hamiltonians are expected to generate energy-periodic Floquet states, with properties inaccessible at…
The superconducting phase qubit combines Josephson junctions into superconducting loops and defines one of the promising solid state device implementations for quantum computing. While conventional designs are based on magnetically…
The nonlinear inductance of the Josephson junction has enabled the development of a wide range of continuous-variable amplifiers and qubit-based devices with unprecedented sensitivity. We present an alternative use of the Josephson junction…
We experimentally investigate a superconducting qubit coupled to the end of an open transmission line, in a regime where the qubit decay rates to the transmission line and to its own environment are comparable. We perform measurements of…
The concept of coupled robust field induced Josephson junctions placed in complex electromagnetic environments is presented. Such structures are made by polarization of superconducting nanostructures by magnetic fields. The methodology of…
Fabrication of sub-micron Josephson junctions is demonstrated using standard processing techniques for high-coherence, superconducting qubits. These junctions are made in two separate lithography steps with normal-angle evaporation. Most…
Gate-level clocking, typical in traditional approaches to Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) technology, makes the effective synthesis of superconducting circuits a significant engineering hurdle. This paper addresses this challenge by employing the…
The unknown quantum electronic conductance across nanojunctions made of silicon-doped carbon wires between carbon leads is investigated. This is done by an appropriate generalization of the phase field matching theory for the…
Nonlinear superconducting circuits can be used as amplifiers, transducers, and qubits. Only a handful of superconducting circuits have been analyzed or built, so many high-performing configurations likely remain undiscovered. We seek to…
We present a first-principles theoretical analysis of the entanglement of two superconducting qubits in spatially separated microwave cavities by a sequential (cascaded) probe of the two cavities with a coherent mode, that provides a full…
Starting from the quasiclassical equations for non-equilibrium Green's functions we derive a simple kinetic equation that governs ac Josephson effect in a superconducting quantum point contact at small bias voltages. In contrast to existing…
The quantised Josephson junction equation that underpins the behaviour of charge qubits and other tunnel devices is usually derived through cannonical quantisation of the classical macroscopic Josephson relations. However, this approach may…
We propose a scheme to realize a quantum non-demolition (QND) measurement of a superconducting flux qubit by a Josephson bifurcation amplifier. Our scheme can implement a perfect QND measurement for a qubit subject to a variable magnetic…
We calculate the equilibrium Josephson current through a disordered interacting quantum dot described by a Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model fully contacted by two BCS superconductors, such that all modes of the dot contribute to the coupling, which…