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We implement a classical counterpart of a scalable design for adiabatic quantum computation. The key element of this design is a coupler providing controllable coupling between two bistable elements (in our case superconducting rings with a…

Atomtronics has the potential for engineering new types of functional devices, such as Josephson junctions (JJs). Previous studies have mainly focused on JJs whose ground states have 0 or $\pi $ superconducting phase difference across the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-10-19 Lei Jiang , Yong Xu , Chuanwei Zhang

Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor Josephson field-effect transistors (JoFETs) function as Josephson junctions with a gate-tunable critical current. Additionally, they can feature a non-sinusoidal current-phase relation (CPR) containing…

Superconducting qubits with in-situ tunable properties are important for constructing a quantum computer. Qubit tunability, however, often comes at the expense of increased noise sensitivity. Here, we propose a flux-tunable superconducting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-09 Eyob A. Sete , Matthew Reagor , Nicolas Didier , Chad T. Rigetti

We have demonstrated strong antiferromagnetic coupling between two three-junction flux qubits based on a shared Josephson junction, and therefore not limited by the small inductances of the qubit loops. The coupling sign and magnitude were…

We describe a simple and efficient scheme for the readout of a tunable flux qubit, and present preliminary experimental tests for the preparation, manipulation and final readout of the qubit state, performed in incoherent regime at liquid…

We propose to implement tunable interaction of superconducting flux qubits with cavity-assisted interaction and strong driving. The qubits have a three-level Lambda configuration, and the decay of the excited state will be greatly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-26 Zheng-Yuan Xue , Ya-Fei Li , Jian Zhou , Yu-Mei Gao , Gang Zhang

We demonstrate Josephson junction based double-balanced mixer and phase shifter circuits operating at 6-10 GHz, and integrate these components to implement both a monolithic amplitude/phase vector modulator and a quadrature mixer. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-02-24 O. Naaman , J. A. Strong , D. G. Ferguson , J. Egan , N. Bailey , R. T. Hinkey

A double-loop four-Josephson-junction (4-JJ) flux qubit is a tunable qubit wherein the potential profile can be varied in situ via two applied magnetic fluxes. This provides a high level of control over state transitions. Here, we report…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-05-03 Yoshihiro Shimazu

We demonstrate coherent tunable coupling between a superconducting phase qubit and a lumped element resonator. The coupling strength is mediated by a flux-biased RF SQUID operated in the non-hysteretic regime. By tuning the applied flux…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-05-11 M. S. Allman , F. Altomare , J. D. Whittaker , K. Cicak , D. Li , A. Sirois , J. Strong , J. D. Teufel , R. W. Simmonds

We have designed and experimentally implemented a circuit of inductively-coupled superconducting charge qubits, where a Josephson junction is used as an inductance, and the coupling between the qubits is controlled by an applied magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. Yamamoto , M. Watanabe , J. Q. You , Yu. A. Pashkin , O. Astafiev , Y. Nakamura , F. Nori , J. S. Tsai

Supercurrent transport is experimentally studied in a Josephson junction hosting a double quantum dot (DQD) with tunable symmetries. The QDs are parallel-coupled to two superconducting contacts and can be tuned between strong inter-dot…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-12-14 Rousan Debbarma , Markus Aspegren , Florinda Viñas Boström , Sebastian Lehmann , Kimberly Dick , Claes Thelander

Tunable couplers are a key building block of superconducting quantum processors, enabling high on-off ratios for two-qubit entangling interactions. While qubit-qubit interaction can be turned off, residual wavefunctions delocalize…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-23 Zhongyi Jiang , Simon Geisert , Sören Ihssen , Ioan M. Pop , Mohammad H. Ansari

Planar Josephson junctions (JJs) have emerged as a promising platform for the realization of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes. To obtain robust quasi one-dimensional (1D) topological superconducting states using planar…

Voltage-tunable superconductor-semiconductor devices offer a unique platform to realize dynamic tunability in superconducting quantum circuits. By galvanically connecting a gated InAs-Al Josephson junction to a coplanar waveguide resonator,…

Conventional superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions, devices where two superconductors are separated by a tunnel barrier are technologically important as elements in quantum circuits, particularly with their key…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-19 Venkat Chandrasekhar

We experimentally studied the switching off processes in the double-resonator coupler superconducting quantum circuit. In both frequency and time-domain, we observed the variation of qubit-qubit effective coupling by tuning the frequency…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-26 Hui Wang , Rui Wang , Daichi Sugiyama , Chih-Yao Shih , Ching-Yeh Chen , Hiroto Mukai , Hang Xue , J. S. Tsai

We propose an effective scheme for manipulating quantum information stored in a superconducting nanocircuit. The Josephson qubits are coupled via their separate interactions with an information bus, a large current-biased Josephson junction…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 L. F. Wei , Yu-xi Liu , Franco Nori

We theoretically study a circuit quantum electrodynamics (QED) architecture with superconducting flux qubits. The qubit is coupled to the transmission line resonator by an ac current originating from the current mode of the resonator.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-07 Mun Dae Kim

We demonstrate coherent control and measurement of a superconducting qubit coupled to a superconducting coplanar waveguide resonator with a dynamically tunable qubit-cavity coupling strength. Rabi oscillations are measured for several…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-11-16 Anthony J. Hoffman , Srikanth J. Srinivasan , Jay M. Gambetta , Andrew A. Houck