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Molecular nanomagnets are quantum spin systems potentially serving as qudits for future quantum technologies thanks to their many accessible low-energy states. At low temperatures, the primary source of error in these systems is pure…

Dielectric loss from two-level states is shown to be a dominant decoherence source in superconducting quantum bits. Depending on the qubit design, dielectric loss from insulating materials or the tunnel junction can lead to short coherence…

On the way to solid-state quantum computing, overcoming decoherence is the central issue. In this contribution, we discuss the modeling of decoherence of a superonducting flux qubit coupled to dissipative electronic circuitry. We discuss…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-24 F. K. Wilhelm , M. J. Storcz , C. H. van der Wal , C. J. P. M. Harmans , J. E. Mooij

We extend the spin-boson model of open quantum systems to the regime of quantum $1/f^\eta$ noise characterized by negative exponents of its spectral distribution. Using the numerically exact time-evolving matrix product operator, we find…

Recent experiments on Josephson junction qubits have suggested the existence in the tunnel barrier of bistable two level fluctuators that are responsible for decoherence and 1/f critical current noise. In this article we treat these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ren-Shou Huang , Viatcheslav Dobrovitski , Bruce Harmon

Superconducting qubits are solid state electrical circuits fabricated using techniques borrowed from conventional integrated circuits. They are based on the Josephson tunnel junction, the only non-dissipative, strongly non-linear circuit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. H. Devoret , A. Wallraff , J. M. Martinis

We explore a strategy for protecting the evolution of a qubit against the effects of environmental noise based on the application of controlled time-dependent perturbations. In the case of a purely decohering coupling, an explicit sequence…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Lorenza Viola , Seth Lloyd

We theoretically study the dephasing of an Andreev spin qubit (ASQ) due to electric and magnetic noise. Using a tight-binding model, we calculate the Andreev states formed in a Josephson junction where the link is a semiconductor with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-04 Silas Hoffman , Max Hays , Kyle Serniak , Thomas Hazard , Charles Tahan

In Si/SiGe quantum dots, the decoherence behavior of spin qubits usually comes from the non-Markovian effect of the charge noise. To improve the performance of using the coherent noise models in the decoherence simulation and tomography…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-28 Wei-en Chiu , Chia-Hsien Huang , Yi-Hsien Wu , Hsi-Sheng Goan

Rapid progress in semiconductor spin qubits has enabled experimental demonstrations of a two-qubit logic gate. Understanding spin decoherence in a two-qubit logic gate is necessary for optimal qubit operation. We study spin decoherence due…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-11-29 Peihao Huang , Neil M. Zimmerman , Garnett W. Bryant

We investigate the quantum correlations in an axially symmetric hybrid qubit-qutrit system subjected to different noisy environments. We first introduce a physical model and analyze its Hamiltonian structure, emphasizing the role of hybrid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-01 M. Abdellaoui , N. -E. Abouelkhir , A. Slaoui , R. Ahl Laamara , S. Haddadi

Knowing a quantum system's environment is critical for its practical use as a quantum device. Qubit sensors can reconstruct the noise spectral density of a classical bath, provided long enough coherence time. Here we present a protocol that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-20 Santiago Hernández-Gómez , Francesco Poggiali , Paola Cappellaro , Nicole Fabbri

The performance of superconducting devices like qubits, SQUIDs, and particle detectors is often limited by finite coherence times and 1/f noise. Various types of slow fluctuators in the Josephson junctions and the passive parts of these…

We address the dynamics of entanglement and quantum discord for two non interacting qubits initially prepared in a maximally entangled state and then subjected to a classical colored noise, i.e. coupled with an external environment…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-06-06 C. Benedetti , F. Buscemi , P. Bordone , M. G. A. Paris

We consider the description of quantum noise within the framework of the standard Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to a composite system environment setting. Averaging over the environmental degrees of freedom leads to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-04 Bassano Vacchini

We discuss fluctuations in the measurement process and how these fluctuations are related to the dissipational parameter characterising quantum damping or decoherence. On the example of the measuring current of the variable-barrier or QPC…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Stodolsky

We discuss the origin of decoherence in Josephson junction qubits. We find that two level systems in the surrounding insulator cannot be the dominant source of noise in small qubits. We argue that electron traps in the Josephson barrier…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Lara Faoro , Lev B. Ioffe

Quantum memories are critical for solid-state quantum computing devices and a good quantum memory requires both long storage time and fast read/write operations. A promising system is the Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) center in diamond, where the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-26 Mo Chen , Won Kyu Calvin Sun , Kasturi Saha , Jean-Christophe Jaskula , Paola Cappellaro

Decoherence is an essential mechanism that defines the boundary between classical and quantum behaviours, while imposing technological bounds for quantum devices. Little is known about quantum coherence of mechanical systems, as opposed to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-26 Olivier Maillet , Frantisek Vavrek , Andrew D. Fefferman , Olivier Bourgeois , Eddy Collin

Superconducting quantum circuits based on Josephson junctions have made rapid progress in demonstrating quantum behavior and scalability. However, the future prospects ultimately depend upon the intrinsic coherence of Josephson junctions,…