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We study an LC-circuit implemented using a current-biased Josephson junction (CBJJ) as a tunable coupler for superconducting qubits. By modulating the bias current, the junction can be tuned in and out of resonance and entangled with the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alexandre Blais , Alec Maassen van den Brink , A. M. Zagoskin

Several physical realizations of quantum bits have been proposed. Of those, nano-electronic devices appear most suitable for large-scale integration and potential applications. We suggest to use low-capacitance Josephson junctions,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuriy Makhlin , Gerd Schoen , Alexander Shnirman

Low-capacitance Josephson junctions, where Cooper pairs tunnel coherently while Coulomb blockade effects allow the control of the total charge, provide physical realizations of quantum bits (qubits), with logical states differing by one…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuriy Makhlin , Gerd Schoen , Alexander Shnirman

The high-Q harmonic oscillator mode of a Josephson junction can be used as a novel probe of spurious two-level systems (TLSs) inside the amorphous oxide tunnel barriers of the junction. In particular, we show that spectroscopic transmission…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Tian , R. W. Simmonds

Low-capacitance Josephson junction arrays in the parameter range where single charges can be controlled are suggested as possible physical realizations of the elements which have been considered in the context of quantum computers. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-03 Alexander Shnirman , Gerd Schoen , Ziv Hermon

We present a quantum computing scheme with atomic Josephson junction arrays. The system consists of a small number of atoms with three internal states and trapped in a far-off resonant optical lattice. Raman lasers provide the "Josephson"…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-26 Lin Tian , P. Zoller

The interaction between a superconducting phase qubit and the two-level systems locating inside the Josephson tunnel barrier is shown to be described by the XY model, which is naturally used to implement the iSWAP gate. With this gate, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-11 Long-Bao Yu , Zheng-Yuan Xue , Z. D. Wang , Yang Yu , Shi-Liang Zhu

Quantum logic gates must perform properly when operating on their standard input basis states, as well as when operating on complex superpositions of these states. Experiments using superconducting qubits have validated the truth table for…

Josephson junctions have demonstrated enormous potential as qubits for scalable quantum computing architectures. Here we discuss the current approaches for making multi-qubit circuits and performing quantum information processing with them.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael R. Geller , Emily J. Pritchett , Andrew T. Sornborger , F. K. Wilhelm

The superconducting Josephson junction has been demonstrated to be a strong candidate for building quantum bits or "qubits" which are the components of a future quantum computer. In recent years, considerable theoretical and experimental…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-09-17 Z. Thrailkill , S. Kennerly , A. Tyler , R. C. Ramos

Two-level system fluctuators in superconducting devices have demonstrated coherent coupling with superconducting qubits. Here, we show that universal quantum logic gates can be realized in these two-level systems solely by tuning a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Tian , K. Jacobs

Quantum sensing and computation can be realized with superconducting microwave circuits. Qubits are engineered quantum systems of capacitors and inductors with non-linear Josephson junctions. They operate in the single-excitation quantum…

We show that two superconducting qubits interacting via a fixed transversal coupling can be decoupled by appropriately-designed microwave feld excitations applied to each qubit. This technique is useful for removing the effects of spurious…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-03-07 Jian Li , G. S. Paraoanu

Superconducting digital computing systems, primarily involving Josephson junctions are actively being pursued as high performance and low energy dissipating alternatives to CMOS-based technologies for petascale and exascale computers,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-07-04 Uday S. Goteti , Michael C. Hamilton

We investigate the design and functionality of a network of loop-shaped charge qubits with switchable nearest-neighbor coupling. The qubit coupling is achieved by placing large Josephson junctions at the intersections of the qubit loops and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-08-31 M. Wallquist , J. Lantz , V. S. Shumeiko , G. Wendin

In the microscopic world, multipartite entanglement has been achieved with various types of nanometer sized two-level systems such as trapped ions, atoms and photons. On the macroscopic scale ranging from micrometers to millimeters, recent…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-08-12 G. J. Grabovskij , P. Bushev , J. H. Cole , C. Müller , J. Lisenfeld , A. Lukashenko , A. V. Ustinov

We measure the lifetime ($T_{1}$) and coherence ($T_{2}$) of two-level defect states (TLSs) in the insulating barrier of a Josephson phase qubit and compare to the interaction strength between the two systems. We find for the average decay…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-19 Yoni Shalibo , Ya'ara Rofe , David Shwa , Felix Zeides , Matthew Neeley , John Martinis , Nadav Katz

A quantum computer can solve hard problems - such as prime factoring, database searching, and quantum simulation - at the cost of needing to protect fragile quantum states from error. Quantum error correction provides this protection, by…

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

Microscopic two-level systems (TLS) -- ubiquitous atomic-scale defects in solid-state quantum devices -- are a dominant source of qubit decoherence, yet their role is often considered local and short-memoried. Here, we report the…