Josephson结开关电流分布的测量方案探讨

Josephson结的开关电流存在着一定的分布.利用开关电流的分布,我们可以推算出Josephson结的逸出率.进一步结合合适的微波辐照,还可以获得结的诸如能级、拉比振荡等许多相关的量子特性.Josephson结的开关电流分布的获得,对于研究超导量子比特,包括相位量子比特、电荷量子比特、磁通量子比特和涡流量子比特以及他们的组合量子比特都有着重要意义.我们提出了三种测量方案,对这三种方案进行了比较,并初步的对自制的NbN/AlNx/NbN Josephson结的开关电流进行了多次(104次)测量,得到一定温度下的开关电流分布的直方图.针对三种方案各自的优缺点及已有的结果,我们提出了需要进一步改进的措施,对于下一步开展在极低温下(mK)Josephson结的开关电流分布的测量有着重要的意义.     

铌基超导量子比特及辅助器件的制备

近年来超导量子计算的研究方兴未艾,随着谷歌宣布首次实现“量子优势”,这一领域的研究受到了人们进一步的广泛关注.超导量子比特是具有量子化能级、量子态叠加和量子态纠缠等典型量子特性的宏观器件,通过电磁脉冲信号控制磁通量、电荷或具有非线性电感和无能量耗散的约瑟夫森结上的位相差,可对量子态进行精确调控,从而实现量子计算和量子信息处理.超导量子比特有着诸多方面的优势,很有希望成为普适量子计算的核心组成部分.以铌或其他硬金属(如钽等)为首层大面积材料制备的超导量子比特及辅助器件(简称铌基器件)拥有其独特的优点以及进一步发展的空间,目前已引起越来越多的兴趣.本文将介绍常见的多种超导量子比特的基本构成和工作原理,进而按照器件加工的一般顺序,从基片选择和预处理、薄膜生长、图形转移、刻蚀和约瑟夫森结的制备等方面详细介绍铌基超导量子比特及其辅助器件的多种制备工艺,为超导量子比特的制备提供一个可借鉴的清晰的工艺过程.最后,介绍若干制备铌基超导量子比特与辅助器件的具体例子,并对器件制备的工艺与方法的优化做展望.     

三维传输子量子比特的退相干参数表征

超导量子比特的退相干时间是决定超导量子计算能否实现的重要指标之一. 文章以三维传输子量子比特(3D transmon)为研究对象, 在氧化硅衬底上制备了三维传输子量子比特, 并在超低温下(10 mK), 采用拉比振荡(Rabi oscillation)、能量弛豫(energy relaxation)、 拉姆齐条纹(Ramsey fringe)、自旋回波(spin echo)的方法, 对其进行了详细的退相干时间常数表征. 结果显示该量子比特的退相干时间在几百纳秒. 根据几种退相干时间的关系进行计算, 可以看出, 低频噪声目前不是影响量子比特退相干的最主要因素, 而氧化硅中的缺陷可能是样品退相干时间的主要瓶颈. 关键词： 三维传输子量子比特 拉比振荡 拉姆齐条纹 自旋回波     

三维传输子量子比特制备研究

研究了三维传输子(3D-transmon)量子比特的制备技术。采用电子束光刻技术制备亚微米双层胶悬空掩模,电子束斜蒸发技术制备Al/AlO_x/Al超导隧道结。将隧道结与三维谐振腔耦合,成功实现3D-transmon。在20 mK下测试了量子比特的能级跃迁频率、拉比振荡、能量弛豫时间t_1等性能,t_1约566 ns。t_1较短的原因是量子比特跃迁频率与三维谐振腔频率接近,耦合过紧。     

非马尔科夫环境下耦合超导量子系统纠缠演化的数值研究

基于耦合超导量子比特系统模型下,在非马尔科夫环境中利用共生纠缠的方法分析了耦合系统纠缠的产生及其动力学的演化。研究了不同初始纠缠态下的纠缠猝死(ESD)和纠缠再生(ESB)现象;主要分析了系统耦合强度、库的截止频率与系统的振荡频率间的比值、温度和约瑟夫森能级差对纠缠演化的影响。结果表明:系统纠缠取决于初始纠缠态和系统的耦合强度J,并且通过调节以上非马尔科夫环境的相干参数可以延长解纠缠时间来确保量子计算过程中的应用和量子信息的实现。     

超导量子比特

随着2019年谷歌成功实现了“量子优势”,超导量子计算的研究正引起人们更加广泛的关注.超导量子比特是拥有量子化能级、量子态叠加和量子态纠缠等量子力学特性的宏观器件,目前被广泛应用于量子物理、原子物理、量子光学、量子化学、量子模拟和量子计算等诸多领域中.本文将重点讨论位相、电荷、传输子以及磁通型超导量子比特的基本原理及其器件结构,并讨论器件的制备方法和量子态测量技术,最后对基于超导量子比特开展的物理问题的研究做一简单介绍.     

利用热平衡态超导电荷量子比特实现量子隐形传态

本文利用处于热平衡态的两个相同超导电荷量子比特纠缠态作为量子隐形传态的信道,给出标准量子隐形传态协议下传递单量子比特态和两量子比特态的纠缠以及非标准协议下传递单量子比特态时平均保真度的解析表达式,研究其随温度、约瑟夫森能等系统参数的变化情况．计算结果表明,在标准量子隐形传态协议下传递两量子比特之间的纠缠以及非标准量子隐形传态协议下传递单量子比特态时可以实现接近理想的量子隐形传态．     

基于约瑟夫森电荷比特实现无bell测量未知GHZ态的隐形传态

提出了一个基于约瑟夫森电荷量子比特实现未知三粒子的GHZ态的方案。在这方案中,三对两粒子纠缠态作为量子通道。此外,不需要bell测量。以目前的技术,在该方案中所用到的设备都可以实现。     

噪声对超导量子比特测量系统的影响

详细介绍了噪声对超导量子比特测量系统的影响。测量系统通过对时间的测量来获得单个约瑟夫森结跳变电流统计分布P(I)。在测量电路中采取了一系列的降噪措施,使得实验所能测到的约瑟夫森结的最低等效温度进一步的降低。     

用约瑟夫森电荷比特系统实现一种特殊量子态的传输

构造了一种约瑟夫森电荷量子比特电路系统,并研究了四量子位态在该系统中的传输特性.对均匀与非均匀传输通道两种情形分别讨论了怎样通过控制外加磁通来实现激发态 1〉从第一量子位到第四量子位的理想传输.此外还分析了量子态在该系统中传输时的平均保真度,结果表明该系统不能传输一个任意态. 关键词： 量子态传输 约瑟夫森电荷比特     

Spectroscopy and coherent manipulation of single and coupled flux qubits

Measurements of three-junction flux qubits, both single flux qubits and coupled flux qubits, using a coupled direct current superconducting quantum interference device （dc-SQUID） for readout are reported. The measurement procedure is described in detail. We performed spectroscopy measurements and coherent manipulations of the qubit states on a single flux qubit, demonstrating quantum energy levels and Rabi oscillations, with Rabi oscillation decay time TRabi =- 78 ns and energy relaxation time T~ = 315 ns. We found that the value of TRabi depends strongly on the mutual inductance between the qubit and the magnetic coil. We also performed spectroscopy measurements on inductively coupled flux qubits.     

Nanoscale superconducting quantum bits

Various physical systems were proposed for quantum information processing. Among those nanoscale devices appear most promising for integration in electronic circuits and large-scale applications. We discuss Josephson junction circuits in two regimes where they can be used for quantum computing. These systems combine intrinsic coherence of the superconducting state with control possibilities of single-charge circuits. In the regime where the typical charging energy dominates over the Josephson coupling, the low-temperature dynamics is limited to two states differing by a Cooper-pair charge on a superconducting island. In the opposite regime of prevailing Josephson energy, the phase (or flux) degree of freedom can be used to store and process quantum information. Under suitable conditions the system reduces to two states with different flux configurations. Several qubits can be joined together into a register. The quantum state of a qubit register can be manipulated by voltage and magnetic field pulses. The qubits are inevitably coupled to the environment. However, estimates of the phase coherence time show that many elementary quantum logic operations can be performed before the phase coherence is lost. In addition to manipulations, the final state of the qubits has to be read out. This quantum measurement process can be accomplished using a single-electron transistor for charge Josephson qubits, and a d.c.-SQUID for flux qubits. Recent successful experiments with superconducting qubits demonstrate for the first time quantum coherence in macroscopic systems.     

Decoherence in josephson phase qubits from junction resonators

Although Josephson junction qubits show great promise for quantum computing, the origin of dominant decoherence mechanisms remains unknown. Improving the operation of a Josephson junction based phase qubit has revealed microscopic two-level systems or resonators within the tunnel barrier that cause decoherence. We report spectroscopic data that show a level splitting characteristic of coupling between a two-state qubit and a two-level system. Furthermore, we show Rabi oscillations whose "coherence amplitude" is significantly degraded by the presence of these spurious microwave resonators. The discovery of these resonators impacts the future of Josephson qubits as well as existing Josephson technologies.     

A trilayer process for the fabrication of Al phase qubits

Herein we develop an Al/AlOx/Al trilayer process,feasible to fabricate complex circuits with wiring crossovers,for the preparation of Al junctions and phase qubits.The AlOx layer is obtained by in situ thermal oxidation,which provides high-quality junction tunnel barriers.The Al junctions show a considerably low leakage current and the Josephson critical current density can be conveniently controlled in the range of a few to above 100 A/cm2,which is favorable in the phase qubit application.Macroscopic quantum tunneling,energy spectrum,energy relaxation time,Rabi oscillation,and Ramsey interference of the Al phase qubits are measured,demonstrating clearly quantum coherent dynamics with a timescale of 10 ns.Further improvements of the coherent dynamic properties of the device are discussed.     

How to measure the decoherence of a micromaser field under well controlled conditions

We discuss a possible realization of a quantum register with controllable decoherence in terms of /0> and /1> photon number states of a micromaser field. It is shown how to create in the Jaynes-Cummings model a superposition state of /0> and /1> photon number states inside a closed micromaser cavity. The loss of phase coherence between these two states can subsequently be measured by a second probe atom monitoring the decoherence of the field. A technique is proposed for forming the superposition of number states /0> and /1> using the time structure of the Rabi oscillation. The proposed method avoids problems with stray fields at the cavity holes, which disturb the coherence of the atomic superposition, and offers a way to study how the coupling strength to the environment influences the decoherence rate, displaying the robustness of physical qubits and the fidelity of quantum computations.     

Phase Sensitivity of Atomic Josephson Junctions with a Bosonic Species Confined by a Double-Well Potential

We investigate the reciprocal of the mean quantum Fisher information per particle (RMQFIP) and phase sensitivity of atomic Josephson junctions with a bosonic species confined by a double-well potential. Here we are focus on the Rabi oscillation energy’s influence on RMQFIP and phase sensitivity. The better quantum entanglement and phase sensitivity may be achieved by decreasing the Rabi oscillation energy.     

Strong tunable coupling between a superconducting charge and phase qubit

We have realized a tunable coupling over a large frequency range between an asymmetric Cooper pair transistor (charge qubit) and a dc SQUID (phase qubit). Our circuit enables the independent manipulation of the quantum states of each qubit as well as their entanglement. The measurement of the charge qubit's quantum states is performed by an adiabatic quantum transfer from the charge to the phase qubit. The measured coupling strength is in agreement with an analytic theory including a capacitive and a tunable Josephson coupling between the two qubits.     

On Effectiveness of Protocol Creating Maximum Entanglement of Two Charge-Phase Qubits by Cavity Field

We revisit the protocols to create maximally entangled states between two Josephson junction （33） charge phase qubits coupled to a microwave field in a cavity as a quantum data bus. We analyze a novel mechanism of quantum decoherence due to the adiabatic entanglement between qubits and the data bus, the off-resonance microwave field. We show that even if the variable of the data bus can be adiabatically eliminated, the entanglement between the qubits and data bus remains and can decohere the superposition of two-particle state. Fortunately we can construct a decoherencefree subspace of two-dimension to against this adiabatic decoherence. To carry out the analytic study for this decoherence problem, we develop Frohlich transformation to re-derive the effective Hamiltonian of these systems, which is equivalent to that obtained from the adiabatic elimination approach.     

Robust Quantum Gates in Decoherence-Free Subspaces with Josephson Charge Qubits

We propose a new and feasible scheme to implement quantum gates in decoherence-free subspaces (DFSs) with Josephson charge qubits situated in a circuit QED architecture. Based on the resonator-assisted interaction, the controllable interqubit couplings occur only by tuning the individual flux biases, by which we obtain the DFS-encoded universal quantum gates. Compared with the non-DFS situation, we numerically consider the robustness of the DFS-encoded scheme that can be insensitive to the collective noises. Thus the protocol may perform the fault-tolerant quantum computing with Josephson charge qubits.