超导量子比特中的量子跳跃方法

量子力学自建立以来很长一段时间被当作是描述系综运动的理论。但是上世纪80年代对囚禁离子和原子的研究观测到了量子跳跃现象,迫使人们发展了一些能够用于单量子系统的方法,其中之一就是量子跳跃方法。本文总结了我们近来把量子跳跃方法应用到以约瑟夫森隧道结为基础的超导量子比特的工作。我们不但实验观测到宏观量子系统中的量子跳跃,还可以利用量子跳跃现象来研究固体中普遍存在的两能级系统及其引起的超导量子比特中的退相干。     

磁通量子比特qubit信号强度随势垒偏置电压的变化

在20mK极低温下,测量了超导磁通量子比特的环流方向,并测到量子比特(qubit)信号.通过改变磁通量子比特的势垒高度,得到qubit信号强度随势垒高度的变化的实验数据并建立理论模型解释了实验现象.     

Optimized quantum singular value thresholding algorithm based on a hybrid quantum computer

Quantum singular value thresholding (QSVT) algorithm, as a core module of many mathematical models, seeks the singular values of a sparse and low rank matrix exceeding a threshold and their associated singular vectors. The existing all-qubit QSVT algorithm demands lots of ancillary qubits, remaining a huge challenge for realization on nearterm intermediate-scale quantum computers. In this paper, we propose a hybrid QSVT (HQSVT) algorithm utilizing both discrete variables (DVs) and continuous variables (CVs). In our algorithm, raw data vectors are encoded into a qubit system and the following data processing is fulfilled by hybrid quantum operations. Our algorithm requires O[log(MN)] qubits with O(1) qumodes and totally performs O(1) operations, which significantly reduces the space and runtime consumption.     

Bi2.2Sr1.8Ca1.05Cu2.15—xNaxO8＋y超导电性研究

本介绍了用熔融法制备Ｂｉ２．２Ｓｒ１．８Ｃａ１．０５Ｃｕ２．１５－ｘＮａｘＯ８＋ｙ（ｘ＝０，０．４～０．８）样品，发现诸样品零电阻温度都在９０Ｋ左右，其中ｘ＝０．７，Ｔｃ０达到９２．５Ｋ。在８１Ｋ较高温区，该类样品仍然表现出良好的超导电性，其临界电流密度还达到１０＾３Ａ／ｃｍ＾２量级。     

Determination of Relaxation Time of a Josephson Tunnel Junction

We propose a non-stationary method to measure the energy relaxation time of Josephson tunnel junctions from microwave enhanced escape phenomena. Compared with the previous methods, our method possesses simple and accurate features. Moreover, having determined the energy relaxation time, we can further obtain the coupling strength between the microwave source and the junction by changing the microwave power.     

基于热敏超导边界转变传感的单光子探测技术

单光子探测是实现光量子信息处理的关键技术之一。基于热敏超导边界转变传感的单光子探测技术以其独有的极低的暗计数率、极高的量子探测效率和极强的光子数分辨能力而倍受关注。对比于其他的几种单光子探测技术,如光电倍增管、工作于盖革模式的雪崩二极管和超导纳米线等,本文将从其探测原理、实验样品制备和信号采集处理方法等方面出发,对基于热敏超导边界转变传感单光子探测技术研究的历史、现状进行综述,进而展望其未来可能的发展。     

通过快速定点突变表征人源含硒单链抗体酶的底物结合部位

为了对人源含硒单链抗体酶Se-scFv-B3的底物结合部位和催化基团进行研究, 在理论预测的基础上, 通过快速定点突变法分别在2个理论预测的底物结合部位(位点1和位点2)内选定Ala180和Ala44定点突变为丝氨酸(Ser). 2个突变体蛋白经化学修饰将Ser转变成谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)的催化基团硒代半胱氨酸(Sec)后, 前者的GPX活力达到了Se-scFv-B3的2倍多, 而后者的GPX活力没有明显提高, 这表明位点1可能是主要的底物结合部位, 与理论预测的结果一致.     

High quality factor superconducting coplanar waveguide fabricated with TiN

We fabricated TiN coplanar waveguides using standard lithography techniques followed by ICP etch. In order to achieve high quality factor, we investigated the film growth by choosing different deposition conditions for various substrates. Quality factors of waveguide resonators were measured at 20 mK in both high and low microwave power limits. An inner quality factor of several million was achieved at high power limit for a predominantly(200)-oriented TiN film which was grown on HF cleaned silicon wafer. A quality factor of larger than one million was achieved at high power limit for TiN film grown on sapphire.     

Bridge-free fabrication process for Al/AlO_x/Al Josephson junctions

We fabricate different-sized Al/AlO_x/Al Josephson junctions by using a simple bridge-free technique, in which only single-layer E-beam resist polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) is exposed at low accelerate voltage(below 30 kV) and the size of junction can be varied in a large range. Compared with the bridge technique, this fabrication process is very robust because it can avoid collapsing the bridge during fabrication. This makes the bridge-free technique more popular to meet different requirements for Josephson junction devices especially for superconducting quantum bits.     

Demonstration of superadiabatic population transfer in superconducting qubit

We implemented the superadiabatic population transfer within the nonadiabatic regime in a two-level superconducting qubit system. To realize the superadiabatic procedure, we added an additional term in the Hamiltonian, introducing an auxiliary counter-diabatic field to cancel the nonadiabatic contribution in the evolution. Based on the superadiabatic procedure, we further demonstrated quantum Phase and NOT gates. These operations, which possess both of the fast and robust features, are promising for quantum information processing.