Development of Superconducting Qubit Circuits to Coherently Probe Majorana Zero Modes Part I: Device Theory and Design

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Abstract

A proximitized semiconducting nanowire (NW) with high spin-orbit coupling is one of the most promising candidate systems to achieve a topologically protected qubit. Several proposals for achieving such a qubit use proximitized superconducting islands connected via gate-tunable Josephson junctions [1,2]. When two such islands are tuned to the topologically regime the hybridization of the Majorana zero modes at the junction give rise to the fractional Josephson coupling. This additional coupling shows as additional features in the transition spectrum.
Here we present our experimental approach to realizing a hybrid Majorana-transmon qubit system. The device design combines NW materials where signatures of Majorana zero modes have been demonstrated [3] with a cQED architecture compatible with high magnetic fields.
References:

[1] E. Ginossar et al., Nat. Commun, 5, 4772 (2014)
[2] D. Aasen et al, Phys. Rev. X, 6, 031016 (2016)
[3] M. Deng et al,. Science 354 (6319), 1557-1562 (2016)

*This work was supported by Microsoft, the Danish National Research Foundation, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NCO/OCW).

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Presenters

  • Anders Kringhøj

    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Niels Bohr Institute, Univ of Copenhagen

Authors

  • Anders Kringhøj

    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Niels Bohr Institute, Univ of Copenhagen

  • Willemijn Uilhoorn

    • QuTech, Delft Univ. of Technology
    • QuTech, Delft University of Technology
    • QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology

  • Lucas Casparis

    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Niels Bohr Institute, Univ of Copenhagen

  • James Kroll

    • QuTech, Delft Univ. of Technology
    • QuTech, Delft University of Technology
    • QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology

  • Thorvald Larsen

    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute

  • Bernard Van Heck

    • Station Q, Microsoft Research

  • Tim Stegwee

    • QuTech, Delft University of Technology
    • QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology

  • Robert McNeil

    • Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

  • Marina Hesselberg

    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

  • Oscar Erlandsson

    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

  • Jesper Nygard

    • Center for quantum devices, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station-Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center of Quantum Devices and Nano-Science Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

  • Peter Krogstrup

    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station-Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • University of Copenhagen

  • Gijs De Lange

    • Microsoft Station Q, Delft
    • Microsoft Station Q

  • Karl Petersson

    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Niels Bohr Institute, Univ of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

  • Leo Kouwenhoven

    • Microsoft Station-Q Delft, Delft University of Technology
    • Delft Univ of Tech
    • Qutech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience and Microsoft Station Q Delft, Delft University of Technology
    • QuTech, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Station Q at Delft University of Technology, Delft University of Technology
    • Microsoft Station-Q at Delft University of Technology
    • Delft Univ. of Technology, Microsoft Station Q
    • Station Q Delft, Microsoft
    • Microsoft Station Q

  • Charles Marcus

    • Center for Quantum Devices and Microsoft Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Center for Quantum Devices, Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
    • Center for Quantum Devices and Station Q Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute
    • Niels Bohr Institute, Univ of Copenhagen
    • Univ of Copenhagen
    • University of Copenhagen