Coupling superconducting qubits to traveling surface acoustic wave phonons

ORAL

Abstract

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are heavily used in classical signal processing applications. SAWs have also been proposed as a method to coherently couple disparate solid-state quantum systems, such as superconducting and semiconducting qubits[1-4]. Recently the quantum control of phonons in a SAW resonator has also been demonstrated[5]. In this talk, we report the experimental development of a device coupling two superconducting qubits through SAW phonons. The transduction of the energy quantum is performed by a unidirectional SAW transducer. We examine the influence of the material properties, coupling strategy, acoustic velocity and design on the performance of the state transfer.

[1] M. V. Gustafsson, et al, Science, 346, 207-211, 2014
[2] R. Manenti, et al, Phys. Rev. B, 93, 041411, 2016
[3] B. A. Moores, Phys. Rev. Lett., 120, 227701, 2018
[4] A. N. Bolgar, et al, Phys. Rev. Lett., 120, 223603, 2018
[5] K. J. Satzinger, et al, arXiv:1804.07308, 2018

*Supported by Argonne National Lab through LDRD 2017-092-N0, AFOSR MURI FA9550-15-1-0029, UChicago MRSEC (NSF DMR-1420709), the UChicago PNF SHyNE NNCI node (NSF ECCS-1542205), ARL agreement W911NF-15-2-0058 and the DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

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Presenters

  • Etienne Dumur

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

Authors

  • Etienne Dumur

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Kevin Satzinger

    • Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Department of Physics, Univerity of California, Santa Barbara
    • UC Santa Barbara; University of Chicago
    • Google Inc - Santa Barbara

  • Youpeng Zhong

    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Hung-Shen Chang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Gregory A Peairs

    • University of Chicago
    • Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Department of Physics, Univerity of California, Santa Barbara
    • UC Santa Barbara; University of Chicago

  • Ming-Han Chou

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Audrey Bienfait

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Christopher Conner

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Joel Grebel

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Rhys G Povey

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Andrew N Cleland

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago