Sub-wavelength addressing of superconducting qubits in a rectangular waveguide

ORAL

Abstract

Superconducting qubits coupled to microwave waveguides are a promising platform for quantum simulation. The combination of direct qubit interaction and the coupling to an open quantum system allows for a wide variety of Hamiltonians to be modeled with relatively minimal hardware. However, it can be a challenge to address individual qubits in such systems, as they are often separated by less than the wavelength of their control field. This problem can be overcome by using the non-linear dispersion of a rectangular waveguide near its cutoff frequency to self-focus a microwave pulse at a highly resolved location within the waveguide. Furthermore, such a pulse can be used to selectively control a qubit[1]. We experimentally demonstrate this control using transmon qubits embedded in a rectangular waveguide.

[1] Casulleras et al. arXiv:2005.07506

Presenters

  • Romain Albert

    • Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck
    • Univ of Innsbruck
    • CEA Grenoble

Authors

  • Romain Albert

    • Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck
    • Univ of Innsbruck
    • CEA Grenoble
  • Eric Rosenthal

    • JILA
    • JILA, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Maximilian Zanner

    • Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
    • Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck
    • Univ of Innsbruck
    • Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck
  • Silvia Casulleras

    • Univ of Innsbruck
  • Mathieu L. Juan

    • Université de Sherbrooke
    • Institut quantique et Département de physique, Université de Sherbrooke
  • Konrad Lehnert

    • JILA
    • JILA, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • JILA / University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Oriol Romero-Isart

    • Univ of Innsbruck
  • Gerhard Kirchmair

    • Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
    • Univ of Innsbruck
    • Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck
    • University of Innsbruck