Heralded state preparation in a superconducting qubit

JE Johnson, C Macklin, DH Slichter, R Vijay… - Physical review …, 2012 - APS
We demonstrate high-fidelity, quantum nondemolition, single-shot readout of a
superconducting flux qubit in which the pointer state distributions can be resolved to below …

Graph-based analysis of nonreciprocity in coupled-mode systems

L Ranzani, J Aumentado - New Journal of Physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work we derive the general conditions for obtaining nonreciprocity in multi-mode
parametrically-coupled systems. The results can be applied to a broad variety of optical …

Directional amplification with a Josephson circuit

B Abdo, K Sliwa, L Frunzio, M Devoret - Physical Review X, 2013 - APS
Nonreciprocal devices perform crucial functions in many low-noise quantum measurements,
usually by exploiting magnetic effects. In the proof-of-principle device presented here, on the …

Theory of Josephson photomultipliers: Optimal working conditions and back action

LCG Govia, EJ Pritchett, ST Merkel, D Pineau… - Physical Review A …, 2012 - APS
We describe the back action of microwave-photon detection via a Josephson photomultiplier
(JPM), a superconducting qubit coupled strongly to a high-quality microwave cavity. The …

Dispersive readout of a flux qubit at the single-photon level

JE Johnson, EM Hoskinson, C Macklin, DH Slichter… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
A superconducting flux qubit is inductively coupled to a superconducting quantum
interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, capacitively shunted to form a 1.294-GHz …

High fidelity readout of a transmon qubit using a superconducting low-inductance undulatory galvanometer microwave amplifier

Y Liu, SJ Srinivasan, D Hover, S Zhu… - New Journal of …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We report high-fidelity, quantum non-demolition, single-shot readout of a superconducting
transmon qubit using a dc-biased superconducting low-inductance undulatory galvanometer …

Transient dynamics of a superconducting nonlinear oscillator

P Bhupathi, P Groszkowski, MP DeFeo, M Ware… - Physical Review …, 2016 - APS
We investigate the transient dynamics of a lumped-element oscillator based on a dc
superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). The SQUID is shunted with a …

Superconducting microstrip amplifiers with sub-Kelvin noise temperature near 4 GHz

MP DeFeo, BLT Plourde - Applied Physics Letters, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We present measurements of an amplifier operating at 3.8 GHz with 150 MHz of bandwidth
based on the microstrip input-coil resonance of a dc superconducting quantum interference …

[图书][B] Optimization of superconducting flux qubit readout using near-quantum-limited amplifiers

JEJ Johnson - 2012 - search.proquest.com
Though superconducting qubits offer the potential for a scalable quantum computing
architecture, the high-fidelity readout necessary to execute practical algorithms has thus far …

Parametric interaction in Josephson junction circuits and transmission lines

HR Mohebbi - 2011 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
This research investigates the realization of parametric amplification in superconducting
circuits and structures where nonlinearity is provided by Josephson junction (JJ) elements …