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Title: Mesoscopic fluctuations of the population of a qubit in a strong alternating field

Journal Article · · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
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  1. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation)

Fluctuations of the population of a Josephson qubit in an alternating field, which is a superposition of electromagnetic pulses with large amplitudes, are studied. It is shown that the relative phase of pulses is responsible for the rate of Landau–Zener transitions and, correspondingly, for the frequency of transitions between adiabatic states. The durations of pulses incident on the qubit are controlled with an accuracy of the field period, which results in strong mesoscopic fluctuations of the population of the qubit. Similar to the magnetic field in mesoscopic physics, the relative phase of pulses can destroy the interference pattern of the population of the qubit. The influence of the duration of the pulse and noise on the revealed fluctuation effects is studied.

OSTI ID:
22617122
Journal Information:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 123, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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