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Observation of directly interacting coherent two-level systems in an amorphous material

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  • Jürgen Lisenfeld

    (Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

  • Grigorij J. Grabovskij

    (Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

  • Clemens Müller

    (Université de Sherbrooke
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland)

  • Jared H. Cole

    (Chemical and Quantum Physics, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University)

  • Georg Weiss

    (Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

  • Alexey V. Ustinov

    (Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    National University of Science and Technology MISIS)

Abstract

Parasitic two-level tunnelling systems originating from structural material defects affect the functionality of various microfabricated devices by acting as a source of noise. In particular, superconducting quantum bits may be sensitive to even single defects when these reside in the tunnel barrier of the qubit’s Josephson junctions, and this can be exploited to observe and manipulate the quantum states of individual tunnelling systems. Here, we detect and fully characterize a system of two strongly interacting defects using a novel technique for high-resolution spectroscopy. Mutual defect coupling has been conjectured to explain various anomalies of glasses, and was recently suggested as the origin of low-frequency noise in superconducting devices. Our study provides conclusive evidence of defect interactions with full access to the individual constituents, demonstrating the potential of superconducting qubits for studying material defects. All our observations are consistent with the assumption that defects are generated by atomic tunnelling.

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  • Jürgen Lisenfeld & Grigorij J. Grabovskij & Clemens Müller & Jared H. Cole & Georg Weiss & Alexey V. Ustinov, 2015. "Observation of directly interacting coherent two-level systems in an amorphous material," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms7182
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7182
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    1. Agnetta Y. Cleland & E. Alex Wollack & Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, 2024. "Studying phonon coherence with a quantum sensor," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, December.
    2. Pankratov, Andrey L. & Ladeynov, Dmitry A. & Revin, Leonid S. & Gordeeva, Anna V. & Il’ichev, Evgeny V., 2024. "Quantum and phase diffusion crossovers in small Al Josephson junctions," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).
    3. Shingo Kono & Jiahe Pan & Mahdi Chegnizadeh & Xuxin Wang & Amir Youssefi & Marco Scigliuzzo & Tobias J. Kippenberg, 2024. "Mechanically induced correlated errors on superconducting qubits with relaxation times exceeding 0.4 ms," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.

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