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Superconducting qubits Franco Nori Physics Dept., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Group members: Frontier Research System, RIKEN, Japan Yu-xi Liu, L.F. Wei, S. Ashhab, J.R. Johansson Collaborators: J.Q. You, C.P. Sun, J.S. Tsai, M. Grajcar, A.M. Zagoskin, Y. Nakamura, Y. Pashkin Funding 2002 -- 2005: NSA, ARDA, AFOSR, NSF Funding 2006 --: NSA, LPS, ARO, NSF, JST 1

Quick overview (just three slides!) of several types of superconducting qubits The following figures are taken from the short review in: You and Nori, Physics Today (November 2005) (complimentary color reprints available after this talk) 2

Charge qubit 3

Flux qubit 4

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Now we will focus on a few results from our group No time to cover other results 6

Contents Flux qubits as micromasers and artificial atoms Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 7

Contents Flux qubits as micromasers and artificial atoms Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 8

Qubit = Two-level quantum system Chiorescu et al, Science 299, 1869 (2003) You and Nori, Phys. Today 58 (11), 42 (2005) Reduced magnetic flux: f = Φ e / Φ 0. Here: Φ e = external DC bias flux 9

Flux qubit (here we consider the three lowest energy levels) αe J2 Φ e I E J2 E J2 2 2 Pp Pm H0 = + + U( ϕp, ϕm, f) 2M 2M p m ( ϕ ϕ ) α ( ϕ π ) U = 2EJ 1 cos pcos m + EJ 1 cos 2 m+ 2 f f Φ = Φ e 0 Phases and momenta (conjugate variables) are (see, e.g., Orlando et al, PRB (1999)) ϕ = ( φ + φ )/2; ϕ = ( φ φ )/2; P = ih / ϕ ( k= p, m) p 1 2 m 1 2 k k Effective masses ( π) 2 M / 2 2 ; p = Φ 0 C Mm = 2 M p(1 + 2 α) with capacitance C of the junction 10

Flux qubit: Symmetry and parity H V m p 0 αe J2 H 0 m = Em m J p m J m Φ e + Φ a (t) E J2 E J2 0 I 2 2 Pp Pm = + + U( ϕ p, ϕm, f ) 2M 2M p 2απΦ E = + Φ (0) () t a J sin 2 2 cos 0 m H = H + V ( t) Time-dependent magnetic flux Φ (0) a() t = Φ a cos( ω ijt) ( π f ϕm) ( ωijt ) Parity of U( ϕ, ϕ ) U ( ϕ ϕ ) α ( ϕ π ) U= 2E 1 cos cos + E 1 cos 2 + 2 f f = 1/ 2 Uϕ (, ϕ ) even function of ϕ and ϕ ( ϕ ϕ ) α ( ϕ ) U= 2E 1 cos cos + E 1 + cos 2 J p m J m m p m p Transition elements are 2απΦ E (0) a J tij = i sin( 2π f + 2 ϕm ) j Φ 0 Liu, You, Wei, Sun, Nori, PRL 95, 087001 (2005) 11

Flux qubit: Symmetry and parity In standard atoms, electric-dipole-induced selection rules for transitions satisfy : l = ± 1 and m = 0, ± 1 In superconducting qubits, there is no obvious analog for such selection rules. Here, we consider an analog based on the symmetry of the potential U(ϕ m, ϕ p ) and the interaction between: -) superconducting qubits (usual atoms) and the -) magnetic flux (electric field). Liu, You, Wei, Sun, Nori, PRL (2005) 12

Allowed three-level transitions in natural atoms V - type Ξ - type or ladder Λ - type No type because of the electric-dipole selection rule. 13

Some differences between artificial and natural atoms In natural atoms, it is not possible to obtain cyclic transitions by only using the electric-dipole interaction, due to its well-defined symmetry. However, these transitions can be naturally obtained in the flux qubit circuit, due to the broken symmetry of the potential of the flux qubit, when the bias flux deviates from the optimal point. The magnetic-field-induced transitions in the flux qubit are similar to atomic electric-dipole-induced transitions. Liu, You, Wei, Sun, Nori, PRL (2005) 14

Different transitions in three-level systems V - type Ξ- type or ladder ( f = 1/2 ) Λ - type type can be obtained using flux qubits (f away from 1/2) Liu, You, Wei, Sun, Nori, PRL (2005) 15

Flux qubit: micromaser You, Liu, Sun, Nori, quant-ph / 0512145 We propose a tunable on-chip micromaser using a superconducting quantum circuit (SQC). By taking advantage of externally controllable state transitions, a state population inversion can be achieved and preserved for the two working levels of the SQC and, when needed, the SQC can generate a single photon. 16

Flux qubit: Adiabatic control and population transfer α E J2 Φ e + Φ a (t) E J2 E J2 The applied magnetic fluxes and interaction Hamiltonian are: 2 () t () t exp( iω t) Φ = Φ + H.c. a mn mn m> n= 0 int 2 m> n= 0 () exp( ) ( H.c. ) H = Ω t i t m n + mn mn Liu, You, Wei, Sun, Nori, PRL 95, 087001 (2005) 17

Contents Flux qubit as an artificial atom (micromaser, etc) Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 18

Cavity QED: Charge-qubit inside a cavity H = E c (n C g V g / 2e ) 2 E J (Φ e ) cosφ, φ = average phase drop across the JJ E c = 2e 2 /(C g +2C J0 ) = island charging energy; E J (Φ e ) = 2 E J0 cos(πφ e /Φ 0 ). You and Nori, PRB 68, 064509 (2003) Here, we assume that the qubit is embedded in a microwave cavity with only a single photon mode λ providing a quantized flux Φ f = Φ λ a + Φ* λ a = Φ λ (e -iθ a + e iθ a ), with Φ λ given by the contour integration of u λ dl over the SQUID loop. Hamiltonian: H = ½ E ρ z + ħω λ (a a + ½) + H Ik, H Ik = ρ z f(a a) + [e -ikθ e><g a k g (k) (a a) + H.c.] This is flux-driven. The E-driven version is in: You, Tsai, Nori, PRB (2003) 19

Circuit QED Charge-qubit coupled to a transmission line h H = ω + a a+ + a+ H c 2 ( ) Φe, ng σz hω h[ gσ..] Yale group ω(φ e,n g ) can be changed by the gate voltage n g and the magnetic flux Φ e. 20

Cavity QED on a chip Based on the interaction between the radiation field and a superconductor, we propose ways to engineer quantum states using a charge qubit inside a microcavity. This device can act as a deterministic single photon source as well as generate any photon states and an arbitrary superposition of photon states for the cavity field. The controllable interaction between the cavity field and the qubit can be realized by the tunable gate voltage and classical magnetic field applied to the SQUID. Liu, Wei, Nori, EPL 67, 941 (2004); PRA 71, 063820 (2005); PRA 72, 033818 (2005) 21

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JJ qubit photon generator Micromaser Before JJ qubit in its ground state then excited via Atom is thermally excited in oven Interaction with microcavity JJ qubit interacts with field via Flying atoms interact with the cavity field After Excited JJ qubit decays and emits photons Excited atom leaves the cavity, decays to its ground state providing photons in the cavity. Liu, Wei, Nori, EPL (2004); PRA (2005); PRA (2005) 23

Interaction between the JJ qubit and the cavity field Liu, Wei, Nori, EPL 67, 941 (2004); PRA 71, 063820 (2005); PRA 72, 033818 (2005) details 24

Cavity QED on a chip + The qubit is in its ground state carrier Qubit is in a superposed state red sideband excitation The qubit returns to its ground state and a superposition of the vacuum and single-photon states is created. 25

Contents Flux qubits Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 26

Qubits can be coupled either directly or indirectly, using a data bus (i.e., an intermediary ) 27

Let us now very quickly (fasten your seat belts!) see a few experimental examples of qubits coupled directly 28

Capacitively coupled charge qubits NEC-RIKEN Entanglement; conditional logic gates 29

Inductively coupled flux qubits A. Izmalkov et al., PRL 93, 037003 (2004) Entangled flux qubit states 30

Inductively coupled flux qubits J.B. Majer et al., PRL 94, 090501 (2005). Delft group 31

Inductively coupled flux qubits J. Clarke s group, Phys. Rev. B 72, 060506 (2005) 32

Capacitively coupled phase qubits Berkley et al., Science (2003) McDermott et al., Science (2005) Entangled phase qubit states 33

Let us now consider qubits coupled indirectly 34

Scalable circuits: using an LC data bus LC-circuit-mediated interaction between qubits Level quantization of a superconducting LC circuit has been observed. Delft, Nature, 2004 NTT, PRL 96, 127006 (2006) 35

Switchable coupling: data bus A switchable coupling between the qubit and a data bus could also be realized by changing the magnetic fluxes through the qubit loops. Liu, Wei, Nori, EPL 67, 941 (2004) Wei, Liu, Nori, PRB 71, 134506 (2005) Single-mode cavity field Current-biased junction The bus-qubit coupling is proportional to cos ( ) X π Φ Φ 0 36

Scalable circuits Couple qubits directly via a common inductance You, Tsai, and Nori, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 197902 (2002) Switching on/off the SQUIDs connected to the Cooper-pair boxes, can couple any selected charge qubits by the common inductance (not using LC oscillating modes). 37

Contents Flux qubits Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields (no data bus) via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 38

Coupling qubits directly and (first) without VFMF (Variable Frequency Magnetic Flux) H 0 = H q1 + H q2 + H I H I = = Total Hamiltonian MI I 1 2 αe J2 M αe J1 Φ (2) e I 2 Φ (1) e I 1 E J2 E J2 E J1 E J1 2 2 P P ml pl () l () l () l ql = + + 2 Jl + α Jl 2 Jl cosϕm cosϕp α Jl cos 2πf +2ϕm 2Mml 2M pl H E E E E ( ) l l=1,2 39

Hamiltonian in qubit basis H You and Nori, Phys. Today 58 (11), 42 (2005) h = + + 2 (1) (2) (1) (2) 0 ωσ 1 z ωσ 2 z gσ+ σ +H.c. Qubit frequency ω l is determined by the loop current I (l) and the tunneling coefficient t l ( l) ( l) 2 2 l = 2 I Φ e Φ 0 / 2 + tl ω Decoupled Hamiltonian H = ω ω >> 1 2 2 2 h g (1) h g (2) 0 ω1+ 2 σ z + ω2 2 σ z 2 2 H g ( ω ω ) 1 2 (1) (2 ) 0 1 z 2 z g / 0 h h ω σ + ω σ 2 2 40

Now: let s consider a Variable-Frequency- Magnetic-Flux (VFMF) 41

Controllable couplings via VFMFs We propose an experimentally realizable method to control the coupling between two flux qubits (PRL 96, 067003 (2006) ). The dc bias fluxes are always fixed for the two inductivelycoupled qubits. The detuning = ω 2 ω 1 of these two qubits can be initially chosen to be sufficiently large, so that their initial interbit coupling is almost negligible. When a time-dependent, or variable-frequency, magnetic flux (VFMF) is applied, a frequency of the VFMF can be chosen to compensate the initial detuning and couple the qubits. This proposed method avoids fast changes of either qubit frequencies or the amplitudes of the bias magnetic fluxes through the qubit loops 42

Controllable couplings via VFMFs Applying a Variable-Frequency Magnetic Flux (VFMF) B(t) αe J1 H = H + H t 0 ( ) Φ e (1) Φ e (2) E J1 E J2 I (2) I (1) αe J2 E J1 M I () t I (1) (2) (1) (1) I t I I t () + % () E J2 Liu, Wei, Tsai, and Nori, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 067003 (2006) 43

Controllable couplings via VFMFs ω ω 2 1 2 ω 1 ω + ω = ω Frequency or mode matching conditions ( ω ω ω ) { (1) (2) σ σ exp H.c. } + + Hint =Ω1 i 1 2 t + ( ω ω ω ) { (1) (2) } 2 σ+ σ exp i 2 1 t H.c +Ω + + ω ω 2 1 2 ω ω ω = ω If ω 1 ω 2 = ω, then the exp[ ] of the second term equals one, while the first term oscillates fast (canceling out). Thus, the second term dominates and the qubits are coupled with coupling constant Ω 2 If ω 1 + ω 2 = ω, then the exp[ ] of the first term equals one, while the second term oscillates fast (canceling out). Thus, the first term dominates and the qubits are coupled with coupling constant Ω 1 Thus, the coupling between qubits can be controlled by the frequency of the variable-frequency magnetic flux (VFMF) matching either the detuning (or sum) of the frequencies of the two qubits. 1 44

Controllable couplings via VFMFs Mode matching conditions ω 1 ω 2 = ω Logic gates H 1 = Ω 2 σ + (1) σ (2) + H.c. 1 ψ,, 2 e g g e ± = + ( 1 2 1 2 ) ω 1 + ω 2 = ω H = 2 Ω σ 1 + (1) σ (2) + + H.c. 1 ψ ± =, +, 2 ( g1 g2 e1 e2 ) t t π = h 2 Ω π = h 2 Ω 1 2 Quantum tomography can be implemented via an ISWAP gate, even if only one qubit measurement can be performed at a time. 45

Experimentally realizable circuits for VFMF controlled couplings We propose a coupling scheme, where two flux qubits with different eigenfrequencies share Josephson junctions with a coupler loop devoid of its own quantum dynamics. Switchable two-qubit coupling can be realized by tuning the frequency of the AC magnetic flux through the coupler to a combination frequency of two of the qubits. Grajcar, Liu, Nori, Zagoskin, cond-mat/0605484 DC version in Jena exper., cond-mat/0605588 The coupling allows any or all of the qubits to be simultaneously at the degeneracy point and their mutual interactions can change sign. details 46

Switchable coupling proposals (without using data buses) Proposal Feature Weak fields Optimal point No additional circuitry Rigetti et al. (Yale) No Yes Yes Liu et al. (RIKEN-Michigan) OK No Yes Bertet et al. (Delft) Niskanen et al. (RIKEN-NEC) Grajnar et al. (RIKEN-Michigan) OK Yes No Ashhab et al. (RIKEN-Michigan) OK Yes Yes Depending on the experimental parameters, our proposals might be useful options in certain situations. details 47

Now: let s consider a Variable-Frequency- Magnetic-Flux (VFMF) and also a data bus 48

Contents Flux qubits Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 49

Scalable circuits: data bus + VFMF We propose a scalable circuit with superconducting qubits (SCQs) which is essentially the same as the successful one now being used for trapped ions. The SCQs act as "trapped ions" and are coupled to a "vibrating" mode provided by a superconducting LC circuit, acting as a data bus (DB). Each SC qubit can be separately addressed by applying a time-dependent magnetic flux (TDMF). Single-qubit rotations and qubit-bus couplings and decouplings are controlled by the frequencies of the TDMFs. Thus, qubit-qubit interactions, mediated by the bus, can be selectively performed. Liu, Wei, Tsai, and Nori, cond-mat/0509236 50

Scalable circuits: using an LC data bus LC-circuit-mediated interaction between qubits Level quantization of a superconducting LC circuit has been observed. Delft, Nature, 2004 NTT, PRL 96, 127006 (2006) 51

Scalable circuits: LC versus JJ-loop data-bus Controllable interaction between the data bus and a flux qubit Inductive coupling via M H = H + H + MI I qubit bus 1 2 M M αe J Φ e αe J2 L C 0 Data bus Φ e Φ e (t) E J1 Φ e (t) Data bus I 1 Φ e I 2 E J E J E J2 E J2 The circuit with an LC data bus models the Delft circuit in Nature (2004), which does not work at the optimal point for a TDMF to control the coupling between the qubit and the data bus. This TDMF introduces a non-linear coupling between the qubit, the LC circuit, and the TDMF. Replacing the LC circuit by the JJ loop as a data-bus, with a TDMF, then the qubit can work at the optimal point Liu, Wei, Tsai, Nori, cond-mat/0509236 details 52

A data bus using TDMF to couple several qubits L I I 1 Φ (1) dc + Φ (1) (t) I 2 Φ dc (2) + Φ (2) (t) αe J1 (1) Φ e I 1 E J Φ e + Φ(t) I αe J2 (2) Φ e I 2 C E J1 E J1 E J2 E J2 A data bus could couple several tens of qubits. The TDMF introduces a nonlinear coupling between the qubit, the LC circuit, and the TDMF. Liu, Wei, Tsai, Nori, cond-mat/0509236 details 53

Comparison between SC qubits and trapped ions Qubits Trapped ions Superconducting circuits Quantized bosonic mode Vibration mode LC circuit Classical fields Lasers Magnetic fluxes 54

Contents Flux qubits Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 55

Testing Bell s inequality We propose how to use coupled Josephson qubits to test Bell s inequality Wei, Liu, Nori, Phys. Rev. B (2005) 56

Generating GHZ states We propose an efficient approach to produce and control the quantum entanglement of three macroscopic coupled superconducting qubits. Wei, Liu, Nori, Phys. Rev. Lett. (June 2006) We show that their Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) entangled states can be deterministically generated by appropriate conditional operations. 57

Contents Flux qubits Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 58

Quantum tomography We propose a method for the tomographic reconstruction of qubit states for a general class of solid state systems in which the Hamiltonians are represented by spin operators, e.g., with Heisenberg-, XXZ-, or XY- type exchange interactions. We analyze the implementation of the projective operator measurements, or spin measurements, on qubit states. All the qubit states for the spin Hamiltonians can be reconstructed by using experimental data. This general method has been applied to study how to reconstruct any superconducting charge qubit state. Liu, Wei, Nori, Europhysics Letters 67, 874 (2004); Phys. Rev. B 72, 014547 (2005) 59

Superconducting charge qubit Φ X C J 0 E J Cg Vg Quantum tomography for superconducting charge qubits Liu, Wei, Nori, Phys. Rev. B 72, 014547 (2005) 60

Quantum tomography 61

Quantum tomography Liu, Wei, Nori, Phys. Rev. B72, 014547 (2005) details 62

Contents Flux qubits Cavity QED on a chip Coupling qubits Controllable coupling between qubits: via variable frequency magnetic fields via data buses Scalable circuits Testing Bell inequalities. Generating GHZ states. Quantum tomography Conclusions 63

Summary Studied SC charge, flux, charge-flux, and phase qubits Studied many analogies between atomic physics and SC qubits including ion traps, on-chip micromasers, cyclic transitions, generating photon states using SC qubits We proposed and studied circuit QED. It has been verified experimentally, years after our prediction Proposed several methods of controllable couplings between different qubits Studied how to dynamically decouple qubits with alwayson interactions Introduced solid state quantum tomography 64

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End of the Quick overview of several types of superconducting qubits For a short pedagogical overview, please see: You and Nori, Physics Today (November 2005) 66

Switchable qubit coupling proposals E.g., by changing the magnetic fluxes through the qubit loops. You, Tsai, Nori, PRL (2002) Y. Makhlin et al., RMP (2001) Coupling: (1) ( 2) ( (1) (2), ) Φ e Φ e χ Φe Φe cos π cos π Φ Φ 0 0 67

How to couple flux qubits We made several proposals on how to couple qubits. No auxiliary circuit is used in several of these proposals to mediate the qubit coupling. This type of proposal could be applied to experiments such as: J.B. Majer et al., PRL94, 090501 (2005) A. Izmalkov et al., PRL 93, 037003 (2004) 68

Controllable couplings via VFMFs Coupling constants with VFMF When g /(ω 1 ω 2 ) <<1, the Hamiltonian becomes h (1) h (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) H = ωσ 1 z + ωσ 2 z +Ω 1σ+ σ+ exp ( iωt) + H.c. +Ω 2σ+ σ exp ( iωt) + Hc.. 2 2 f l = 1 and parity 2 Ω e I g (2) 1 2 2 f 1 =1/2 even parity e cos(2ϕ + 2 π f ) g (1) 1 P 1 1 Ω g I e (2) 2 2 2 e cos(2ϕ + 2 π f ) g (1) 1 P 1 1 g l > and e l > have different parities when f l =1/2 I 3 (2) (2) ic (2) = C2 sin ϕ i i= 1 Ci 3 1 1 with C 2 I = i= 1 C (2) Ji f 2 =1/2 odd parity Liu et al., PRL 95, 087001 (2005) 69

Controllable couplings via VFMFs The couplings in these two circuits work similarly Not optimal point Optimal point optimal point Grajcar, Liu, Nori, Zagoskin, cond-mat/0605484 Not at the Optimal point Optimal point back 70

Scalable circuits rf SQUID mediated qubit interaction Friedman et al., Nature (2000) Liu et al, unpublished Radius of rf SQUID ~100 µm; Radius of the qubit with three junctions~1 10 µm. Nearest neighbor interaction. 71

SC qubits as analogs of trapped ions q q q q Φ Φ(t) q q q q I (1) Φ (1) (t) Φ (1) e I (2) Φ (2) (t) Φ (2) e I (3) Φ (3) (t) Φ e (3) Μ (1) Ι L Μ (2) C 0 Μ (3) Liu, Wei, Tsai, Nori, cond-mat/0509236 Cirac and Zoller, PRL74, 4091 (1995) back 72

Cavity QED: Controllable quantum operations 1 0.5 0 1 t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 time 0.5 0 t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 time 73

Three-types of excitations 1, e> 2, e> 0, e> 0, g> 1, g> 2, g> n,g> n,e> n+1,g> n,e> n,g> n+1,e> Carrier process: ω q = ω c Red sideband excitation: ω c = ω q - ω Blue sideband excitation: ω c = ω q + ω 74

Cavity QED on a chip Superposition state Initially, the qubit is in its ground state Now turn ng = 1/2 There is no interaction between the qubit and the cavity field at this stage. Excited state 75

Cavity QED on a chip where hν Initially, the qubit is in its excited state ng = 1 Red sideband excitation is provided by turning on the magnetic field such that. Finally, the qubit is in its ground state and one photon is emitted. back 76

Controllable interaction between data bus and a flux qubit 1 H = ωσ q z Ω σ +Ωσ 2 iωct + iωct 1 * + hω+ aa ( a + a)( Ω 2σ +Ω2σ+ ) 2 * ( 1 + 1 ) exp( ) exp( ) * ( a a)( σ+ σ ) exp ( iωct) exp ( iωct) + Ω +Ω + Large detuning : ωq -ω >> Ω2 1 * H= ωσ q z ( Ω 1σ+ +Ω1σ ) exp ( ) exp( ) 2 iωct + iωct 1 * + hω+ aa ( a + a)( Ω σ+ +Ωσ ) exp ( iωct) + exp ( iωct) 2 H ω = ω ω, Red c 1 1 = ωσ q z + hω + 2 2 q a a * ( ) exp ( ) +Ωσ a exp iω t + Ω σ a iω t + C ( ω ) H = Ω σ a exp i t i t + + = ω ω q C C H.c. 1 H= ω σ Ωσ iω t +Ω iω t σ Mode match and rotating wave approximation H ω = ω + ω, Blue c * ( 1 + exp( ) 1exp( ) ) 2 q z C C ω, Carrier q = ωc 1 1 = ωσ q z + hω+ 2 2 q a a ( ) exp( ) +Ωσ a exp iω t + Ω σ a iω t * + C C 77

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Dynamical decoupling Main idea: Let us assume that the coupling between qubits is not very strong (coupling energy < qubit energy) Then the interaction between qubits can be effectively incorporated into the single qubit term (as a perturbation term) Then single-qubit rotations can be approximately obtained, even though the qubit-qubit interaction is fixed. Wei, Liu, Nori, Phys. Rev. B 72, 104516 (2005) 79

Testing Bell s inequality Wei, Liu, Nori, Phys. Rev. B (2005) 1) Propose an effective dynamical decoupling approach to overcome the fixed-interaction difficulty for effectively implementing elemental logical gates for quantum computation. 2) The proposed single-qubit operations and local measurements should allow testing Bell s inequality with a pair of capacitively coupled Josephson qubits. 80

Generating GHZ states 1) We propose an efficient approach to produce and control the quantum entanglement of three macroscopic coupled superconducting qubits. Wei, Liu, Nori, Phys. Rev. Lett. (June 2006) 2) We show that their Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) entangled states can be deterministically generated by appropriate conditional operations. 3) The possibility of using the prepared GHZ correlations to test the macroscopic conflict between the noncommutativity of quantum mechanics and the commutativity of classical physics is also discussed. 81

Quantum tomography Quantum states z y x Liu, Wei, and Nori, Europhys. Lett. 67, 874 (2004) 82

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