First-order sideband transitions with flux-driven asymmetric transmon qubits

  1. J. D. Strand,
  2. Matthew Ware,
  3. Félix Beaudoin,
  4. T. A. Ohki,
  5. B. R. Johnson,
  6. Alexandre Blais,
  7. and B. L. T. Plourde
We demonstrate rapid, first-order sideband transitions between a superconducting resonator and a frequency-modulated transmon qubit. The qubit contains a substantial asymmetry between its Josephson junctions leading to a linear portion of the energy band near the resonator frequency. The sideband transitions are driven with a magnetic flux signal of a few hundred MHz coupled to the qubit. This modulates the qubit splitting at a frequency near the detuning between the dressed qubit and resonator frequencies, leading to rates up to 85 MHz for exchanging quanta between the qubit and resonator.

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