Synchronization of a superconducting qubit to an optical field mediated by a mechanical resonator

Roson Nongthombam; Sampreet Kalita; Amarendra K. Sarma

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.107.013528

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Synchronization of a superconducting qubit to an optical field mediated by a mechanical resonator

Roson Nongthombam, Sampreet Kalita, Amarendra K. Sarma

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevA.107.013528 · Physical Review A

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Abstract

We study the synchronization of a superconducting qubit to an external optical field via a mechanical resonator in a hybrid electrooptomechanical system. The quantum trajectory method is employed to investigate synchronization. The bistability in one of the qubit polarization vectors, where the qubit rotates about the polarization vector, is observed for a single quantum trajectory run. The rotation in one of the stable states is synced with the external optical drive. When the number of trajectories is significantly increased, the qubit no longer displays bistability. However, synchronization with less quantum fluctuations is still observed. The scheme could be used to prepare and monitor the state of the microwave qubit to a long-lived optical photon through synchronization, which may find applications in long-distance quantum communication. Also, this hybrid system can be used to study quantum synchronization.