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Method for direct observation of coherent quantum oscillations in a superconducting phase qubit: Computer simulations

Ya. S. Greenberg

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.224517 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Time-domain observations of coherent oscillations between quantum states in mesoscopic superconducting systems have so far been restricted to restoring the time-dependent probability distribution from the readout statistics. We propose a method for direct observation of Rabi oscillations in a phase qubit. The external source, typically in the GHz range, induces transitions between the qubit levels. The resulting Rabi oscillations of supercurrent in the qubit loop are detected by a high-quality resonant tank circuit, inductively coupled to the phase qubit. Here we present the results of detailed computer simulations of the interaction of a classical object (resonant tank circuit) with a quantum object (phase qubit), which explicitly account for the back action of a tank circuit. According to the results of our simulations the Rabi oscillations in the MHz range can be detected using the conventional NMR pulse Fourier technique.

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