Decoherence of a Josephson qubit due to coupling to two-level systems
Li-Chung Ku, Clare C. Yu
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.024526 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
Noise and decoherence are major obstacles to the implementation of Josephson junction qubits in quantum computing. Recent experiments suggest that two-level systems (TLS) in the oxide tunnel barrier are a source of decoherence. We explore two decoherence mechanisms in which these two-level systems lead to the decay of Rabi oscillations that result when Josephson junction qubits are subjected to strong microwave driving. (A) We consider a Josephson qubit coupled resonantly to a two-level system, i.e., the qubit and TLS have equal energy splittings. As a result of this resonant interaction, the occupation probability of the excited state of the qubit exhibits beating. Decoherence of the qubit results when the two-level system decays from its excited state by emitting a phonon. (B) Fluctuations of the two-level systems in the oxide barrier produce fluctuations and 1∕f noise in the Josephson junction critical current I0. This in turn leads to fluctuations in the qubit energy splitting that degrade the qubit coherence. We compare our results with experiments on Josephson junction phase qubits.
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