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Electromagnetically Induced Acoustic Transparency with a Superconducting Circuit

Gustav Andersson, Maria K. Ekström, Per Delsing

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.240402 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

We report the observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) of a mechanical field, where a superconducting artificial atom is coupled to a 1D-transmission line for surface acoustic waves. An electromagnetic microwave drive is used as the control field, rendering the superconducting transmon qubit transparent to the acoustic probe beam. The strong frequency dependence of the acoustic coupling enables EIT in a ladder configuration due to the suppressed relaxation of the upper level. Our results show that superconducting circuits can be engineered to interact with acoustic fields in parameter regimes not readily accessible to purely electromagnetic systems.

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