Flux qubit-based detector of microwave photons

Autor: Ilinskaya, O. A., Ryzhov, A. I., Shevchenko, S. N.
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Physical Review B 110, 155414 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.110.155414
Popis: A theory of detection of microwave photons with a flux qubit-based detector is presented. We consider semiclassical approximation with the electromagnetic field being in a coherent state. Flux qubit is considered as a multilevel quantum system (qudit). By solving the Lindblad equation, we describe the time evolution of occupations of the qudit's levels for readout and reset stages of detection. When considering the reset stage, the time evolution is described by multiple avoided-level crossings, thus providing a multilevel Landau-Zener-Stuckelberg-Majorana (LZSM) problem. In addition to numerical calculations, we present an approximate solution for the description of the reset stage dynamics based on the adiabatic-impulse approximation and rate equation approach. Our theory may be useful for the theoretical description of driven-dissipative dynamics of qudits, including applications such as single-photon detection.
Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures; Section IV and Appendix revised + minor changes; version accepted by Physical Review B
Databáze: arXiv