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arXiv:2004.07541 · Physical Review Research

Emergent PT symmetry in a double-quantum-dot circuit QED setup

Archak Purkayastha, Manas Kulkarni, Yogesh N. Joglekar

Published Oct 14, 2020• 31 citations
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Abstract

The authors show that an on-chip realization of a PT-symmetric quantum device is possible within current experimental parameters by combining various state-of-the-art components of semiconductor-superconductor circuit QED architecture.
DOI
10.1103/physrevresearch.2.043075

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