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Coherent Driving of the Persistent Current Qubit

Donald S. Crankshaw, Terry P. Orlando

Published Jan 1, 2001• 0 citations

Abstract

We present an on-chip oscillator designed to drive the persistent current qubit. A DC SQUID which delivers an oscillating flux of 0.001Φ0 in a frequency range from 5 to 15 GHz has been engineered to minimize its decoherence effects on the qubit. Multiple adaptations of this design are currently being fabricated.

DOI: 10.1364/icqi.2001.pb22

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