Charge-Noise Insensitive Chiral Photonic Interface for Waveguide Circuit QED

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A chiral photonic interface is a quantum system that has different probabilities for emitting photons to the left and right. An on-chip compatible chiral interface is attractive for both fundamental studies of lightmatter interactions and applications to quantum information processing. We propose such a chiral interface based on superconducting circuits, which has wide bandwidth, rich tunability, and high tolerance to fabrication variations. The proposed interface consists of a core that uses Cooper-pair boxes (CPBs) to break time-reversal symmetry, and two superconducting transmons that connect the core to a waveguide in the manner reminiscent of a "giant atom." The transmons form a state decoupled from the core, akin to dark states of atomic physics, rendering the whole interface insensitive to the CPB charge noise. The proposed interface can be extended to realize a broadband fully passive on-chip circulator for microwave photons.

Original languageEnglish
Article number233601
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume127
Issue number23
Number of pages6
ISSN0031-9007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2021

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  • NON-RECIPROCITY, QUANTUM, STATE, QUBITS

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