Fast generation of Schrödinger cat states using a Kerr-tunable superconducting resonator

XL He, Y Lu, DQ Bao, H Xue, WB Jiang, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Schrödinger cat states, quantum superpositions of macroscopically distinct classical states,
are an important resource for quantum communication, quantum metrology and quantum …

Observation of pairwise level degeneracies and the quantum regime of the Arrhenius law in a double-well parametric oscillator

NE Frattini, RG Cortiñas, J Venkatraman, X Xiao, Q Su… - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
By applying a microwave drive to a specially designed Josephson circuit, we have realized
a double-well model system: a Kerr oscillator submitted to a squeezing force. We have …

Observation and manipulation of quantum interference in a superconducting Kerr parametric oscillator

D Iyama, T Kamiya, S Fujii, H Mukai, Y Zhou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Quantum tunneling is the phenomenon that makes superconducting circuits “quantum”.
Recently, there has been a renewed interest in using quantum tunneling in phase space of a …

Hilbert space as a computational resource in reservoir computing

WD Kalfus, GJ Ribeill, GE Rowlands, HK Krovi… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Accelerating computation with quantum resources is limited by the challenges of high-fidelity
control of quantum systems. Reservoir computing presents an attractive alternative, as …

Biased Ising Model Using Two Coupled Kerr Parametric Oscillators with External Force

P Álvarez, D Pittilini, F Miserocchi, S Raamamurthy… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Networks of coupled Kerr parametric oscillators (KPOs) are a leading physical platform for
analog solving of complex optimization problems. These systems are colloquially known as …

Quantum gate for a Kerr nonlinear parametric oscillator using effective excited states

T Kanao, S Masuda, S Kawabata, H Goto - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
A Kerr nonlinear parametric oscillator (KPO) can stabilize a quantum superposition of two
coherent states with opposite phases, which can be used as a qubit. In a universal gate set …

Microwave quantum diode

R Upadhyay, DS Golubev, YC Chang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The fragile nature of quantum circuits is a major bottleneck to scalable quantum
applications. Operating at cryogenic temperatures, quantum circuits are highly vulnerable to …

Chaos in coupled Kerr-nonlinear parametric oscillators

H Goto, T Kanao - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
A Kerr-nonlinear parametric oscillator (KPO) can generate a quantum superposition of two
oscillating states, known as a Schrödinger cat state, via quantum adiabatic evolution and …

Control of the coupling between Kerr cat qubits via transmon couplers

T Aoki, T Kanao, H Goto, S Kawabata, S Masuda - Physical Review Applied, 2024 - APS
Kerr cat qubits are a promising candidate for fault-tolerant quantum computers owing to the
biased nature of their errors. The ZZ coupling between the qubits can be utilized for a two …

Driving superconducting qubits into chaos

J Chávez-Carlos, MAP Reynoso… - Quantum Science …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Kerr parametric oscillators are potential building blocks for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
They can stabilize Kerr-cat qubits, which offer advantages toward the encoding and …