Disentangling the Impact of Quasiparticles and Two-Level Systems on the Statistics of Superconducting Qubit Lifetime

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Autores principales: Zhu, Shaojiang, You, Xinyuan, Alyanak, Ugur, Bal, Mustafa, Crisa, Francesco, Garattoni, Sabrina, Lunin, Andrei, Pilipenko, Roman, Murthy, Akshay, Romanenko, Alexander, Grassellino, Anna
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author Zhu, Shaojiang
You, Xinyuan
Alyanak, Ugur
Bal, Mustafa
Crisa, Francesco
Garattoni, Sabrina
Lunin, Andrei
Pilipenko, Roman
Murthy, Akshay
Romanenko, Alexander
Grassellino, Anna
author_facet Zhu, Shaojiang
You, Xinyuan
Alyanak, Ugur
Bal, Mustafa
Crisa, Francesco
Garattoni, Sabrina
Lunin, Andrei
Pilipenko, Roman
Murthy, Akshay
Romanenko, Alexander
Grassellino, Anna
contents Temporal fluctuations in the superconducting qubit lifetime, $T_1$, bring up additional challenges in building a fault-tolerant quantum computer. While the exact mechanisms remain unclear, $T_1$ fluctuations are generally attributed to the strong coupling between the qubit and a few near-resonant two-level systems (TLSs) that can exchange energy with an assemble of thermally fluctuating two-level fluctuators (TLFs) at low frequencies. Here, we report $T_1$ measurements on the qubits with different geometrical footprints and surface dielectrics as a function of the temperature. By analyzing the noise spectrum of the qubit depolarization rate, $Γ_1 = 1/T_1$, we can disentangle the impact of TLSs, non-equilibrium quasiparticles (QPs), and equilibrium (thermally excited) QPs on the variance in $Γ_1$. We find that $Γ_1$ variances in the qubit with a small footprint are more susceptible to the QP and TLS fluctuations than those in the large-footprint qubits. Furthermore, the QP-induced variances in all qubits are consistent with the theoretical framework of QP diffusion and fluctuation. We suggest these findings can offer valuable insights for future qubit design and engineering optimization.
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spellingShingle Disentangling the Impact of Quasiparticles and Two-Level Systems on the Statistics of Superconducting Qubit Lifetime
Zhu, Shaojiang
You, Xinyuan
Alyanak, Ugur
Bal, Mustafa
Crisa, Francesco
Garattoni, Sabrina
Lunin, Andrei
Pilipenko, Roman
Murthy, Akshay
Romanenko, Alexander
Grassellino, Anna
Quantum Physics
Temporal fluctuations in the superconducting qubit lifetime, $T_1$, bring up additional challenges in building a fault-tolerant quantum computer. While the exact mechanisms remain unclear, $T_1$ fluctuations are generally attributed to the strong coupling between the qubit and a few near-resonant two-level systems (TLSs) that can exchange energy with an assemble of thermally fluctuating two-level fluctuators (TLFs) at low frequencies. Here, we report $T_1$ measurements on the qubits with different geometrical footprints and surface dielectrics as a function of the temperature. By analyzing the noise spectrum of the qubit depolarization rate, $Γ_1 = 1/T_1$, we can disentangle the impact of TLSs, non-equilibrium quasiparticles (QPs), and equilibrium (thermally excited) QPs on the variance in $Γ_1$. We find that $Γ_1$ variances in the qubit with a small footprint are more susceptible to the QP and TLS fluctuations than those in the large-footprint qubits. Furthermore, the QP-induced variances in all qubits are consistent with the theoretical framework of QP diffusion and fluctuation. We suggest these findings can offer valuable insights for future qubit design and engineering optimization.
title Disentangling the Impact of Quasiparticles and Two-Level Systems on the Statistics of Superconducting Qubit Lifetime
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09926