A development of superconducting differential double contour interferometer

TL;DR

This paper introduces a superconducting differential double contour interferometer (DDCI) designed for ultra-sensitive magnetic flux detection and qubit readout, potentially surpassing traditional SQUIDs in sensitivity near quantum transition points.

Contribution

The paper develops and analyzes a new superconducting interferometer with unique step-like responses, enhancing flux detection capabilities in quantum computing applications.

Findings

DDCI exhibits step-like changes in critical current and voltage.

Potential to outperform traditional SQUIDs near quantum transition points.

Effective in detecting flux changes caused by quantum and thermal fluctuations.

Abstract

We study operation of a new device, the superconducting differential double contour interferometer (DDCI), in application for the ultra sensitive detection of magnetic flux and for digital read out of the state of the superconducting flux qubit. DDCI consists of two superconducting contours weakly coupled by Josephson Junctions. In such a device a change of the critical current and the voltage happens in a step-like manner when the angular momentum quantum number changes in one of the two contours. The DDCI may outperform traditional Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices when the change of the quantum number occurs in a narrow magnetic field region near the half of the flux quantum due to thermal fluctuations, quantum fluctuations, or the switching a loop segment in the normal state for a while by short pulse of an external current.