# Transmission spectra of an ultrastrongly coupled qubit-dissipative resonator system

## TL;DR

This paper models the transmission spectra of a flux qubit coupled to a dissipative resonator in the ultrastrong coupling regime, revealing how dissipation and coupling influence spectral features in superconducting circuit QED.

## Contribution

It provides a detailed calculation of transmission spectra considering dissipation effects in ultrastrong coupling, highlighting distinctive spectral features and their dependence on system parameters.

## Key findings

- Identification of two-dip structures in transmission spectra
- Dips' positions and broadening depend on detuning, coupling strength, and dissipation
- Dissipative environment modifies spectral features significantly

## Abstract

We calculate the transmission spectra of a flux qubit coupled to a dissipative resonator in the ultrastrong coupling regime. Such a qubit-oscillator system constitutes the building block of superconducting circuit QED platforms. The calculated transmission of a weak probe field quantifies the response of the qubit, in frequency domain, under the sole influence of the oscillator and of its dissipative environment, an Ohmic heat bath. We find the distinctive features of the qubit-resonator system, namely two-dip structures in the calculated transmission, modified by the presence of the dissipative environment. The relative magnitude, positions, and broadening of the dips are determined by the interplay among qubit-oscillator detuning, the strength of their coupling, and the interaction with the heat bath.