In-situ tunable interaction with an invertible sign between a fluxonium and a post cavity

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel superconducting circuit architecture that allows in situ tuning of interaction sign between a fluxonium and a post cavity, enhancing control and potential fault-tolerance of bosonic qubits.

Contribution

It presents a new architecture enabling in situ tunable interaction sign between a fluxonium and a cavity without extra elements, advancing bosonic qubit control.

Findings

Interaction sign can be tuned in situ via magnetic flux.

The system's energy levels enable complex, controllable interactions.

Potential improvements in bosonic qubit lifetime and controllability.

Abstract

Quantum computation with bosonic modes presents a powerful paradigm for harnessing the principles of quantum mechanics to perform complex information processing tasks. In constructing a bosonic qubit with superconducting circuits, nonlinearity is typically introduced to a cavity mode through an ancillary two-level qubit. However, the ancilla's spurious heating has impeded progress towards fully fault-tolerant bosonic qubits. The ability to in situ decouple the ancilla when not in use would be beneficial but has so far only been realized with tunable couplers or additional parametric drives. This work presents a novel architecture for quantum information processing, comprising a 3D post cavity coupled to a fluxonium ancilla via a readout resonator. This system's intricate energy level structure results in a complex landscape of interactions whose sign can be tuned in situ by the magnetic field threading the fluxonium loop without the need of additional elements. Our results could significantly advance the lifetime and controllability of bosonic qubits.