Non-Markovian qubit decoherence during dispersive readout

We study qubit decoherence under generalized dispersive readout, i.e., we investigate a qubit coupled to a resonantly driven dissipative harmonic oscillator. We provide a complete picture by allowing for arbitrarily large qubit-oscillator detuning and by considering also a coupling to the square of...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2012-05
Main Authors: Reuther, Georg M, Hänggi, Peter, Kohler, Sigmund
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crossovers
Decay
Dispersion
Harmonic oscillators
Markov processes
Oscillators
Quantum theory
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Summary:We study qubit decoherence under generalized dispersive readout, i.e., we investigate a qubit coupled to a resonantly driven dissipative harmonic oscillator. We provide a complete picture by allowing for arbitrarily large qubit-oscillator detuning and by considering also a coupling to the square of the oscillator coordinate, which is relevant for flux qubits. Analytical results for the decoherence time are obtained by a transformation of the qubit-oscillator Hamiltonian to the dispersive frame and a subsequent master equation treatment beyond the Markov limit. We predict a crossover from Markovian decay to a decay with Gaussian shape. Our results are corroborated by the numerical solution of the full qubit-oscillator master equation in the original frame.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1205.2315