Time dynamics of multi-photon scattering in a two-level mixer

A superconducting qubit in a waveguide behaves as a point-like nonlinear element. If irradiated with nearly resonant microwave pulses, the qubit undergoes quantum evolution and generates coherent fields at sideband frequencies due to elastic scattering. This effect is called Quantum Wave Mixing (QWM...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-06
Main Authors: Vasenin, A V, A Yu Dmitriev, Kadyrmetov, S V, Bolgar, A N, Astafiev, O V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carrier frequencies
Coherent scattering
Elastic scattering
Photon scatter
Photons
Qubits (quantum computing)
Short pulses
Superconductivity
Waveguides
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Summary:A superconducting qubit in a waveguide behaves as a point-like nonlinear element. If irradiated with nearly resonant microwave pulses, the qubit undergoes quantum evolution and generates coherent fields at sideband frequencies due to elastic scattering. This effect is called Quantum Wave Mixing (QWM), and the number of emerged side components depends on the number of interacting photons. By driving a superconducting qubit with short pulses with alternating carrier frequencies, we control the maximal number of photons simultaneously interacting with a two-level system by varying the number and duration of applied pulses. Increasing the number of pulses results in consecutive growth of the order of non-linearity, which manifests in additional coherent side peaks appearing in the spectrum of scattered radiation while the whole spectrum maintains its asymmetry.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2206.08695