Parity-Protected Superconductor-Semiconductor Qubit
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Coherence of superconducting qubits can be improved by implementing designs that protect the parity of Cooper pairs on superconducting islands. Here, we introduce a parity-protected qubit based on voltage-controlled semiconductor nanowire Josephson junctions, taking advantage of the higher harmonic content in the energy-phase relation of few-channel junctions. A symmetric interferometer formed by two such junctions, gate-tuned into balance and frustrated by a half-quantum of applied flux, yields a cos (2(phi)) Josephson element, reflecting coherent transport of pairs of Cooper pairs. We demonstrate that relaxation of the qubit can be suppressed tenfold by tuning into the protected regime.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 056801 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0031-9007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jul 2020 |
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