Microscopic model of critical current noise in Josephson-junction qubits: Subgap resonances and Andreev bound states

Details Microscopic model of critical current noise in Josephson-junction qubits: Subgap resonances and Andreev bound states Microscopic model of critical current noise in Josephson-junction qubits: Subgap resonances and Andreev bound states

2009-06-28

arxiv.org/abs/0906.5169v2

R. de Sousa, K. B. Whaley, T. Hecht, J. von Delft, and F.K. Wilhelm, Phys. Rev. B 80, 094515 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

11 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.80.094515

We propose a microscopic model of critical current noise in Josephson-junctions based on individual trapping-centers in the tunnel barrier hybridized with electrons in the superconducting leads. We calculate the noise exactly in the limit of no on-site Coulomb repulsion. Our result reveals a noise spectrum that is dramatically different from the usual Lorentzian assumed in simple models. We show that the noise is dominated by sharp subgap resonances associated to the formation of pairs of Andreev bound states, thus providing a possible explanation for the spurious two-level systems (microresonators) observed in Josephson junction qubits [R.W. Simmonds et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 077003 (2004)]. Another implication of our model is that each trapping-center will contribute a sharp dielectric resonance only in the superconducting phase, providing an effective way to validate our results experimentally. We derive an effective Hamiltonian for a qubit interacting with Andreev bound states, establishing a direct connection between phenomenological models and the microscopic parameters of a Fermionic bath.

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