Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2008-07-03
Phys. Rev. B 81, 014506 (2010) [12 pages]
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Submitted to Physical Review B (13 pages, 10 figures). Changed content to include more explanation
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.81.014506
We report theoretical and experimental work on the development of a vortex qubit based on a microshort in an annular Josephson junction. The microshort creates a potential barrier for the vortex, which produces a double-well potential under the application of an in-plane magnetic field; The field strength tunes the barrier height. A one-dimensional model for this system is presented, from which we calculate the vortex depinning current and attempt frequency as well as the interwell coupling. Implementation of an effective microshort is achieved via a section of insulating barrier that is locally wider in the junction plane. Using a junction with this geometry we demonstrate classical state preparation and readout. The vortex is prepared in a given potential well by sending a series of "shaker" bias current pulses through the junction. Readout is accomplished by measuring the vortex depinning current.
Gulevich D. R.
Kemp Alexander
Kusmartsev Feodor V.
Price A. N.
Ustinov Alexey V.
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