Resonance at the Rabi frequency in a superconducting flux qubit

Abstract

We analyze a system composed of a superconducting flux qubit coupled to a transmission-line resonator driven by two signals with frequencies close to the resonator's harmonics. The first strong signal is used for exciting the system to a high energetic state while a second weak signal is applied for probing effective eigenstates of the system. In the framework of doubly dressed states we showed the possibility of amplification and attenuation of the probe signal by direct transitions at the Rabi frequency. We present a brief review of theoretical and experimental works where a direct resonance at Rabi frequency have been investigated in superconducting flux qubits. The interaction of the qubit with photons of two harmonics has prospects to be used as a quantum amplifier (microwave laser) or an attenuator.

arXiv commentThis paper is the extended version of the talk given by one of the authors at the Conference On Nuclei And Mesoscopic Physics, 5-9 May 2014, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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