Spectroscopic Evidence of the Aharonov-Casher effect in a Cooper Pair Box

Abstract

We have observed the effect of the Aharonov-Casher (AC) interference on the spectrum of a superconducting system containing a symmetric Cooper pair box (CPB) and a large inductance. By varying the charge $n_g$ induced on the CPB island, we observed oscillations of the device spectrum with the period $\Delta n_g=2e$. These oscillations are attributed to the charge-controlled AC interference between the fluxon tunneling processes in the CPB Josephson junctions. Total suppression of the tunneling (complete destructive interference) has been observed for the charge $n_g=e(2n+1)$. The CPB in this regime represents the $4\pi$-periodic Josephson element, which can be used for the development of the parity-protected superconducting qubits.

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