Parity-Protected Superconductor-Semiconductor Qubit

T. W. Larsen*, M. E. Gershenson, L. Casparis, A. Kringhj, N. J. Pearson, R. P. G. McNeil, F. Kuemmeth, P. Krogstrup, K. D. Petersson, C. M. Marcus

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Article number056801
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume125
Issue number5
Number of pages6
ISSN0031-9007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2020

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