학술논문

Tunneling spectroscopy using a probe qubit
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
Phys. Rev. B 87, 020502 (2013)
Subject
Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Quantum Physics
Language
Abstract
We describe a quantum tunneling spectroscopy technique that requires only low bandwidth control. The method involves coupling a probe qubit to the system under study to create a localized probe state. The energy of the probe state is then scanned with respect to the unperturbed energy levels of the probed system. Incoherent tunneling transitions that flip the state of the probe qubit occur when the energy bias of the probe is close to an eigenenergy of the probed system. Monitoring these transitions allows the reconstruction of the probed system eigenspectrum. We demonstrate this method on an rf SQUID flux qubit.