Strong photon coupling to the quadrupole moment of an electron in a solid-state qubit

The fundamental concept of light–matter interaction is routinely realized by coupling the quantized electric field in a cavity to the dipole moment of a real or an artificial atom. A recent proposal 1 , 2 , motivated by the prospect of overcoming the decohering effects of distant charge fluctuations...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature physics 2020-06, Vol.16 (6), p.642-646
Hauptverfasser: Koski, J. V., Landig, A. J., Russ, M., Abadillo-Uriel, J. C., Scarlino, P., Kratochwil, B., Reichl, C., Wegscheider, W., Burkard, Guido, Friesen, Mark, Coppersmith, S. N., Wallraff, A., Ensslin, K., Ihn, T.
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Zusammenfassung:The fundamental concept of light–matter interaction is routinely realized by coupling the quantized electric field in a cavity to the dipole moment of a real or an artificial atom. A recent proposal 1 , 2 , motivated by the prospect of overcoming the decohering effects of distant charge fluctuations, suggests that introduction of and coupling to an electric quadrupole moment of a single electron can be achieved by confining it in a triple quantum dot. Here, we show an experimental realization of this concept by connecting a superconducting microwave resonator to the middle of the three dots, such that the dipole coupling becomes negligible. We demonstrate strong coupling to the electron quadrupole moment and determine that the coherence of our system is limited by short-range charge noise. Our experiment enables the construction and detection of a complex electronic state of a single electron in a solid-state environment that does not exist as such for a free electron. Coupling of the quadrupole moment of an electron in a triple quantum dot to photons has been predicted to be a good platform for reducing the effect of charge noise on the decoherence time of a qubit. Here, the authors create such a coupling.
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/s41567-020-0862-4