Decoherence of surface phonons in a quantum acoustic system

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03005v1
• Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 21:28:48 GMT
• Title: Decoherence of surface phonons in a quantum acoustic system
• Authors: Camryn Undershute, Joseph M. Kitzman, Camille A. Mikolas, Johannes Pollanen,
• Abstract summary: We study the decoherence of phonons confined in a surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator strongly coupled to a superconducting transmon qubit. We report a surface phononic energy decay rate of $kappa_1/2pi=480$ kHz and a pure dephasing rate of $kappa_phi/2pi=180$ kHz. We discuss possible sources of decoherence in SAW-based quantum acoustic devices and the application of these devices in future quantum acoustic dissipation engineering experiments.
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• Abstract: Phononic resonators are becoming increasingly important in quantum information science, both for applications in quantum computing, communication and sensing, as well as in experiments investigating fundamental physics. Here, we study the decoherence of phonons confined in a surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator strongly coupled ($g/2\pi\approx 9$ MHz) to a superconducting transmon qubit. By comparing experimental data with numerical solutions to the Markovian master equation, we report a surface phononic energy decay rate of $\kappa_1/2\pi=480$ kHz and a pure dephasing rate of $\kappa_{\phi}/2\pi=180$ kHz. These rates are in good agreement with the level of decoherence we extract from qubit-assisted spectroscopic measurements of the SAW resonator. We additionally find that the timescales over which coherent driven dynamics and decoherence occur are comparable, highlighting the need to model the composite device as an open quantum system. We discuss possible sources of decoherence in SAW-based quantum acoustic devices and the application of these devices in future quantum acoustic dissipation engineering experiments. The decoherence characterization techniques we employ are broadly applicable for investigating and benchmarking the effects of loss and dephasing on mechanical resonators in the quantum regime.

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