Heat measurement of quantum interference

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.23092v1
• Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:55:23 GMT
• Title: Heat measurement of quantum interference
• Authors: Christoforus Dimas Satrya, Aleksandr S. Strelnikov, Luca Magazzù, Yu-Cheng Chang, Rishabh Upadhyay, Joonas T. Peltonen, Bayan Karimi, Jukka P. Pekola,
• Abstract summary: coherence plays a key role in the operation and performance of quantum heat engines and refrigerators.<n>We measure quantum features in the heat transfer between a qubit and a thermal bath in a system formed of a driven flux qubit galvanically coupled to a $lambda/4$ coplanar-waveguide resonator.
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• Abstract: Quantum coherence plays a key role in the operation and performance of quantum heat engines and refrigerators. Despite its importance for the fundamental understanding in quantum thermodynamics and its technological implications, coherence effects in heat transport have not been observed previously. Here, we measure quantum features in the heat transfer between a qubit and a thermal bath in a system formed of a driven flux qubit galvanically coupled to a $\lambda/4$ coplanar-waveguide resonator that is coupled to a heat reservoir. This thermal bath is a normal-metal mesoscopic resistor, whose temperature can be measured and controlled. We detect interference patterns in the heat current due to driving-induced coherence. In particular, resonance peaks in the heat transferred to the bath are found at driving frequencies which are integer fractions of the resonator frequency. A selection rule on the even/odd parity of the peaks holds at the qubit symmetry point. We present a theoretical model based on Floquet theory that captures the experimental results. The studied system provides a platform for studying the role of coherence in quantum thermodynamics. Our work opens the possibility to demonstrate a true quantum thermal machine where heat is measured directly.

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