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Journal Article
Studying phonon coherence with a quantum sensor
2024
Overview
Nanomechanical oscillators offer numerous advantages for quantum technologies. Their integration with superconducting qubits shows promise for hardware-efficient quantum error-correction protocols involving superpositions of mechanical coherent states. Limitations of this approach include mechanical decoherence processes, particularly two-level system (TLS) defects, which have been widely studied using classical fields and detectors. In this manuscript, we use a superconducting qubit as a quantum sensor to perform phonon number-resolved measurements on a piezoelectrically coupled phononic crystal cavity. This enables a high-resolution study of mechanical dissipation and dephasing in coherent states of variable size (
n
¯
≃
1
−
10
phonons). We observe nonexponential relaxation and state size-dependent reduction of the dephasing rate, which we attribute to TLS. Using a numerical model, we reproduce the dissipation signatures (and to a lesser extent, the dephasing signatures) via emission into a small ensemble (
N
= 5) of rapidly dephasing TLS. Our findings comprise a detailed examination of TLS-induced phonon decoherence in the quantum regime.
Understanding decoherence in mechanical resonators in the quantum regime is crucial for realizing their potential in hybrid quantum devices. Cleland et al. study dissipation and dephasing induced by tunnelling defects in a nanomechanical resonator coupled to a transmon qubit, which serves as a quantum sensor.
