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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Simulation
  • Superconducting Circuits

Background:

  • Quantum simulators require precise control over system parameters.
  • Tunable quantum baths offer an additional degree of freedom for manipulating quantum systems.
  • Existing methods for bath temperature control are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally realize a tunable quantum bath for a transmon qubit.
  • To demonstrate precise control over the effective bath temperature, including negative values.
  • To explore the application of this tunable bath in quantum simulation.

Main Methods:

  • Coupling a transmon qubit to a lossy superconducting nonlinear asymmetric inductive element (SNAIL) mode.
  • Parametrically modulating the coupling between the qubit and the SNAIL mode to control bath temperature.
  • Utilizing the transmon qubit's energy levels to probe the bath's thermalization properties.

Main Results:

  • Successfully created a tunable quantum bath with controllable effective temperatures from negative to positive values.
  • Demonstrated qubit thermalization to equilibrium with varying population distributions based on parametric pumping.
  • Extended the method to the third energy level of the transmon, showing broader applicability.

Conclusions:

  • The developed tunable bath is a valuable tool for quantum simulators.
  • Precise temperature control of quantum baths enables novel quantum simulation strategies.
  • This technique offers a pathway to engineer specific photon population distributions in quantum systems.