Implementing Qubits with Superconducting Integrated Circuits

Superconducting qubits are solid state electrical circuits fabricated using techniques borrowed from conventional integrated circuits. They are based on the Josephson tunnel junction, the only non-dissipative, strongly non-linear circuit element available at low temperature. In contrast to microscopic entities such as spins or atoms, they tend to be well coupled to other circuits, which make them appealling from the point of view of readout and gate implementation. Very recently, new designs of superconducting qubits based on multi-junction circuits have solved the problem of isolation from unwanted extrinsic electromagnetic perturbations. We discuss in this review how qubit decoherence is affected by the intrinsic noise of the junction and what can be done to improve it. PACS: 03.67.-a, 03.65.Yz, 85.25.-j, 85.35.Gv     

Importance of out-of-plane dispersion of the excitation spectrum of superconducting bilayers with Josephson coupling

We study the effect of Josephson coupling between adjacent superconducting layers on the BCS energy spectrum. We find that the interference between the gap functions of two layers can lead to vanishing condensation energy for perpendicular momenta corresponding to the formation of standing waves. We therefore predict a conventional energy spectrum for large interlayer spacings, if the gap of the single layers has no nodes, and in all cases a gapless spectrum for small spacings. Within the experimental error, our numerical results account for the low-temperature dependence of the penetration depth reported in Nd_1.85Ce_0.15CuO₄ and YBa₂Cu₃O_6.9.     

Cellular automata model of gravity-driven granular flows

A cellular automata model is used to simulate a variety of granular chute flows. The model is tested against several case studies: flow down a chute, flow past an obstacle, chute flow in which complex, counter-rotating vortices result in streamwise surface stripes and flow near a boundary. The model successfully reproduces experimental observations in all of these cases. These results lead us to propose that simple, rule-based, models such as this can improve our detailed understanding of dynamics and flow within an opaque granular bed.     

排桩式波浪能发电装置附近流场特性研究

基于雷诺时均Navier-Stokes方程和k?ω湍流模型,研究单排桩式振荡水柱式波浪能发电装置在规则波作用下的桩基附近流场特性. 通过物理模型实验验证所建数值波浪水槽的准确性. 模拟规则波作用下装置附近的流场特性,分析装置附近的涡特征以及其对装置附近泥沙冲刷情况的潜在影响. 结果表明,测试工况下,在桩式振荡水柱装置桩柱体的桩基附近观察到马蹄涡和尾涡现象,马蹄涡强度随着Keulegan–Carpenter（KC）数的增大而减小,尾涡强度随着KC数的增大而增大. 马蹄涡因强度过小,在模拟的KC数范围内不是装置桩基泥沙冲刷的主要因素,高强度的尾涡很可能成为装置桩基附近泥沙起动、输运和冲刷的重要影响因素.     

Successful fabrication of bicrystal Si substrates for YBa2Cu3O7 − y Josephson junctions

Bicrystal Si(BiSi) substrates for grain boundary (GB) Josephson junctions (GBJJs) have been fabricated by a direct bonding technique using a hot press method. The fracture strength and structure of the bonding interfaces were investigated to obtain substrates suitable for the junctions. It was found that an increase in the pressure of the hot press improves the reproducibility of the GBJJs. YBa₂Cu₃O_{7 − y} GBJJs were successfully fabricated on Bi-Si substrates with a misorientation angle of 15 ° bonded under a pressure of 90 kgf cm⁻² at 1200 °C in a vacuum of ≈10⁻³ Pa. These junctions showed typical I-V curves described by the RSJ model. The Shapiro steps induced by millimetre wave irradiation of 101 GHz were clearly observed in the I-V curves up to 3 mV, corresponding to at least 1.5 THz (, where e is the unit charge, V the voltage and h Planck's constant).     

Upstream wake-secondary flow interactions in the endwall region of high-loaded turbines

A detailed experimental and numerical investigation of the unsteady interaction of secondary flow vortices in turbine endwall region was performed with the effect of upstream periodic wakes. The flow field was investigated respectively in a linear turbine cascade and a turbine rotor. The study revealed the physical mechanisms of unsteady interaction between upstream wake and secondary vortices. The influence of the upstream wake on the performance of turbine endwall region was also discussed.The flow field at the exit of the turbine blade row showed a decrease in passage vortex strength and loss due to the upstream wake transport. Two interaction mechanisms are proposed whereby passage vortex loss decreases. They are the upstream wake-pressure side leg of the horseshoe vortex interaction and the upstream wake-passage vortex interaction. The transport of upstream wake can suppress the development of pressure side leg of the horseshoe vortex and passage vortex because of the “negative jet” influence of the wake.     

The superconducting transition temperature of multilayered superconductors. The frustratedXY-Josephson model

The superconducting transition temperature of multilayered superconducting structures of the RVB theory for the S-N(D)-S type is defined taking into account the resonance pair tunneling between superconducting layers. The Josephson array defectivity is considered with the frustration parameters.     

约瑟夫森结的线性延时反馈控制分析

考虑电阻-电容分路的约瑟夫森结的线性延时反馈控制,运用非线性动力学理论分析了受控系统平凡解的稳定性。研究表明随着参数的变化,系统的稳定平凡解将会通过Hopf分岔失稳产生周期解,数值仿真验证了理论结果。     

Investigation of the error in transferring the dimensions of the volt using a transportable stabilitron voltage standard

The results of an investigation of the characteristics of transportable voltage standards based on stabilitrons for the purpose of using them as standards of comparison when transferring the dimension of the unit of constant voltage in accordance with the State Standard GOST 8.027-2001 are presented. It is shown that, using the standard investigated, one can transfer the dimensions of the unit of voltage with an overall relative error of 5·10⁻⁸ for a voltage of both 1.018 V and 10 V. __________ Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 1, pp. 34–38, January, 2006.     

基于约瑟夫森量子电压的交流功率测量系统及方法研究

基于约瑟夫森量子电压标准设计了交流功率差分测量系统。通过分析差分采样系统的误差分布及误差传递函数,提出换向差分测量方法,减小了差分采样系统的增益误差,提高了电压幅值测量准确度;通过分析衰减系数η,证明了采用换向差分测量较容易实现10-7量级电压幅值测量。通过评估差分采样系统零相位,结果证明了差分采样系统具有较好的相位测量稳定性。分析了交流功率差分测量系统的不确定度分量,评估了功率因数为1.0,0.5 L和0.5 C时的功率测量不确定度,通过与国家交流功率基准装置进行实验比对,证明了基于约瑟夫森量子电压交流功率测量系统不确定度评估的合理性。