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This research proposes a novel method in circuit quantum electrodynamics to measure dark states without incurring Purcell loss, effectively bypassing a fundamental trade-off between readout fidelity and qubit lifetime. By leveraging ZZ interactions between dark and bright modes, the study demonstrates that high-dispersive shifts can be achieved even with near-zero coupling strength, offering a significant pathway for improving measurement efficiency in superconducting quantum processors.
Dark state as a measurable state by a dispersive readout without a Purcell limit
arXiv:2608.29811v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: It is believed that the enhancement in qubit-resonator coupling allows a better dispersive readout but introduces greater Purcell loss. In this work, we propose that a dark mode in a coupled quantum system may violate this rule by introducing the ZZ interaction between the dark and a bright mode. The dark mode may exhibit an effective zero coupling strength, and zero Purcell loss with the resonator photons. Nevertheless, the dispersive shift is almost the same as the bright state, due to the higher order perturbation introduced by the higher excited states. Such a state demonstrates the measurability without a Purcell limit in circuit quantum electrodynamics.
Abstract:It is believed that the enhancement in qubit-resonator coupling allows a better dispersive readout but introduces greater Purcell loss. In this work, we propose that a dark mode in a coupled quantum system may violate this rule by introducing the ZZ interaction between the dark and a bright mode. The dark mode may exhibit an effective zero coupling strength, and zero Purcell loss with the resonator photons. Nevertheless, the dispersive shift is almost the same as the bright state, due to the higher order perturbation introduced by the higher excited states. Such a state demonstrates the measurability without a Purcell limit in circuit quantum electrodynamics.
arXiv:2608.29811 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2608.29811v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
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