Coherence in a transmon qubit with epitaxial tunnel junctions

Martin Weides, Jeffrey S. Kline, Michael Vissers, Martin Sandberg, David Wisbey, Blake Johnson, Thomas Ohki, D. P. Pappas

Abstract

We developed transmon qubits based on epitaxial tunnel junctions and interdigitated capacitors. This multileveled qubit, patterned by use of all-optical lithography, is a step towards scalable qubits with a high integration density. The relaxation time T1 is 0.72−0.86 μs and the ensemble dephasing time T2* is slightly larger than T1. The dephasing time T2 (1.36 μs) is nearly energy-relaxation-limited. Qubit spectroscopy yields weaker level splitting than observed in qubits with amorphous barriers in equivalent-size junctions. The qubit’s inferred microwave loss closely matches the weighted losses of the individual elements (junction, wiring dielectric, and interdigitated capacitor), determined by independent resonator measurements.

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