We demonstrate the operation of a differential single Cooper-pair box, a charge qubit consisting of two aluminum islands, isolated from ground, coupled by a pair of small-area Josephson junctions. We have tested four devices, all of which show evidence of quasiparticle poisoning. The devices are characterized with microwave spectroscopy and temperature dependence studies.
Published in:
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:17
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: June 2007