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year 2020
author(s) Aleksey N. Bolgar, Daniil D. Kirichenko, Rais. S. Shaikhaidarov, Shtefan V. Sanduleanu, Alexander V. Semenov, Aleksey Yu. Dmitriev, Oleg V. Astafiev
title A phononic crystal coupled to a transmission line via an artificial atom
document type Paper
source Commun Phys 3, 207 (2020)
doi 10.1038/s42005-020-00475-2
EMP/Horizon2020 This publication does not include a EMP/Horizon2020 acknowledgement.
abstract

The interaction of superconducting qubits with surface acoustic wave resonators in quantum regime has been achieved recently. It opens a new field of research – quantum acoustodynamics – and allows developing new types of quantum devices. The main challenge in this direction is to manufacture acoustic resonators in the gigahertz range. Here, we demonstrate that the structure of a hybrid acoustodynamic device can be significantly simplified, if we replace an acoustic resonator with a phononic crystal. Our crystal consists of narrow metallic stripes on a quartz surface. The artificial atom in turn interacts with a microwave transmission line. Therefore, two degrees of freedom of different nature, acoustic and electromagnetic, are coupled with a single quantum object. A scattering spectrum of propagating electromagnetic waves on the artificial atom visualizes acoustic modes of the phononic crystal. Our geometry allows realizing effects of quantum acoustics on a simple and compact system.