Coherent temporal oscillations of macroscopic quantum states in a Josephson junction.
We report the generation and observation of coherent temporal oscillations between the macroscopic quantum states of a Josephson tunnel junction by applying microwaves with frequencies close to the level separation. Coherent temporal oscillations of excited state populations were observed by monitoring the junction's tunneling probability as a function of time. From the data, the lower limit of phase decoherence time was estimated to be about 5 microseconds.
Yu
Yang
Y
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.
Han
Siyuan
S
Chu
Xi
X
Chu
Shih-I
SI
Wang
Zhen
Z