Al transmon qubits on silicon-on-insulator for quantum device integration

Abstract

We present the fabrication and characterization of an aluminum transmon qubit on a silicon-on-insulator substrate. Key to the qubit fabrication is the use of an anhydrous hydrofluoric vapor process which selectively removes the lossy silicon oxide buried underneath the silicon device layer. For a 5.6 GHz qubit measured dispersively by a 7.1 GHz resonator, we find T1 = 3.5 μs and T2* = 2.2 μs. This process in principle permits the co-fabrication of silicon photonic and mechanical elements, providing a route towards chip-scale integration of electro-opto-mechanical transducers for quantum networking of superconducting microwave quantum circuits. The additional processing steps are compatible with established fabrication techniques for aluminum transmon qubits on silicon.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 24, 2017
Source ID
10.1063/1.4994661

Entities

People

  • A. J. Keller
  • Brett Berger
  • Johannes M Fink
  • Michael Fang
  • Oskar Painter
  • Paul B. Dieterle

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • National Science Foundation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots