Quantum jumps between macroscopic quantum states of a superconducting qubit coupled to a microscopic two-level system

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Oct 10;101(15):157001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.157001. Epub 2008 Oct 6.

Abstract

We report the observation of quantum jumps between macroscopic quantum states in a superconducting phase qubit coupled to the two-level systems in the Josephson tunnel junction, and all key features of quantum jumps are confirmed in the experiments. Moreover, quantum jumps can be used to calibrate such two-level systems, which are believed to be one of the main decoherence sources in Josephson devices.