- Accepted Paper
Millimeter wave readout of a superconducting qubit
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 3 September, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/c84y-ggqs
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 3 September, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/c84y-ggqs
Millimeter waves are emerging as an enabling technology for connecting and enhancing different quantum platforms such as Rydberg atoms, optomechanics, and superconducting qubits. In this work, we explore the interaction between millimeter wave photons and conventional transmon qubits, specifically for qubit readout. We study a circuit quantum electrodynamic (cQED) system consisting of a millimeter-wave cavity at _r = 2 GHz and a transmon qubit at _q = 2 GHz coupled at rate g = 2 GHz. With such a large detuning between cavity and qubit, _r/_q > 10, we are able to suppress drive induced unwanted resonant state transitions, enabling strong drives for qubit readout. We measure no resonant state transitions even when driving with more than 100 photons and read out the qubit state with more than 100 photons to achieve a measurement fidelity greater than 99% without the aid of a quantum limited amplifier.
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