A Decoherence Model for the SKO: An RWA Model and Treating Effects Beyond the RWA
摘要
In this chapter, we capture the effect of the environmental fluctuations on our Kerr parametric oscillator by computing the effective Lindbladian of a Kerr parametric oscillator beyond the rotating wave approximation. We find that the relevant dissipators depend strongly on the nonlinearity and the mean-photon number in the oscillator. In particular, we address recent measurements of the logical lifetime on a Schrödinger cat qubit stabilized by a parametric drive, thereby providing an explanation for the observed three-order-of-magnitude discrepancy between experimental data and an ordinary Lindblad treatment. Our systematic approach paves the path to treat dissipative effects in Floquet-engineered nonlinear quantum systems.