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High Quality Quasinormal Modes of Phononic Crystals for Quantum Acoustodynamics

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Phononic crystals are a promising platform for the study of quantum acoustodynamics. In a recent experiment, the interaction of a superconducting quantum bit with modes of a phononic crystal has been demonstrated. The field of these modes is localized in a compact area, providing high values of the coupling constant with the qubit. However, the Q-factor of phononic crystal modes is strongly limited (\(\sim\)1050) due to a phonon emission from the crystal ends. For further use of phononic crystals in research in the field of quantum acoustodynamics, it is desirable to overcome this limitation in the quality factor. In this work, we have proposed a structure consisting of a phononic crystal placed between the Bragg mirrors. Our simulations predict that the Q-factor in such a structure can reach (\(\sim\)100000). We demonstrate experimental results in which this structure has a Q-factor (\(\sim\) 60,000), which is 60 times higher than that of an acoustic crystal of the same size.

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We acknowledge Russian Science Foundation (Grant No. 21-42-00025) for supporting the work. This work was performed using technological equipment of MIPT Shared Facilities Center.

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  1. Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, Moscow, Russia, 121205

    Aleksey N. Bolgar, Aleksandr Strelnikov & Oleg V. Astafiev

  2. Laboratory of Artificial Quantum Systems, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia, 141700

    Aleksey N. Bolgar, Shtefan V. Sanduleanu, Aleksandr Strelnikov & Oleg V. Astafiev

  3. National University for Science and Technology (MISiS), Leninskiy Pereulok 4, Moscow, Russia, 119049

    Shtefan V. Sanduleanu

  4. Physics Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK

    Oleg V. Astafiev

  5. National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, UK

    Oleg V. Astafiev

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Bolgar, A.N., Sanduleanu, S.V., Strelnikov, A. et al. High Quality Quasinormal Modes of Phononic Crystals for Quantum Acoustodynamics. J Low Temp Phys 210, 573–587 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-022-02871-0

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