Amplification and attenuation of a probe signal by doubly dressed states

Abstract

We analyze a system composed of a qubit coupled to the electromagnetic fields in two high quality quantum oscillators. A particular realization of such a system is the superconducting qubit coupled to a transmission-line resonator driven by two signals with frequencies close to the resonator's harmonics. This doubly driven system can be described in terms of the doubly dressed qubit states. Our calculations demonstrate the possibility to change the number of photons in the resonator and the transmission of the fundamental-mode signal over a wide parameter range exploiting resonances with the dressed qubit. Experiments show that in the case of high quality resonators the dressed energy levels and corresponding resonance conditions can be probed, even for high driving amplitudes. The interaction of the qubit with photons of two harmonics can be used for the creation of quantum amplifiers or attenuators.