TY - JOUR UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.140506 ID - discovery1333476 PB - AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC TI - Extension to the quantum Langevin equation in the incoherent hopping regime N2 - An extension to the quantum Langevin equation is derived, that is valid in the incoherent hopping regime, and which allows one to incorporate quantum tunneling events. This is achieved by the inclusion of additional stochastic variables in the Langevin equation representing the tunneling events. A systematic derivation of this extension and of its regime of validity is presented. The study is motivated by efforts to determine the error in reading the state of a superconducting quantum bit. SN - 1098-0121 JF - Physical Review B N1 - © APS 2006 KW - Oscillator KW - State KW - Decay KW - Transitions KW - Junction KW - Motion KW - System KW - Field IS - 14 AV - public A1 - Green, AG VL - 73 Y1 - 2006/04// ER -