Superconducting tunable flux qubit with direct readout scheme
  We describe a simple and efficient scheme for the readout of a tunable flux qubit, and present preliminary experimental tests for the preparation, manipulation and final readout of the qubit state, performed in incoherent regime at liquid Helium temperature. The tunable flux qubit is realized by a double SQUID with an extra Josephson junction inserted in the large superconducting loop, and the readout is performed by applying a current ramp to the junction and recording the value for which there is a voltage response, depending on the qubit state. This preliminary work indicates the feasibility and efficiency of the scheme. 
Fabio Chiarello, Pasquale Carelli, Maria Gabriella Castellano, Carlo   Cosmelli, Lorenzo Gangemi, Roberto Leoni, Stefano Pol...