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Quantum dynamics of a resonator driven by a superconducting single-electron transistor: a solid-state analogue of the micromaser

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2013-05-29 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We investigate the behavior of a quantum resonator coupled to a superconducting single-electron transistor tuned to the Josephson quasiparticle resonance and show that the dynamics is similar in many ways to that found in a micromaser. Coupling to the SSET can drive the resonator into non-classical states of self-sustained oscillation via either continuous or discontinuous transitions. Increasing the coupling further leads to a sequence of transitions and regions of multistability.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0608166,
  title  = {Quantum dynamics of a resonator driven by a superconducting single-electron transistor: a solid-state analogue of the micromaser},
  author = {D. A. Rodrigues and J. Imbers and A. D. Armour},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0608166},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures. Clarifications as suggested by referee, adjusted for length. References and typos corrected