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Superconducting nanowires and Josephson junctions, when biased close to superconducting critical current, can switch to a non-zero voltage state by thermal or quantum fluctuations. The process is understood as an escape of a Brownian…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-11-07 Marek Foltyn , Maciej Zgirski

A central long standing prediction of the theory of fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states that it is a topological fluid whose elementary excitations are vortices with fractional charge and fractional statistics. Yet, the unambiguous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eun-Ah Kim , Michael J. Lawler , Smitha Vishveshwara , Eduardo Fradkin

We study the flux noise $S_{\Phi}(\omega)$ and finite frequency conductivity $\sigma_1(\omega)$ in two dimensional unfrustrated Josephson junction arrays (JJA's), by numerically solving the equations of the coupled overdamped…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-30 Ing-Jye Hwang , Seungoh Ryu , D. Stroud

Recent experiments by F. Yoshihara et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 167001 (2006)] and by K. Kakuyanagi et al. (cond-mat/0609564) provided information on decoherence of the echo signal in Josephson-junction flux qubits at various bias…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Y. M. Galperin , B. L. Altshuler , J. Bergli , D. Shantsev , V. Vinokur

Josephson tunnel junctions exhibit a supercurrent typically proportional to the sine of the superconducting phase difference $\phi$. In general, a term proportional to $\cos(\phi)$ is also present, alongside microscopic electronic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-09-29 Aritra Lahiri , Sang-Jun Choi , Björn Trauzettel

It is well known that the current-biased Josephson junction (CBJJ) can serve as a Josephson threshold detector (JTD) for the sensitive detection of weak microwave signals. Based on the recent work (PRB {\bf 111}, 024501 (2025)) on the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Y. Q. Chai , M. Y. Wang , S. N. Wang , P. H. Ouyang , L. F. Wei

We study the effect of thermal fluctuations in a fully frustrated Josephson junction array driven by a current I larger than the apparent critical current I_c(T). We calculate numerically the behavior of the chiral order parameter of Z_2…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-08-31 Veronica I. Marconi , Daniel Dominguez

Building more powerful quantum computers requires manufacturing processes with tight tolerances. To improve the tolerances on Josephson junctions, techniques to fine tune their properties after fabrication have been developed. Understanding…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-17 Oscar W. Kennedy , Jared H. Cole , Connor D. Shelly

Bloch oscillations in nanoscale Josephson junctions with a Coulomb charging energy comparable to the Josephson coupling energy are explored within the context of a model previously considered by Geigenm\"uller and Sch\"on that includes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-14 Heli Vora , R. L. Kautz , S. W. Nam , J. Aumentado

We have investigated the classical phase dynamics of underdamped ferromagnetic Josephson junctions by measuring the switching probability in both the stationary and nonstationary regimes down to 350 mK. We found the escape temperature to be…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-13 I. Petkovic , M. Aprili

1/f noise, the major source of dephasing in Josephson qubits, may be produced by an ensemble of two-level systems. Depending on the statistical properties of their distribution, the noise distribution can be Gaussian or non-Gaussian. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Josef Schriefl , Yuriy Makhlin , Alexander Shnirman , Gerd Schön

Two-fluxon state in an annular Josephson junction in the presence of external magnetic field is studied analytically, numerically and experimentally. We obtain an analytical expression for the potential of interaction between the fluxons…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-08-27 A. A. Abdumalikov, , B. A. Malomed , A. V. Ustinov

Arrays of Josephson junctions are at the forefront of research on quantum circuitry for quantum computing, simulation and metrology. They provide a testing bed for exploring a variety of fundamental physical effects where macroscopic phase…

The critical currents in Josephson junctions of conventional superconductors with macroscopic defects are calculated for different defect critical current densities as a function of the magnetic field. We also study the evolution of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 N. Stefanakis , N. Flytzanis

We report experimental and numerical analysis of expontentially shaped long Josephson junctions with lateral current injection. Quasi-linear flux flow branches are observed in the current-voltage characteristic of the junctions in the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Carapella , N. Martucciello , G. Costabile

We discuss in detail the experimental investigation of thermally induced fluctuations of the relative phase between two weakly coupled Bose-Einstein condensates. In analogy to superconducting Josephson junctions, the weak coupling…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Gati , J. Esteve , B. Hemmerling , T. B. Ottenstein , J. Appmeier , A. Weller , M. K. Oberthaler

Intrinsic noise is known to be ubiquitous in Josephson junctions. We investigate a voltage biased superconducting tunnel junction including a very small number of pinholes - transport channels possessing a transmission coefficient close to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-05-13 Georg Heinrich , F. K. Wilhelm

We have investigated how the Coulomb blockade of a mesoscopic Josephson junction in a high-impedance environment is suppressed by shot noise from an adjacent junction. The presented theoretical analysis is an extension of the phase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 E. B. Sonin

The aim of the paper is to provide information on a newly developed design methodology for the evaluation of bridge expansion joints with respect to their noise emission and overall technical condition. The methodology also gives…

Superconducting quantum circuits based on Josephson junctions have made rapid progress in demonstrating quantum behavior and scalability. However, the future prospects ultimately depend upon the intrinsic coherence of Josephson junctions,…