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We consider, for the first time, the effects of strong capacitive and inductive coupling between radio frequency Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (rf SQUIDs) in an overlapping metamaterial geometry when driven by rf flux at and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-06-28 Jingnan Cai , Robin Cantor , Johanne Hizanidis , Nikos Lazarides , Steven M. Anlage

We investigate rf SQUIDs (Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices), coupled to a resonant input circuit, a readout tank circuit and a preamplifier, by numerically solving the corresponding Langevin equations and optimizing model…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-03-13 Reinhold Kleiner , Dieter Koelle , John Clarke

Studying nanoscale dynamics is essential for understanding quantum materials and advancing quantum chip manufacturing. Still, it remains a major challenge to measure non-equilibrium properties such as current and dissipation, and their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-01 Matthijs Rog , Tycho J. Blom , Daan B. Boltje , Jimi D. de Haan , Remko Fermin , Jiasen Niu , Yasmin C. Doedes , Milan P. Allan , Kaveh Lahabi

We control transition frequency of a superconducting flux qubit coupled to a frequency-tunable resonator comprising a direct current superconducting quantum interference device (dc-SQUID) by microwave driving. The dc-SQUID mediates the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-08 Hiraku Toida , Takuya Ohrai , Yuichiro Matsuzaki , Kosuke Kakuyanagi , Shiro Saito

We demonstrate simultaneous measurements of DC transport properties and flux noise of a hybrid superconducting magnetometer based on the proximity effect (superconducting quantum interference proximity transistor, SQUIPT). The noise is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-19 R. N. Jabdaraghi , D. S. Golubev , J. P. Pekola , J. T. Peltonen

A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) was prepared on a micron-sized single crystal using a selected growth domain of a thin film of $CeCoIn_5$ grown by molecular beam epitaxy. SQUID voltage oscillations of good quality were…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2011-08-16 Oleksandr Foyevtsov , Fabrizio Porrati , Michael Huth

We consider a coupling element based on a symmetric superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and show that it mediates a two-photon interaction. This and other inductive interactions due to the SQUID can be switched off in situ.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-07-22 E. V. Stolyarov , V. L. Andriichuk , Andrii M. Sokolov

Superconducting electronic circuits have much to offer with regard to neuromorphic hardware. Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) can serve as an active element to perform the thresholding operation of a neuron's soma.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Bryce A. Primavera , Jeffrey M. Shainline

We present a theoretical study on the dynamical properties of three-dimensional arrays of Josephson junctions. Our results indicate that such superconducting networks represent highly sensitive 3D-SQUIDs having some major advantages in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Oppenlaender , Ch. Haeussler , N. Schopohl

We study a double quantum dot (DQD) coupled to a strongly biased quantum point contact (QPC), each embedded in independent electric circuits. For weak interdot tunnelling we observe a finite current flowing through the unbiased Coulomb…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. S. Khrapai , S. Ludwig , J. P. Kotthaus , H. P. Tranitz , W. Wegscheider

Alternative computing paradigms open the door to exploiting recent innovations in computational hardware to probe the fundamental thermodynamic limits of information processing. One such paradigm employs superconducting quantum interference…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-07-03 Christian Z. Pratt , Kyle J. Ray , James P. Crutchfield

We propose tunable superconducting split-ring resonators (SRRs) employing nonlinear Josephson inductance. A fraction of SRR is replaced by Nb-AlOx-Nb Josephson tunnel junctions connected in parallel and forming a superconducting quantum…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Vidiborskiy , V. P. Koshelets , L. V. Filippenko , S. V. Shitov , A. V. Ustinov

In the emerging field of quantum computation and quantum information, superconducting devices are promising candidates for the implementation of solid-state quantum bits or qubits. Single-qubit operations, direct coupling between two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 I. Chiorescu , P. Bertet , K. Semba , Y. Nakamura , C. J. P. M. Harmans , J. E. Mooij

Due to their superior noise performance, SQUIDs are an attractive alternative to high electron mobility transistors for constructing ultra-low-noise microwave amplifiers for cryogenic use. We describe the use of a lumped element SQUID…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 Lafe Spietz , Kent Irwin , Jose Aumentado

Using a focused He$^+$ beam for nanopatterning and writing of Josephson barriers we fabricated specially shaped Josephson junctions of in-line geometry in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ thin film microbridges with an asymmetry ratio of critical…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-07-23 Christoph Schmid , Alireza Jozani , Reinhold Kleiner , Dieter Koelle , Edward Goldobin

In a SQUID tuned away from half-integer flux (in units of the superconducting flux quantum), the concurrence of multiple Josephson harmonics and an asymmetry between the junctions leads to the Josephson diode effect -- a nonreciprocal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-18 M. Houzet , T. Vakhtel , J. S. Meyer

We have designed and characterized a micro-SQUID with dispersive readout for use in low temperature scanning probe microscopy systems. The design features a capacitively shunted RF SQUID with a tunable resonance frequency from 5 to 12 GHz,…

The nonlinear electron and heat currents of quantum dot molecules (QDMs) under a temperature bias are theoretically investigated, including all correlation functions arising from electron Coulomb interactions in QDMs. Unlike the case of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-13 Chih-Chieh Chen , David M T Kuo , Yia-Chung Chang

It is sketched how a monostable rf- or dc-SQUID can mediate an inductive coupling between two adjacent flux qubits. The nontrivial dependence of the SQUID's susceptibility on external flux makes it possible to continuously tune the induced…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Alec Maassen van den Brink , A. J. Berkley , M. Yalowsky

We report the experimental realization of a 3D capacitively-shunt superconducting flux qubit with long coherence times. At the optimal flux bias point, the qubit demonstrates energy relaxation times in the 60-90 $\mu$s range, and Hahn-echo…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-25 Leonid V. Abdurakhimov , Imran Mahboob , Hiraku Toida , Kousuke Kakuyanagi , Shiro Saito