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We investigate the Josephson diode effect in an asymmetric SQUID consisting of a sinusoidal Josephson junction formed by a Bi$_2$Te$_2$Se flake and a superconducting Nb nanobridge with a linear and multivalued current-phase relation (CPR).…

We present a new theoretical framework to analyze microwave amplifiers based on the dc SQUID. Our analysis applies input-output theory generalized for Josephson junction devices biased in the running state. Using this approach we express…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-10-11 Archana Kamal , John Clarke , Michel Devoret

We analyze an interplay between the proximity effect and quantum interference of electrons in hybrid structures superconductor-normal metal-superconductor which contain several insulating barriers. We demonstrate that the dc Josephson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Artem V. Galaktionov , Andrei D. Zaikin

It was recently experimentally proved that the superconducting counterpart of a diode, i.e., a device that realizes nonreciprocal Cooper pairs transport, can be realized by breaking the spatial and time-reversal symmetry of a system…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-09-13 Angelo Greco , Quentin Pichard , Francesco Giazotto

We replace the Josephson junction defining a three-junction flux qubit's properties with a tunable direct current superconducting quantum interference devices (DC-SQUID) in order to tune the qubit gap during the experiment. We observe…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-19 Xiaobo Zhu , Alexander Kemp , Shiro Saito , Kouichi Semba

The application of in-plane magnetic fields to Josephson junctions enables fundamental exploration of quantum phenomena, including Zeeman-driven 0-$\pi$ transitions and planar topological superconductivity. However, intrinsic orbital…

We study a 0-$\pi$ dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with asymmetric inductances and critical currents of the two Josephson junctions (JJs). By considering such a dc SQUID as a black box with two terminals, we calculate…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-18 E. Goldobin , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

Josephson-junction based parametric amplifiers have become a ubiquitous component in superconducting quantum machines. Although parametric amplifiers regularly achieve near-quantum limited performance, they have many limitations, including…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-06 T. -C. Chien , O. Lanes , C. Liu , X. Cao , P. Lu , S. Motz , G. Liu , D. Pekker , M. Hatridge

We investigate superconducting interference device (SQUID) with two asymmetric Josephson junctions coupled to a mechanical resonator embedded in the loop of the SQUID. We quantize this system in the case when the frequency of the mechanical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-19 Olga Shevchuk , Gary A. Steele , Ya. M. Blanter

We study theoretically dynamics in a Josephson junction coupled to a mechanical resonator looking at the signatures of the resonance in d.c. electrical response of the junction. Such a system can be realized experimentally as a suspended…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-12-07 C. Padurariu , C. J. H. Keijzers , Yu. V. Nazarov

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 recently presented the first superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) Josephson junctions [1: J. P. Cleuziou, W. Wernsdorfer, V. Bouchiat, T. Ondarcuhu and M. Monthioux, Nature…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. -P. Cleuziou , W. Wernsdorfer , V. Bouchiat , Th. Ondarcuhu , M. Monthioux

Frequency combs represent exceptionally precise measurement tools due to the coherence of their spectral lines. While optical frequency comb sources constitute a well-established technology, superconducting circuits provide a relatively…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-12-12 Angelo Greco , Xavier Ballu , Francesco Giazotto , Alessandro Crippa

We have investigated asymmetrically shunted Nb/Al-AlO$_x$/Nb direct current (dc) superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). While keeping the total resistance $R$ identical to a comparable symmetric SQUID with $R^{-1} = R_1^{-1}…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-05 M. Rudolph , J. Nagel , J. M. Meckbach , M. Kemmler , M. Siegel , K. Ilin , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

In bulk superconductors or Josephson junctions formed in materials with spin-orbit interaction, the critical current can depend on the direction of current flow and applied magnetic field, an effect known as the superconducting (SC) diode…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-21 Henry F. Legg , Katharina Laubscher , Daniel Loss , Jelena Klinovaja

We study thermal fluctuations and capacitive effects on small Josephson Junction Rings (JJR) that mimics the rectification phenomena recently observed in triangle shaped mesoscopic superconductors, due to the superposition of the field…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-10-07 M. F. Carusela , V. P. Ramunni , V. I. Marconi

Usually, the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) consists of two Josephson junctions and the interference therein is modulated by a magnetic flux. In this work, we propose an electrically modulated SQUID consisting of single…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-01-31 Yong Xu , Salah Uddin , Jun Wang , Zhongshui Ma , Jun-Feng Liu

The properties of Josephson devices are strongly affected by geometrical effects such as those associated with the magnetic field induced by the bias current. The generally adopted analysis of Owen and Scalapino [{\it Phys. Rev.}{\bf 164},…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-04-18 Roberto Monaco , Valery P. Koshelets , Anna Mukhortova , Jesper Mygin

The Josephson effect is theoretically studied in two types of SQUIDs consisting of $s$ wave superconductor and Sr$_2$RuO$_4$. Results show various response of the critical Josephson current to applied magnetic fields depending on the type…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Y. Asano , Y. Tanaka , M. Sigrist , S. Kashiwaya

The Cooper pair box qubit of SQUID configuration enables the readout of the qubit states by probing the effective Josephson inductance of the SQUID. This is realized by coupling the qubit to a tank circuit which induces a small alternating…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 A. B. Zorin