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Circuit QED based quantum information processing relies on low noise amplification for signal readout. In the realm of microwave superconducting circuits, this amplification is often achieved via Josephson parametric amplifiers (JPA). In…

This paper presents a detailed theoretical review of the amplification process in Josephson Parametric Amplifiers (JPAs), which are crucial for quantum-limited signal amplification in superconducting circuits. The paper begins by outlining…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-31 Rajlaxmi Bhoite , Shraddhanjali Choudhury

We developed and experimentally tested a Symmetric Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifier (STWPA) based on Three-Wave Mixing, using the new concept of a Symmetric rf- SQUID. This allows to fully control the second and third order…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-04-23 Alessandro Miano , Oleg A. Mukhanov

The Josephson ring modulator (JRM) is a device, based on Josephson tunnel junctions, capable of performing non-degenerate mixing in the microwave regime without losses. The generic scattering matrix of the device is calculated by solving…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-01-22 Baleegh Abdo , Archana Kamal , Michel H. Devoret

We introduce a novel near-quantum-limited amplifier with a large tunable bandwidth and high dynamic range - the Josephson Array Mode Parametric Amplifier (JAMPA). The signal and idler modes involved in the amplification process are realized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-18 V. V. Sivak , S. Shankar , G. Liu , J. Aumentado , M. H. Devoret

We present the experimental demonstration of an impedance-engineered Josephson parametric amplifier (IEJPA) fabricated in a single-step lithography process. Impedance engineering is implemented using a lumped-element series LC circuit. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-08 Lipi Patel , Samarth Hawaldar , Aditya Panikkar , Athreya Shankar , Baladitya Suri

The relentless scaling of classical microelectronics has been enabled by the precision and reproducibility of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) optical lithography. Implementing large-scale superconducting quantum processors will require cryogenic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Hao Li , Marco Scigliuzzo , Evgenii Guzovskii , Seog-Tae Han , Kyungho Han , Tobias J. Kippenberg

Traveling-wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) have become an essential tool for the readout of quantum circuits and the search for dark matter. We report on the implementation of an rf-SQUID-based Josephson TWPA with an average saturation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-29 Victor Gaydamachenko , Christoph Kissling , Lukas Grünhaupt

Spins in semiconductor quantum dots hold great promise as building blocks of quantum processors. Trapping them in SiMOS transistor-like devices eases future industrial scale fabrication. Among the potentially scalable readout solutions,…

Detection of low-reflectivity objects can be improved by the so-called quantum illumination procedure. However, quantum detection probability exponentially decays with the source bandwidth. The Josephson Parametric Amplifiers (JPAs)…

Operating superconducting qubits at elevated temperatures offers increased cooling power and thus system scalability, but requires suppression of thermal photons to preserve coherence and readout fidelity. This motivates migration to higher…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-22 Z. Hao , J. Cochran , Y. -C. Chang , H. M. Cole , S. Shankar

Recent progress in quantum computing and the development of novel detector technologies for astrophysics is driving the need for high-gain, broadband, and quantum-limited amplifiers. We present a purely traveling-wave parametric amplifier…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-27 Nikita Klimovich , Peter Day , Shibo Shu , Byeong Ho Eom , Henry Leduc , Andrew Beyer

Josephson junction parametric amplifiers are playing a crucial role in the readout chain in superconducting quantum information experiments. However, their integration with current 3D cavity implementations poses the problem of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-23 A. Narla , K. M. Sliwa , M. Hatridge , S. Shankar , L. Frunzio , R. J. Schoelkopf , M. H. Devoret

We have developed a recently proposed Josephson traveling-wave parametric amplifier with three-wave mixing [A. B. Zorin, Phys. Rev. Applied 6, 034006, 2016]. The amplifier consists of a microwave transmission line formed by a serial array…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-05-09 A. B. Zorin , M. Khabipov , J. Dietel , R. Dolata

We demonstrate full frequency conversion in the microwave domain using a Josephson three-wave mixing device pumped at the difference between the frequencies of its fundamental eigenmodes. By measuring the signal output as a function of the…

Superconducting quantum circuits are typically operated at low temperatures (mK), necessitating cryogenic low-noise, wide-band amplifiers for signal readout ultimately also compatible with room temperature electronics. While existing…

We present a quantum mechanical model for a four-wave mixing Josephson traveling-wave parametric amplifier including substrate losses and associated thermal fluctuations. Under the assumption of a strong undepleted classical pump tone, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-17 Yongjie Yuan , Michael Haider , Johannes A. Russer , Peter Russer , Christian Jirauschek

Quantum-limited microwave parametric amplifiers are genuine key pillars for rising quantum technologies and in general for applications that rely on the successful readout of weak microwave signals by adding only the minimum amount of noise…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-23 Martina Esposito , Arpit Ranadive , Luca Planat , Nicolas Roch

Communication using terahertz (~10^12 Hz) electromagnetic waves is critical for developing 6th-generation wireless network infrastructures. Conflictions between stable radiation and the modulation frequency of terahertz sources impede the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-12-14 M. Miyamoto , R. Kobayashi , G. Kuwano , M. Tsujimoto , I. Kakeya

We develop a technique to overcome phase-mismatch in Josephson-junction traveling wave parametric amplifiers in order to achieve high gain over a broad bandwidth. Using "resonant phase matching," we design a compact superconducting device…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-10-15 Kevin O'Brien , Chris Macklin , Irfan Siddiqi , Xiang Zhang