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We present a theoretical analysis of the quantum dynamics of a superconducting circuit based on a highly asymmetric Cooper pair transistor (ACPT) in parallel to a dc-SQUID. Starting from the full Hamiltonian we show that the circuit can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-11-30 A. Fay , W. Guichard , O. Buisson , F. W. J. Hekking

We designed and fabricated a new type of superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) susceptometers for magnetic imaging of quantum materials. The 2-junction SQUID sensors employ 3D Nb nano-bridges fabricated using electron beam…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-22 Y. P. Pan , S. Y. Wang , X. Y. Liu , Y. S. Lin , L. X. Ma , Y. Feng , Z. Wang , L. Chen , Y. H. Wang

Tunable couplers enable high-fidelity two-qubit gates leveraging high on/off coupling ratios and reduced crosstalk within a single design. We investigate a galvanically connected direct-current superconducting quantum interference device…

We theoretically explore an alternative circuit for Kerr-cat qubits based on symmetrically threaded Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUID). The Symmetrically Threaded SQUIDs (STS) architecture employs a simplified flux-pumped…

We investigated, at temperature $4.2\,\mathrm{K}$, electric transport, flux noise and resulting spin sensitivity of miniaturized Nb direct current superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) based on submicron Josephson junctions…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-28 J. Nagel , O. F. Kieler , T. Weimann , R. Wölbing , J. Kohlmann , A. B. Zorin , R. Kleiner , D. Koelle , M. Kemmler

We propose a superconducting qubit design, based on a tunable RF-SQUID and nanowire kinetic inductors, which has a dramatically reduced transverse electromagnetic coupling to its environment, so that its excited state should be metastable.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-22 Andrew J. Kerman

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

There is currently fundamental and technological interest in measuring and manipulating nanoscale magnets, particularly in the quantum coherent regime. To observe the dynamics of such systems one requires a magnetometer with not only…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 M. Hatridge , R. Vijay , D. H. Slichter , J. Clarke , I. Siddiqi

A quantum-limited amplifier enables the amplification of weak signals while introducing minimal noise dictated by the principles of quantum mechanics. These amplifiers serve a broad spectrum of applications in quantum computing, including…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-26 Abdul Mohamed , Elham Zohari , Jarryd J. Pla , Paul E. Barclay , Shabir Barzanjeh

We analyse a system composed of a qubit coupled to electromagnetic fields of two high quality quantum oscillators. Particular realization of such a system is the superconducting qubit coupled to a transmission-line resonator driven by two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-05-12 S. N. Shevchenko , G. Oelsner , Ya. S. Greenberg , P. Macha , D. S. Karpov , M. Grajcar , U. Hubner , A. N. Omelyanchouk , E. Il'ichev

We recently demonstrated a 1$^{\textrm{st}}$-order axial gradiometer SQUID system, which is operated in a liquid He dewar with negligible noise contribution. The achieved close to SQUID-limited measured coupled energy sensitivity…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-11-07 Jan-Hendrik Storm , Oliver Kieler , Rainer Körber

We have investigated the flux transfer characteristics of a switchable flux transformer comprising a superconducting loop and a DC superconducting quantum interference device (DC-SQUID). This system can be used to couple multiple flux…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Y. Shimazu , T. Niizeki

The radio frequency (rf) Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) is a highly nonlinear oscillator exhibiting rich dynamical behavior. It has been studied for many years and it has found numerous applications in magnetic field…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2018-08-01 Johanne Hizanidis , Nikos Lazarides , George Tsironis

The advent of ultra-low noise microwave amplifiers revolutionized several research fields demanding quantum-limited technologies. Exploiting a theoretical bimodal description of a linear phase-preserving amplifier, in this contribution we…

The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of single-electron transistors (SETs) have been measured in various electromagnetic environments. Some SETs were biased with one-dimensional arrays of dc superconducting quantum interference devices…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michio Watanabe

Most superconducting qubits operate in a regime dominated by either the electrical charge or the magnetic flux. Here we study an intermediate case: a hybridized charge-flux qubit with a third Josephson junction (JJ) added into the SQUID…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Q. You , J. S. Tsai , Franco Nori

Network structures by semiconductor nanowires hold great promise for advanced quantum devices, especially for applications in topological quantum computing. In this study, we created networks of PbTe nanowires arranged in loop…

A new type of a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) based on a single superconducting loop without Josephson junctions and with asymmetric link-up of current leads is proposed. This SQUID offers advantages in simplicity of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-19 A. A. Burlakov , V. L. Gurtovoi , A. I. Ilin , A. V. Nikulov , V. A. Tulin

We use a scanning superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) to image the magnetic flux produced by a superconducting device designed for quantum computing. The nanometer-scale SQUID-on-tip probe reveals the flow of superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-09-16 E. Marchiori , L. Ceccarelli , N. Rossi , G. Romagnoli , J. Herrmann , J. -C. Besse , S. Krinner , A. Wallraff , M. Poggio

We propose a novel architecture for superconducting circuits to improve the efficiency of a quantum annealing system. To increase the capability of a circuit, it is desirable for a qubit to be coupled not only with adjacent qubits but also…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-22 Hiroto Mukai , Akiyoshi Tomonaga , Jaw-Shen Tsai