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We describe a microwave amplifier based on the Superconducting Low-inductance Undulatory Galvanometer (SLUG). The SLUG is embedded in a microstrip resonator, and the signal current is injected directly into the device loop. Measurements at…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-30 D. Hover , Y. -F. Chen , G. J. Ribeill , S. Zhu , S. Sendelbach , R. McDermott

A phototransistor is a promising candidate as an optical power monitor in Si photonic circuits since the internal gain of photocurrent enables high sensitivity. However, state-of-the-art waveguide-coupled phototransistors suffer from a…

High-frequency sine wave gating (SWG) InGaAs/InP single-photon detectors (SPDs) are widely used for synchronous near-infrared single-photon detection. For practical use, the size of SPD is one of the most concerning features for system…

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology at 28 GHz is vital for beyond-5G systems, but indoor deployment remains challenging due to limited statistical evidence on propagation. This study investigates path loss, material penetration, and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-03 Ayodeji Bolanle Balogun , Sokipriala Jonah

We theoretically investigate a near-quantum-limited parametric amplifier based on the nonlinear dynamics of quasiparticles flowing through a superconducting-insulator-superconducting junction. Photon-assisted tunneling, resulting from the…

We report the detection of a gate-tunable kinetic inductance in a hybrid InAs/Al nanowire. For this purpose, we have embedded the nanowire into a quarter-wave coplanar waveguide resonator and measured the resonance frequency of the circuit.…

Recent regulatory changes proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) permitting unlicensed use of television white space (TVWS) channels present new opportunities for designing wireless networks that make efficient use of this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-27 Neelakantan Nurani Krishnan , Gokul Sridharan , Ivan Seskar , Narayan Mandayam

Placing an ensemble of $10^6$ ultracold atoms in the near field of a superconducting coplanar waveguide resonator (CPWR) with $Q \sim 10^6$ one can achieve strong coupling between a single microwave photon in the CPWR and a collective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-07-27 J. Verdu , H. Zoubi , Ch. Koller , J. Majer , H. Ritsch , J. Schmiedmayer

Superconducting detectors are a modern technology applied in various fields. The microwave kinetic inductance detector (MKID) is one of cutting-edge superconducting detector. It is based on the principle of a superconducting resonator…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-04 Hiroki Kutsuma , Makoto Hattori , Ryo Koyano , Satoru Mima , Shugo Oguri , Chiko Otani , Tohru Taino , Osamu Tajima

We present a theoretical and experimental study of superconducting ring resonators as an initial step toward their implementation in superconducting electronics and quantum technologies, with promising applications including superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-16 Zhenyuan Sun , Stafford Withington , Christopher Thomas , Songyuan Zhao

We investigate a short (~1.5{\mu}m) partially-corrugated tapered waveguide structure for mode coupling from a silicon micro-slab to a plasmonic nano-gap waveguide at the optical communication frequency. More than 80% transmission efficiency…

Optics · Physics 2013-04-03 Y. Liu , Y. Lai

Superconducting waveguides are a promising platform for ultralow-loss transmission in the millimeter-wave to terahertz band under cryogenic conditions, with potential applications in astronomical instrumentation and emerging quantum…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-20 Takayuki Kubo

Superconducting parametric amplifiers have great promise for quantum-limited readout of superconducting qubits and detectors. Until recently, most superconducting parametric amplifiers had been based on resonant structures, limiting their…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-01-13 Saptarshi Chaudhuri , Jiansong Gao , Kent Irwin

We propose thin single-layer grating waveguide structures to be used as high-reflectivity, but low thermal noise, alternative to conventional coatings for gravitational wave detector test mass mirrors. Grating waveguide (GWG) coatings can…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-05 A. Bunkowski , O. Burmeister , D. Friedrich , K. Danzmann , R. Schnabel

We present a python based parameter inference system for the gravitational wave (GW) measured in the millihertz band. This system includes the following features: the GW waveform originated from the massive black hole binaries (MBHB), the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-05 Renjie Wang , Bin Hu

A photodiode with 0.55$\pm$0.1 A/W responsivity at a wavelength of 1176.9 nm has been fabricated in a 45 nm microelectronics silicon-on-insulator foundry process. The resonant waveguide photodetector exploits carrier generation in…

Optics · Physics 2016-02-17 Luca Alloatti , Rajeev Jagga Ram

The discovery of van der Waals superconductors in recent years has generated a lot of excitement for their potentially novel pairing mechanisms. However, their typical atomic-scale thickness and micrometer-scale lateral dimensions impose…

We show that single mode Si waveguides efficiently sustain high-speed transmissions at 2 $\mu$m. We report the transmission of a 10 Gbit/s signal over 7 cm with a power penalty below 1 dB. Parametric conversion in the continuous wave regime…

Electromechanical transduction gain of 21 dB is realized in a micro-cantilever resonant force sensor operated in the unresolved-sideband regime. Strain-dependent kinetic inductance weakly couples cantilever motion to a superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-18 Ermes Scarano , Elisabet K. Arvidsson , August K. Roos , Erik Holmgren , David B. Haviland

The past decade has witnessed the development of a large variety of new flat optics referred to as metasurfaces [1]. These metasurfaces are relying on arrays of a large variety of phase shifting elements. This article aims at presenting a…

Optics · Physics 2020-08-11 Guillaume Basset