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Josephson junctions have demonstrated enormous potential as qubits for scalable quantum computing architectures. Here we discuss the current approaches for making multi-qubit circuits and performing quantum information processing with them.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael R. Geller , Emily J. Pritchett , Andrew T. Sornborger , F. K. Wilhelm

In this study, we examine multiple encapsulated graphene Josephson junctions to determine which mechanisms may be responsible for the supercurrent observed in the quantum Hall (QH) regime. Rectangular junctions with various widths and…

With the unique possibilities for controlling light in nanoscale devices, graphene plasmonics has opened new perspectives to the nanophotonics community with potential applications in metamaterials, modulators, photodetectors, and sensors.…

Optics · Physics 2016-06-07 Sanshui Xiao , Xiaolong Zhu , Bo-Hong Li , N. Asger Mortensen

Due to their high coherence, a laser is a ubiquitous tool in science. We show that by engineering the coupling between the gain medium and the laser cavity as well as the laser cavity and the output port, it is possible to eliminate most of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-26 Chenxu Liu , Maria Mucci , Xi Cao , M. V. Gurudev Dutt , Michael Hatridge , David Pekker

Quantum noise limits the sensitivity of interferometric measurements. It is generally admitted that it leads to an ultimate sensitivity, the ``standard quantum limit''. Using a semi-classical analysis of quantum noise, we show that a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-11-01 Marc-Thierry Jaekel , Serge Reynaud

The Josephson effect is one of the most studied macroscopic quantum phenomena in condensed matter physics and has been an essential part of the quantum technologies development over the last decades. It is already used in many applications…

The new definition of the ampere calls for a quantum current standard able to deliver a flow of elementary charges, $e$, controlled with a relative uncertainty of $10^{-8}$. Despite many efforts, nanodevices handling electrons one by one…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-11 Sophie Djordjevic , Ralf Behr , W. Poirier

Superconducting microwave amplifiers are essential for sensitive signal readout in superconducting quantum processors. Typically based on Josephson Junctions, these amplifiers require operation at milli-Kelvin temperatures to achieve…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-07 Mingrui Xu , Yufeng Wu , Wei Dai , Hong X. Tang

Parametric amplification is essential for quantum measurement, enabling the amplification of weak microwave signals with minimal added noise. While Josephson-junction-based amplifiers have become standard in superconducting quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Danial Davoudi , Abdul Mohamed , Shabir Barzanjeh

High-gain amplifiers of electromagnetic signals operating near the quantum limit are crucial for quantum information systems and ultrasensitive quantum measurements. However, the existing techniques have a limited gain-bandwidth product and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-01 C. F. Ockeloen-Korppi , E. Damskägg , J. -M. Pirkkalainen , T. T. Heikkilä , F. Massel , M. A. Sillanpää

Graphene is an ideal 2D material system bridging electronic and photonic devices. It also breaks the fundamental speed and size limits by electronics and photonics, respectively. Graphene offers multiple functions of signal transmission,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-10-19 Rong Wang , Xingang Ren , Ze Yan , Lijun Jiang , Wei E. I. Sha , Guangcun Shan

We consider an additive Gaussian channel with additive Gaussian noise feedback. We derive an upper bound on the n-block capacity (defined by Cover [1]). It is shown that this upper bound can be obtained by solving a convex optimization…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Chong Li , Nicola Elia

We propose a new type of cryogenic current amplifiers, in which low-frequency power spectrum of current can be measured through a measurement of microwave response of a superconducting resonant circuit shunted by a series array of Josephson…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-08-14 Yuma Okazaki , Nobu-hisa Kaneko

The superior intrinsic properties of graphene have been a key research focus for the past few years. However, external components, such as metallic contacts, serve not only as essential probing elements, but also give rise to an effective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-05-14 Yanqing Wu , Vasili Perebeinos , Yu-ming Lin , Tony Low , Fengnian Xia , Phaedon Avouris

We demonstrate that the broadband nonlinear optical response of graphene can be resonantly enhanced by more than an order of magnitude through hybridization with a plasmonic metamaterial,while retaining an ultrafast nonlinear response time…

Graphene is a two-dimensional material with strongly nonlinear electrodynamics and optical properties. We present some of our recent theoretical results on the quantum and non-perturbative quasi-classical theories of nonlinear effects in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-02 S. A. Mikhailov , N. A. Savostianova

Superconducting traveling-wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) are increasingly used in various applications, including quantum computing, quantum sensing, and dark matter detection. However, one important characteristic of these amplifiers,…

We observe parametric amplification of electromagnetic (EM) waves produced by a flux-flow oscillator made of YBa2Cu3O7 Josephson junctions arrays coupled to the resonant modes of a millimeter wave Fabry-Perot resonator at a pump frequency…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-11-07 Boris Chesca , Daniel John , Marat Gaifullin

A Josephson parametric amplifier (JPA) is executed in a three-dimensional (3D) microwave cavity by coupling it to a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) that is embedded in a two-dimensional resonator. The JPA is activated in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-27 I. Mahboob , H. Toida , K. Kakuyanagi , Y. Nakamura , S. Saito

Long-distance fiber communication stands as a cornerstone of modern technology. One of the underlying principles, preventing signal levels from diminishing below the detectability threshold, is optical amplification. In particular,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-15 Karol Łukanowski , Konrad Banaszek , Marcin Jarzyna