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We present design and simulation of a Josephson parametric amplifier with bandwidth exceeding 1.6 GHz, and with high saturation power approaching -90 dBm at a gain of 22.8 dB. An improvement by a factor of roughly 50 in bandwidth over the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-11-22 O. Naaman , D. G. Ferguson , R. J. Epstein

We demonstrate a 3-port Josephson parametric circulator, matched to 50 Ohm using second order Chebyshev networks. The device notably operates with two of its signal ports at the same frequency and uses only two out-of-phase pumps at a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-31 Randy Kwende , Theodore White , Ofer Naaman

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

Due to their unique properties as lossless, nonlinear circuit elements, Josephson junctions lie at the heart of superconducting quantum information processing. Previously, we demonstrated a two-layer, submicrometer-scale overlap junction…

We create a Josephson parametric amplifier from a transmission line resonator whose inner conductor is made from a series SQUID array. By changing the magnetic flux through the SQUID loops, we are able to adjust the circuit's resonance…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-11-17 M. A. Castellanos-Beltran , K. W. Lehnert

The weak quantum signal amplification is an essential task in quantum computing. In this study, a recently introduced structure of Josephson junctions array called Blochnium (N series Quarton structure) is utilized as a parametric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-05 A. Salmanogli , H. Zandi , M. Akbari

We present the Josephson junction intersected superconducting transmission line resonator. In contrast to the Josephson parametric amplifier, Josephson bifurcation amplifier and Josephson parametric converter we consider the regime of few…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-04-04 Martin Leib , Michael J. Hartmann

In this paper theoretical analysis of the ladder-like multirow array of inductively coupled Josephson junctions is presented. An external dc current is applied at the top to each of the columns of the array and is extracted at the bottom of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-12-11 Daryna Bukatova , Ivan O. Starodub , Yaroslav Zolotaryuk

Josephson parametric devices are widely used in superconducting quantum computing research but suffer from an inherent gain-bandwidth trade-off. This limitation is partly overcome by coupling the device to its input/output transmission line…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-18 Rui Yang , Zheng Shi , Zhirong Lin , Waltraut Wustmann

Josephson parametric amplifiers (JPAs) approaching quantum-limited noise performance have been instrumental in enabling high fidelity readout of superconducting qubits and, recently, semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). We propose that the…

Low-noise amplification atmicrowave frequencies has become increasingly important for the research related to superconducting qubits and nanoelectromechanical systems. The fundamental limit of added noise by a phase-preserving amplifier is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-05-21 Pasi Lähteenmäki , Visa Vesterinen , Juha Hassel , G. S. Paraoanu , Heikki Seppä , Pertti Hakonen

We study parametric amplification in nonlinear left-handed transmission lines, which serve as model systems for nonlinear negative index metamaterials. We experimentally demonstrate amplification of a weak pump signal in three regimes: with…

Optics · Physics 2009-03-25 David A. Powell , Ilya V. Shadrivov , Yuri S. Kivshar

We discuss the known construction of two interacting superconducting circuits, based on Josephson junctions, that can be precisely engineered and easily controlled. In particular, we use the parametric excitation of two circuits, realized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-26 Evgenii Glushkov , Anastasiia Glushkova , V. I. Man'ko

We present optimal control strategies for the DC transport across a Josephson junction. Specifically, we consider a junction in which the Josephson coupling is driven parametrically, with either a bichromatic or a trichromatic driving…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-03-12 Hannah Kleine-Pollmann , Guido Homann , Ludwig Mathey

We present the theory of a Josephson parametric amplifier employing two pump sources. Our calculations are based on Input-Output Theory, and can easily be generalized to any coupled system involving parametric interactions. We analyze the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-09-09 Archana Kamal , Adam Marblestone , Michel Devoret

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,…

In this work, we use supratransmission and infratransmission in the mathematical modeling of the propagation of digital signals in weakly damped, discrete Josephson-junction arrays, using energy-based detection criteria. Our results show an…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-12-06 J. E. Macías-Díaz , A. Puri

Optical parametric amplification is a second-order nonlinear process whereby an optical signal is amplified by a pump via the generation of an idler field. It is the key ingredient of tunable sources of radiation that play an important role…

We designed and fabricated an impedance matched Josephson junction parametric amplifier (JPA) working in the flux-pump mode for the broadband amplification of microwave signals. We developed a very simple fabrication method suitable for a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Rui Yang , Hui Deng