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We implemented, optimized and fully tested over multiple runs a superconducting Josephson junction fabrication process tailored for the integrated digital circuits that are used for control and readout of superconducting qubits operating at…

Superconducting electronic devices have re-emerged as contenders for both classical and quantum computing due to their fast operation speeds, low dissipation and long coherence times. An ultimate demonstration of coherence is lasing. We use…

A superconductor/normal metal/superconductor Josephson junction is a coherent electron system where the thermodynamic entropy depends on temperature and phase difference across the weak-link. Here, exploiting the phase-temperature…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-04 Francesco Vischi , Matteo Carrega , Pauli Virtanen , Elia Strambini , Alessandro Braggio , Francesco Giazotto

The rapid-pace growing demand for high-performance computation and big-data manipulation entails substantial increase in global power consumption, and challenging thermal management. Thus, there is a need in allocating competitive…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-05-29 Nikolay Gusarov , Rajesh Mandal , Issa Salameh , Itamar Holzman , Shahar Kvatinsky , Yachin Ivry

By irradiating with a single ultrafast laser pulse a superconducting electrode of a Josephson junction it is possible to drive the quasiparticles (qp's) distribution strongly out of equilibrium. The behavior of the Josephson device can,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Lucignano , G. Rotoli , E. Santamato , A. Tagliacozzo

Mesoscopic multi-terminal Josephson junctions are novel devices that provide weak coupling between several bulk superconductors through a common normal layer. Because of the nonlocal coupling of the superconducting banks, a current flow…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. H. S. Amin , A. N. Omelyanchouk , A. Blais , A. Maassen van den Brink , G. Rose , T. Duty , A. M. Zagoskin

Josephson junctions (JJs) with Josephson energy $E_J \lesssim 1K$ are widely employed as non-linear elements in superconducting circuits for quantum computing, operating at milli-Kelvin temperatures. Here we experimentally study incoherent…

Optical communication achieves high fanout and short delay advantageous for information integration in neural systems. Superconducting detectors enable signaling with single photons for maximal energy efficiency. We present designs of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-11-14 Jeffrey M. Shainline , Sonia M. Buckley , Adam N. McCaughan , Jeff Chiles , Richard P. Mirin , Sae Woo Nam

Digital single-flux quantum (SFQ) technology promises to meet the demands of ultra low power and high speed computing needed for future exascale supercomputing systems. The combination of ultra high clock frequencies, gate-level pipelines,…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-10-25 Gourav Datta , Haolin Cong , Souvik Kundu , Peter A. Beerel

Superconducting quantum circuits based on Josephson junctions have made rapid progress in demonstrating quantum behavior and scalability. However, the future prospects ultimately depend upon the intrinsic coherence of Josephson junctions,…

Superconducting diodes, characterized by nonreciprocal supercurrent transport, offer transformative opportunities for ultra-low-power circuits. However, achieving reliable operation at temperatures above liquid nitrogen remains a major…

Josephson junctions form the essential non-linearity for almost all superconducting qubits. The junction is formed when two superconducting electrodes come within $\sim$1 nm of each other. Although the capacitance of these electrodes is a…

Analysis Program for Linear Active Circuits (APLAC) is a general-purpose electronics circuit simulator, which has included a built-in model of the Josephson junction (JJ) since late 80's. It capabilities in simulating eg. noisy…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-23 Mikko Kiviranta

Superconductor-Ferromagnetic-Superconductor (SFS) Josephson junctions are known to exhibit a transition between $\pi$ and 0 states. In this note we find the $\pi-0$ phase diagram of an SFS junction depending on the transparency of an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 N. M. Chtchelkatchev , W. Belzig , Yu. V. Nazarov , C. Bruder

The continuous miniaturisation of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) from long- to short-channel architectures has advanced beyond the predictions of Moore's Law. Continued advances in semiconductor electronics,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Yusheng Xiong , Kaveh Delfanazari

We present a 4-bit Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) utilizing superconductor technology. The ALU serves as the central processing unit of a processor, performing crucial arithmetic and logical operations. We have adopted a bit-parallel…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-12-18 Sasan Razmkhah , Ali Bozbey

Superconducting single flux quantum (SFQ) circuits can process information at extremely high speeds, in the range of hundreds of GHz. SFQ circuits are based on Josephson junction cells for switching logic and ballistic transmission for…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-01-05 S. Narayana , V. K. Semenov , Y. A. Polyakov , V. Dotsenko , S. K. Tolpygo

Magnetic flux quantization in superconductors allows the implementation of fast and energy-efficient digital superconducting circuits. However, the information representation in magnetic flux severely limits their functional density…

Josephson junction field-effect transistors (JJFETs) have recently re-emerged as promising candidates for superconducting computing. For JJFETs to perform Boolean logic operations, the so-called gain factor $\alpha_{R}$ must be larger than…

Josephson junctions are essential devices in superconducting electronics and quantum computing hardware. Here we predict electrical control of the supercurrent in composite superconductor-insulator-ferroelectric-insulator-superconductor…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-05-08 Yaozu Tang , Mazhar N. Ali , Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Yaroslav M. Blanter