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We propose tunable superconducting split-ring resonators (SRRs) employing nonlinear Josephson inductance. A fraction of SRR is replaced by Nb-AlOx-Nb Josephson tunnel junctions connected in parallel and forming a superconducting quantum…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Vidiborskiy , V. P. Koshelets , L. V. Filippenko , S. V. Shitov , A. V. Ustinov

In the recent years it has been possible to achieve diode-like, non-reciprocal current-voltage response in Josephson junctions, despite the intrinsic symmetry of the Josephson effect itself. This is typically achieved by incorporating…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-05-19 Debashree Nayak , Dimple Rani , Prasanjit Samal , Kartik Senapati

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 analyze the design of a potential replacement technology for the commercial ferrite circulators that are ubiquitous in contemporary quantum superconducting microwave experiments. The lossless, lumped element design is capable of being…

The superconducting diode effect has been recently reported in a variety of systems and different symmetry breaking mechanisms have been examined. However, the frequency range of these potentially important devices still remains obscure. We…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-02-23 Sara Chahid , Serafim Teknowijoyo , Iris Mowgood , Armen Gulian

We have fabricated and studied a system of two tunable and coupled nonlinear superconducting resonators. The nonlinearity is introduced by galvanically coupled dc-SQUIDs. We simulate the system response by means of a circuit model, which…

Superconductors are known to be excellent thermal insulators at low temperature owing to the presence of the energy gap in their density of states (DOS). In this context, the superconducting \textit{proximity effect} allows to tune the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-14 Nadia Ligato , Federico Paolucci , Elia Strambini , Francesco Giazotto

We demonstrate coherent tunable coupling between a superconducting phase qubit and a lumped element resonator. The coupling strength is mediated by a flux-biased RF SQUID operated in the non-hysteretic regime. By tuning the applied flux…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-05-11 M. S. Allman , F. Altomare , J. D. Whittaker , K. Cicak , D. Li , A. Sirois , J. Strong , J. D. Teufel , R. W. Simmonds

Nanoscale superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) demonstrate record sensitivities to small magnetic moments, but are typically sensitive only to the field component that is normal to the plane of the SQUID and out-of-plane…

We build on the study of single-photon heat conduction in electronic circuits taking into account the back-action of the superconductor--insulator--normal-metal thermometers. In addition, we show that placing capacitors, resistors, and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 P. J. Jones , J. A. M. Huhtamäki , M. Partanen , K. Y. Tan , M. Möttönen

Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) are state-of-the-art in ultra-sensitive magnetometry; however, conventional SQUID devices are fundamentally limited by the inherently nonlinear and periodic nature of their transfer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-02 Angelo Greco , Giorgio De Simoni , Francesco Giazotto

In this work, we study a series of tunable flux qubits inductively coupled to a coplanar waveguide resonator fabricated on a sapphire substrate. Each qubit includes an asymmetric superconducting quantum interference device which is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-03 T. Chang , T. Cohen , I. Holzman , G. Catelani , M. Stern

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) has recently been observed in various systems, sparking interest in novel superconducting devices and offering a new platform to probe intrinsic material properties. Josephson junctions with strong…

Under certain symmetry-breaking conditions, a superconducting system exhibits asymmetric critical currents, dubbed the ``superconducting diode effect". Recently, systems with the ideal superconducting diode efficiency or unidirectional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-21 Haitian Su , Ji-Yin Wang , Han Gao , Yi Luo , Shili Yan , Xingjun Wu , Guoan Li , Jie Shen , Li Lu , Dong Pan , Jianhua Zhao , Po Zhang , H. Q. Xu

The recent demonstration of the superconducting diode effect (SDE) has generated renewed interests in superconducting electronics in which devices such as compact superconducting diodes that can perform signal rectification where low-energy…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-05-29 H. C. Travaglini , J. J. Cuozzo , K. R. Sapkota , I. A. Leahy , A. D. Rice , K. Alberi , W. Pan

The current-voltage characteristics of Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) are known to modulate as a function of applied magnetic field with a period of one flux quantum $\Phi_0=h$/2e. Here we report on the fabrication…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 C. W. Schneider , G. Hammerl , G. Logvenov , T. Kopp , J. R. Kirtley , P. J. Hirschfeld , J. Mannhart

Hybrid superconductor/semiconductor devices constitute a powerful platform where intriguing topological properties can be investigated. Here we present fabrication methods and analysis of Josephson junctions formed by a high-mobility InAs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-15 Stefano Guiducci , Matteo Carrega , Giorgio Biasiol , Lucia Sorba , Fabio Beltram , Stefan Heun

We investigate the transient dynamics of a lumped-element oscillator based on a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). The SQUID is shunted with a capacitor forming a nonlinear oscillator with resonance frequency in the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-02-16 P. Bhupathi , Peter Groszkowski , M. P. DeFeo , Matthew Ware , Frank K. Wilhelm , B. L. T. Plourde

We study a 0-$\pi$ dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with asymmetric inductances and critical currents of the two Josephson junctions (JJs). By considering such a dc SQUID as a black box with two terminals, we calculate…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-18 E. Goldobin , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

Nano-electromechanical systems implement the opto-mechanical interaction combining electromagnetic circuits and mechanical elements. We investigate an inductively coupled nano-electromechanical system, where a superconducting quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-22 Thomas Luschmann , Philip Schmidt , Frank Deppe , Achim Marx , Alvaro Sanchez , Rudolf Gross , Hans Huebl