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Nonlinear Josephson circuits play a crucial role in the growing landscape of quantum information and technologies. The typical circuits studied in this field consist of qubits, whose anharmonicity is much larger than their linewidth, and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-06 F. Fani Sani , I. C. Rodrigues , D. Bothner , G. A. Steele

As a novel quantum phenomenon with nonreciprocal supercurrent, the Josephson diode effect was intensively studied in recent years. Here, we construct a generalized resistively capacitance shunted junction (RCSJ) model as a low-energy…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-07-01 Da Wang , Qiang-Hua Wang , Congjun Wu

We report a theoretical study of the macroscopic quantum dynamics in spatially extended Josephson systems. We focus on a Josephson tunnel junction of finite length placed in an externally applied magnetic field. In such a system,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 M. V. Fistul , A. V. Ustinov

We study a quantum Hamiltonian that models an two--dimensional array of Josephson junctions with short range Josephson couplings, (given by the Josephson energy E_J and charging energiey E_C due to the small capacitance of the junctions. We…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 T. K. Kopec , T. P. Polak

We achieve the strong coupling regime between an ensemble of phosphorus donor spins in a highly enriched $^{28}$Si crystal and a 3D dielectric resonator. Spins were polarized beyond Boltzmann equilibrium using spin selective optical…

Physical reservoir computing exploits the nonlinear dynamics of a physical system to perform information processing tasks. Josephson junctions (JJs), as nonlinear superconducting devices with rich dynamical behavior, represent promising yet…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-14 George Baxevanis , Kathy Lüdge , Johanne Hizanidis

We report a study of overdamped Josephson junction arrays with the geometry of periodically repeated Sierpinski gaskets. These model superconductors share essential geometrical features with truly random (percolative) systems. When exposed…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 R. Meyer , S. E. Korshunov , Ch. Leemann , P. Martinoli

A Josephson junction embedded in a dissipative circuit can be externally driven to induce nonlinear dynamics of its phase. Classically, under sufficiently strong driving and weak damping, dynamic multi-stability emerges associated with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-08 Jennifer Gosner , Björn Kubala , Joachim Ankerhold

The Josephson effect characterizes superfluids and superconductors separated by a weak link, the so-called Josephson junction. A recent experiment has shown that Josephson oscillations can be observed also in a supersolid, where the weak…

We develop a theory for non-degenerate parametric resonance in a tunable superconducting cavity. We focus on nonlinear effects that are caused by nonlinear Josephson elements connected to the cavity. We analyze parametric amplification in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-31 Waltraut Wustmann , Vitaly Shumeiko

Josephson junctions constructed from superconductor-semiconductor-superconductor heterostructures have been used to realize a variety of voltage-tunable superconducting quantum devices, including qubits and parametric amplifiers. To date…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-03 Utkan Güngördü , Rusko Ruskov , Silas Hoffman , Kyle Serniak , Andrew J. Kerman , Charles Tahan

We present a theoretical study on the dynamical properties of three-dimensional arrays of Josephson junctions. Our results indicate that such superconducting networks represent highly sensitive 3D-SQUIDs having some major advantages in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Oppenlaender , Ch. Haeussler , N. Schopohl

We report on a theoretical analysis, consisting of both numerical and analytic work, of the stability of synchronization of a ladder array of Josephson junctions under the influence of current induced magnetic fields. Surprisingly, we find…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 B. R. Trees , R. A. Murgescu

The dynamical vortex response of a two-dimensional array of the resistively shunted Josephson junctions in a perpendicular magnetic field is inferred from simulations. It is found that, as the magnetic field is increased at a fixed…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Beom Jun Kim , Petter Minnhagen

Josephson junctions with an intrinsic phase shift of pi, so-called pi Josephson junctions, can be realized by a weak link of a d-wave superconductor with an appropriate boundary geometry. A model for the pairing potential of an according…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-13 A. Gumann , C. Iniotakis , N. Schopohl

To study the properties of frustrated two-dimensional Josephson junction arrays near incommensurability, we examine the current-voltage characteristics of a square proximity-coupled Josephson junction array at a sequence of frustrations…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 In-Cheol Baek , Young-Je Yun , Mu-Yong Choi

The current-voltage characteristic of a driven superconducting Josephson junction displays discrete steps. This phenomenon, called the Shapiro steps, forms today's voltage standard! Here, we report the observation of Shapiro steps in a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-01-07 Erik Bernhart , Marvin Röhrle , Vijay Pal Singh , Ludwig Mathey , Luigi Amico , Herwig Ott

We study the transport properties of a superconductor-quantum spin Hall insulator-superconductor (S-QSHI-S) hybrid system in the presence of a microwave radiation. Instead of adiabatic analysis or using the resistively shunted junction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-01 Yu-Hang Li , Jie Liu , Juntao Song , Hua Jiang , Qing-Feng Sun , X. C. Xie

The coupling of superconducting systems to mechanical resonators is an emerging field, with wide reaching implications including high precision sensing and metrology. Experimental signatures of this coupling have so far been small, seldom…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-05-25 Jamie Le Signe , Thomas McDermott , Eros Mariani

Josephson junctions, as pivotal components of modern technologies such as superconducting quantum computing, owe their prominence to their unique nonlinear properties at low temperatures. Despite their extensive use in static…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-01-06 Sajjad Taravati