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Topological Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier: Semiclassical theory

Superconductivity 2021-07-19 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Physics

Abstract

Amplifiers based on Josephson junctions allow for a fast and noninvasive readout of superconducting qubits. Motivated by the ongoing progress toward the realization of fault-tolerant qubits based on Majorana bound states, we investigate the topological counterpart of the Josephson bifurcation amplifier. We predict that the bifurcation dynamics of a topological Josephson junction driven in the appropriate parameter regime may be used as an additional tool to detect the emergence of Majorana bound states.

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@article{arxiv.2103.09440,
  title  = {Topological Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier: Semiclassical theory},
  author = {Samuel Boutin and Pedro L. S. Lopes and Anqi Mu and Udson C. Mendes and Ion Garate},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.09440},
  year   = {2021}
}

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16 pages, 11 figures

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