Broadband coaxial S-parameter measurements for cryogenic quantum technologies

SH Shin, M Stanley, J Skinner… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Development of RF and microwave metrology capabilities at cryogenic temperatures is
critical for the development of high-performance microwave devices to facilitate …

Validating S‐parameter measurements of RF integrated circuits at milli‐Kelvin temperatures

M Stanley, R Parker‐Jervis, S de Graaf… - Electronics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Techniques to precisely characterise RF components at milli‐Kelvin temperatures support
the development of quantum computing systems utilising these components. In this work, an …

Thin film materials for room temperature quantum applications

F Anwar, R Mahbub, RA Coutu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thin films with quantum defects are emerging as a potential platform for quantum
applications. Quantum defects in some thin films arise due to structural imperfections, such …

Characterizing precision coaxial air lines as reference standards for cryogenic S-parameter measurements at milli-Kelvin temperatures

J Skinner, M Stanley, J Urbonas… - 2023 IEEE/MTT-S …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate S-parameter characterization of coaxial microwave devices and interfaces at milli-
kelvin (mK) temperatures is essential for building high performance quantum computing …

Low-noise cryogenic microwave amplifier characterization with a calibrated noise source

M Malnou, TFQ Larson, JD Teufel, F Lecocq… - Review of Scientific …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Parametric amplifiers have become a workhorse in superconducting quantum computing;
however, research and development of these devices has been hampered by inconsistent …

RF and microwave metrology for quantum computing–recent developments at the UK's National Physical Laboratory

M Stanley, X Shang, M Celep, M Salter… - International Journal of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Development of large-scale quantum computing systems will require radio frequency (RF)
and microwave technologies operating reliably at cryogenic temperatures down to tens of …

Determination of the permittivity of transmission lines at milli-Kelvin temperatures

M Stanley, R Parker-Jervis, J Skinner, S De Graaf… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many quantum technologies rely heavily on propagation of RF and microwave signals
through devices at cryogenic temperatures, and detailed understanding of materials and …

On-wafer vector-network-analyzer measurements at mK temperatures

EME Wei, RA Chamberlin, N Kilmer… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe a system for performing on-wafer vector-network-analyzer measurements from
100 MHz to 15 GHz at mK temperatures (ie, less than 20 mK). We first demonstrate a camera …

Characterizing S-Parameters of Microwave Coaxial Devices with up to Four Ports at Temperatures of 3 K and Above for Quantum Computing Applications

M Stanley, M Salter, J Urbonas… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multiport microwave devices operating at cryogenic temperatures are used in quantum
computing to enable complex quantum operations. These components need to be precisely …

In-operando microwave scattering-parameter calibrated measurement of a Josephson travelling wave parametric amplifier

SH Shin, M Stanley, WN Wong, T Sweetnam… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Superconducting travelling wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) are broadband near-
quantum limited microwave amplifiers commonly used for qubit readout and a wide range of …