Microwave photonics with superconducting quantum circuits
In the past 20 years, impressive progress has been made both experimentally and
theoretically in superconducting quantum circuits, which provide a platform for manipulating …
theoretically in superconducting quantum circuits, which provide a platform for manipulating …
Evidence of dual Shapiro steps in a Josephson junction array
The modern primary voltage standard is based on the ac Josephson effect and the ensuing
Shapiro steps, where a microwave tone applied to a Josephson junction yields a constant …
Shapiro steps, where a microwave tone applied to a Josephson junction yields a constant …
Antibunched -photon bundles emitted by a Josephson photonic device
We propose an experimentally feasible scheme for generating antibunched N-photon
bundles by a dc voltage-biased Josephson junction in series with a superconducting …
bundles by a dc voltage-biased Josephson junction in series with a superconducting …
Emission of nonclassical radiation by inelastic Cooper pair tunneling
M Westig, B Kubala, O Parlavecchio, Y Mukharsky… - Physical Review Letters, 2017 - APS
We show that a properly dc-biased Josephson junction in series with two microwave
resonators of different frequencies emits photon pairs in the resonators. By measuring auto …
resonators of different frequencies emits photon pairs in the resonators. By measuring auto …
Microwave photon-number amplification
We experimentally demonstrate a microwave photon-multiplication scheme which combines
the advantages of a single-photon detector and a power meter by multiplying the incoming …
the advantages of a single-photon detector and a power meter by multiplying the incoming …
Two-tone spectroscopy of high-frequency quantum circuits with a Josephson emitter
We perform two-tone spectroscopy on quantum circuits, where high-frequency radiation is
generated by a voltage-biased superconductor-normal-superconductor Josephson junction …
generated by a voltage-biased superconductor-normal-superconductor Josephson junction …
Fock-state stabilization and emission in superconducting circuits using dc-biased Josephson junctions
JR Souquet, AA Clerk - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
We present and analyze a reservoir-engineering approach to stabilizing Fock states in a
superconducting microwave cavity which does not require any microwave-frequency control …
superconducting microwave cavity which does not require any microwave-frequency control …
Bright on-demand source of antibunched microwave photons based on inelastic Cooper pair tunneling
Single-photon generation is an important proof of the underlying quantum nature of a
physical process and a ubiquitous tool for scientific exploration, with applications ranging …
physical process and a ubiquitous tool for scientific exploration, with applications ranging …
Multi-photon resonances in Josephson junction-cavity circuits
We explore the dissipative dynamics of nonlinearly driven oscillator systems tuned to
resonances where multiple excitations are generated. Such systems are readily realised in …
resonances where multiple excitations are generated. Such systems are readily realised in …
Critical Josephson current in the dynamical Coulomb blockade regime
The current-voltage characteristics of a voltage-biased Josephson junction in the low
conductance regime of an ultra-low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is …
conductance regime of an ultra-low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is …