An impedance matched parametric amplifier(IMPA)with Josephson junctions is fabricated and characterized.A hybrid structure containing coplanar and strip structures is implemented to realize an impedance taper line and...An impedance matched parametric amplifier(IMPA)with Josephson junctions is fabricated and characterized.A hybrid structure containing coplanar and strip structures is implemented to realize an impedance taper line and a plate capacitor in an LC nonlinear resonator based on Josephson junctions.The upper plate of the capacitor is isolated with SiNx without grounding as well as the strips.Such easily-prepared designs greatly reduce the requirements for lithography alignment and precision,which makes the fabrication process more reliable.The experimental results show that in such IMPA a gain higher than 25 dB with a bandwidth of about 100 MHz can be obtained.This broadband amplifier operates close to the quantum limit.By adjusting the working point,a higher bandwidth of about 400 MHz can be obtained with a gain of about 17 dB.展开更多
We design and fabricateλ/2 coplanar waveguide NbN resonators,the thickness and length of which are only several nanometers and hundred microns,respectively.The quality factor of such compact resonators can reach up t...We design and fabricateλ/2 coplanar waveguide NbN resonators,the thickness and length of which are only several nanometers and hundred microns,respectively.The quality factor of such compact resonators can reach up to 7.5×10~4 at single photon power level at 30 m K with the resonance frequency around 6.835 GHz.In order to tune the resonant frequency,the resonator is terminated to the ground with a dc-SQUID.By tuning the magnetic flux in the dc-SQUID,the effective inductance of the dc-SQUID is varied,which leads to the change in the resonant frequency of the resonator.The tunability range is more than 30 MHz and the quality factor is about 3×10~3.These compact and tunable NbN resonators have potential applications in the quantum information processing,such as in the precision measurement,coupling and/or reading out the quantum states of qubits.展开更多
Using the diluted S1813 UV photoresist as a sacrificial layer, we successfully fabricate a superconducting suspended parallel-plate capacitor, in which the top layer of aluminum film acts as a membrane mechanical reso...Using the diluted S1813 UV photoresist as a sacrificial layer, we successfully fabricate a superconducting suspended parallel-plate capacitor, in which the top layer of aluminum film acts as a membrane mechanical resonator. Together with a superconducting octagonal spiral inductor, this parallel-plate capacitor constitutes a superconducting microwave resonator. At m K temperature, the transmission characteristic and spectrum of the microwave resonator are measured.Sideband frequencies caused by the vibration of the membrane mechanical resonator are clearly demonstrated. By downconverting with a mixer, the dependence of fundamental frequency and its harmonics on the input microwave power are clearly demonstrated, which is consistent with the numerical simulation.展开更多
基金Project partially supported by the National Key R&D Program of of China(Grant No.2016YFA0301801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61521001 and 61571219)PAPD,Dengfeng Project B of Nanjing University.
文摘An impedance matched parametric amplifier(IMPA)with Josephson junctions is fabricated and characterized.A hybrid structure containing coplanar and strip structures is implemented to realize an impedance taper line and a plate capacitor in an LC nonlinear resonator based on Josephson junctions.The upper plate of the capacitor is isolated with SiNx without grounding as well as the strips.Such easily-prepared designs greatly reduce the requirements for lithography alignment and precision,which makes the fabrication process more reliable.The experimental results show that in such IMPA a gain higher than 25 dB with a bandwidth of about 100 MHz can be obtained.This broadband amplifier operates close to the quantum limit.By adjusting the working point,a higher bandwidth of about 400 MHz can be obtained with a gain of about 17 dB.
基金Project partially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2016YFA0301801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11474154 and 61521001)+1 种基金PAPD,Dengfeng Project B of Nanjing Universitythe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.14380134)。
文摘We design and fabricateλ/2 coplanar waveguide NbN resonators,the thickness and length of which are only several nanometers and hundred microns,respectively.The quality factor of such compact resonators can reach up to 7.5×10~4 at single photon power level at 30 m K with the resonance frequency around 6.835 GHz.In order to tune the resonant frequency,the resonator is terminated to the ground with a dc-SQUID.By tuning the magnetic flux in the dc-SQUID,the effective inductance of the dc-SQUID is varied,which leads to the change in the resonant frequency of the resonator.The tunability range is more than 30 MHz and the quality factor is about 3×10~3.These compact and tunable NbN resonators have potential applications in the quantum information processing,such as in the precision measurement,coupling and/or reading out the quantum states of qubits.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFA0301801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11474154 and 61521001)the Priority Academic Development Program of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions and Dengfeng Project B of Nanjing University,China
文摘Using the diluted S1813 UV photoresist as a sacrificial layer, we successfully fabricate a superconducting suspended parallel-plate capacitor, in which the top layer of aluminum film acts as a membrane mechanical resonator. Together with a superconducting octagonal spiral inductor, this parallel-plate capacitor constitutes a superconducting microwave resonator. At m K temperature, the transmission characteristic and spectrum of the microwave resonator are measured.Sideband frequencies caused by the vibration of the membrane mechanical resonator are clearly demonstrated. By downconverting with a mixer, the dependence of fundamental frequency and its harmonics on the input microwave power are clearly demonstrated, which is consistent with the numerical simulation.
