Bolometric detection of Josephson radiation

One of the most promising approaches towards large-scale quantum computation uses devices based on many Josephson junctions. Yet, even today, open questions regarding the single junction remain unsolved, such as the detailed understanding of the quantum phase transitions, the coupling of the Josephs...

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Autores: Karimi, B., Steffensen, Gorm Ole, Higginbotham, A.P., Marcus, C.M., Levy Yeyati, A., Pekola, J.P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/389213
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/389213
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85201831290&doi=10.1038%2fs41565-024-01770-7&partnerID=40&md5=675415893bd451eb396fb348a3a6a2b5
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sensors
Superconducting devices
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Sumario:One of the most promising approaches towards large-scale quantum computation uses devices based on many Josephson junctions. Yet, even today, open questions regarding the single junction remain unsolved, such as the detailed understanding of the quantum phase transitions, the coupling of the Josephson junction to the environment or how to improve the coherence of a superconducting qubit. Here we design and build an engineered on-chip reservoir connected to a Josephson junction that acts as an efficient bolometer for detecting the Josephson radiation under non-equilibrium, that is, biased conditions. The bolometer converts the a.c. Josephson current at microwave frequencies up to about 100 GHz into a temperature rise measured by d.c. thermometry. A circuit model based on realistic parameter values captures both the current–voltage characteristics and the measured power quantitatively. The present experiment demonstrates an efficient, wide-band, thermal detection scheme of microwave photons and provides a sensitive detector of Josephson dynamics beyond the standard conductance measurements. © The Author(s) 2024.