Three-wave-mixing quantum-limited kinetic inductance parametric amplifier operating at 6 T near 1 K
Simone Frasca, Chiranjit Roy, Guillaume Beaulieu, Pasquale Scarlino
Abstract
Parametric amplifiers are essential in modern quantum technology, for enhancing weak signals with the minimal added noise of half a photon, and for working at higher temperatures and magnetic fields than Josephson junctions can handle. The authors present a kinetic inductance parametric amplifier (KIPA) that excels in dynamic range, operational temperature, and magnetic field resilience, and offers quantum-limited amplification. This KIPA's robust performance and compatibility promise transformative impacts on quantum information processing and low-temperature quantum research.
Topics & Concepts
Mixing (physics)Parametric statisticsKinetic inductanceFour-wave mixingPhysicsQuantumKinetic energyAmplifierInductanceQuantum mechanicsOptoelectronicsMathematicsNonlinear opticsNonlinear systemStatisticsVoltageCMOSQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum and electron transport phenomenaQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture