A Near Quantum Limited Sub-GHz TiN Kinetic Inductance Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifier Operating in a Frequency Translating Mode

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العنوان: A Near Quantum Limited Sub-GHz TiN Kinetic Inductance Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifier Operating in a Frequency Translating Mode
المؤلفون: Faramarzi, Farzad, Sypkens, Sasha, Stephenson, Ryan, Eom, Byeong H., Leduc, Henry, Chaudhuri, Saptarshi, Day, Peter
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Quantum Physics
الوصف: We present the design and experimental characterization of a kinetic-inductance traveling-wave parametric amplifier (KI-TWPA) for sub-GHz frequencies. KI-TWPAs amplify signals through nonlinear mixing processes supported by the nonlinear kinetic inductance of a superconducting transmission line. The device described here utilizes a compactly meandered TiN microstrip transmission line to achieve the length needed to amplify sub-GHz signals. It is operated in a frequency translating mode where the amplified signal tone is terminated at the output of the amplifier, and the idler tone at approximately 2.5~GHz is brought out of the cryostat. By varying the pump frequency, a gain of up to 22 dB was achieved in a tunable range from about 450 to 850~MHz. Use of TiN as the nonlinear element allows for a reduction of the required pump power by roughly an order of magnitude relative to NbTiN, which has been used for previous KI-TWPA implementations. This amplifier has the potential to enable high-sensitivity and high-speed measurements in a wide range of applications, such as quantum computing, astrophysics, and dark matter detection.
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.00530
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2406.00530
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv