Quantum Information Seminar

Multi-mode Parametric Coupling & the Field-Programmable Josephson Amplifier

by Jose Aumentado (NIST)

Europe/Stockholm
112:028

112:028

Description
Josephson junction-based microwave parametric amplifiers are ubiquitous in quantum computing research based on superconducting circuits. However, they still leave a lot to be desired when it comes to scaling up to the massive channel counts that many in the field are proposing. In this talk, I'll discuss an effort in our group to produce a new generation of parametric amplifiers that integrate quantum-limited noise performance with nonreciprocal signal routing. Our approach leverages recent developments in coupled mode theory that help understand and synthesize novel behaviors in complex parametrically coupled systems. I'll briefly show the basic building blocks of this approach, and show how to turn this into a novel device called the "field-programmable Josephson amplifier (FPJA).