31 research outputs found
Broadband SNAIL parametric amplifier with microstrip impedance transformer
Josephson parametric amplifiers have emerged as a promising platform for
quantum information processing and squeezed quantum states generation.
Travelling wave and impedance-matched parametric amplifiers provide broad
bandwidth for high-fidelity single-shot readout of multiple qubit
superconducting circuits. Here, we present a quantum-limited 3-wave-mixing
parametric amplifier based on superconducting nonlinear asymmetric inductive
elements (SNAILs), whose useful bandwidth is enhanced with an on-chip
two-section impedance-matching circuit based on microstrip transmission lines.
The amplifier dynamic range is increased using an array of sixty-seven SNAILs
with 268 Josephson junctions, forming a nonlinear quarter-wave resonator.
Operating in a current-pumped mode, we experimentally demonstrate an average
gain of across bandwidth, along with an average saturation
power of , which can go as high as with quantum-limited
noise performance. Moreover, the amplifier can be fabricated using a simple
technology with just a one e-beam lithography step. Its central frequency is
tuned over a several hundred megahertz, which in turn broadens the effective
operational bandwidth to around .Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure
Robust cryogenic matched low-pass coaxial filters for quantum computing applications
Electromagnetic noise is one of the key external factors decreasing
superconducting qubits coherence. Matched coaxial filters can prevent microwave
and IR photons negative influence on superconducting quantum circuits. Here, we
report on design and fabrication route of matched low-pass coaxial filters for
noise-sensitive measurements at milliKelvin temperatures. A robust transmission
coefficient with designed linear absorption (-1dB/GHz) and ultralow reflection
losses less than -20 dB up to 20 GHz is achieved. We present a mathematical
model for evaluating and predicting filters transmission parameters depending
on their dimensions. It is experimentally approved on two filters prototypes
different lengths with compound of Cu powder and Stycast commercial resin
demonstrating excellent matching. The presented design and assembly route are
universal for various compounds and provide high repeatability of geometrical
and microwave characteristics. Finally, we demonstrate three filters with
almost equal reflection and transmission characteristics in the range from 0 to
20 GHz, which is quite useful to control multiple channel superconducting
quantum circuits.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
High-Q trenched aluminum coplanar resonators with an ultrasonic edge microcutting for superconducting quantum devices
Dielectric losses are one of the key factors limiting the coherence of
superconducting qubits. The impact of materials and fabrication steps on
dielectric losses can be evaluated using coplanar waveguide (CPW) microwave
resonators. Here, we report on superconducting CPW microwave resonators with
internal quality factors systematically exceeding 5x106 at high powers and
2x106 (with the best value of 4.4x106) at low power. Such performance is
demonstrated for 100-nm-thick aluminum resonators with 7-10.5 um center trace
on high-resistivity silicon substrates commonly used in quantum Josephson
junction circuits. We investigate internal quality factors of the resonators
with both dry and wet aluminum etching, as well as deep and isotropic reactive
ion etching of silicon substrate. Josephson junction compatible CPW resonators
fabrication process with both airbridges and silicon substrate etching is
proposed. Finally, we demonstrate the effect of airbridges positions and extra
process steps on the overall dielectric losses. The best quality fa ctors are
obtained for the wet etched aluminum resonators and isotropically removed
substrate with the proposed ultrasonic metal edge microcutting.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Sputtered NbN Films for Ultrahigh Performance Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors
Nowadays ultrahigh performance superconducting nanowire single-photon
detectors are the key elements in a variety of devices from biological research
to quantum communications and computing. Accurate tuning of superconducting
material properties is a powerful resource for fabricating single-photon
detectors with a desired properties. Here, we report on the major theoretical
relations between ultrathin niobium nitride (NbN) films properties and
superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors characteristics, as well as
ultrathin NbN films properties dependence on reactive magnetron sputtering
recipes. Based on this study we formulate the exact requirements to ultrathin
NbN films for ultrahigh performance superconducting nanowire single-photon
detectors. Then, we experimentally study ultrathin NbN films properties
(morphology, crystalline structure, critical temperature, sheet resistance) on
silicon, sapphire, silicon dioxide and silicon nitride substrates sputtered
with various recipes. We demonstrate ultrathin NbN films (obtained with more
than 100 films deposition) with a wide range of critical temperature from 2.5
to 12.1 K and sheet resistance from 285 to 2000 ~/sq, as well as
investigate a sheet resistance evolution over for more than 40\% within two
years. Finally, we found out that one should use ultrathin NbN films with
specific critical temperature near 9 K and sheet resistance of 400 ~/sq
for ultrahigh performance SNSPD.Comment: The following article has been submitted to APL Materials. After it
is published, it will be found at https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apm. Copyright
2023 Author(s). This article is distributed under a Creative Commons
Attribution (CC BY) Licens
The Role of PETE in Developing and Sustaining Physical Literacy Informed Practitioners
This paper discusses teacher preparation in relation to encouraging and empowering future teachers to appreciate the potential and value of adopting physical literacy as the goal of PE. The paper addresses the issue of the role of schools and teacher training programs in developing the next generation of PE teachers entering PE Teacher Education (PETE) with respect to thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and beliefs that underpin the concept of physical literacy, and providing high quality learning experiences that are crucial to continuing physical activity throughout the life course for all children, not just those that have a natural aptitude in this area. Many advocates for radical change in physical education have repeatedly argued that physical education curricula around the world are too focused on a traditional, one size fits all, sport technique based, multi-activity form. Others have argued that the traditional curricula have a primary focus on physical competence in running, jumping, and balls skills rather than providing experience in a wide range of physical activities including, inter alia, those with a focus on aesthetic awareness and those related to outdoor adventure
AC 2007-754: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: STUDENT TRANSITION TO ENGINEERING PROGRAM A STEP in the Right Direction: Student Transition to Engineering Program
Abstract In 1995, Virginia Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) established and implemented a summer bridge program for pre-enrolled freshman students entering the College of Engineering in the subsequent fall. From 1995 to 2004, the program was targeted to under-represented engineering students under the name ASPIRE (The Academic Summer Program Introducing Resources for Engineers). In 2004, the CEED office received a $2 million dollar STEP (STEM Talent Expansion Program) grant from the National Science Foundation. The goal of the project is to increase the number of students earning degrees in engineering and computer science. One component of the grant activities was the expansion of ASPIRE, marketing it to a larger number of first-year students admitted to the College of Engineering (COE). The expanded bridge program still operates under the auspices of the CEED and has been named STEP Bridge -Student Transition to Engineering Program. Here, we provide a brief overview/history of ASPIRE and then discuss the transition to, and implementation of the STEP Bridge program. We will compare the logistics of managing both programs, costs, demographics of the populations served, fall semester academic performance of the participants as compared to appropriate non-participating cohorts, and student satisfaction with bridge programs. We will also project the program impact and discuss anticipated growing pains as we continue to expand to our target participation of 100 students. We will present what we have learned from the past two years of implementation, as STEP Bridge moves into its third year
Cross coupling of a solid-state qubit to an input signal due to multiplexed dispersive readout
The integration, scale up and multiplexing arrays of superconducting qubits in quantum circuits are one of the main challenges of superconducting quantum technology. Here, we experimentally investigate the solid-state qubit multiplexing readout scheme, containing coplanar quarter-wavelength resonators coupled with planar Xmon-type qubit, connected to a common coplanar transmission line. We find that the qubit energy spectrum modifies in the presence of an additional exciting signal at the neighbour resonators fundamental frequency. We attribute the origin of this effect to electromagnetic field propagating through the common ground plane, which changes the qubits characteristics. Our finding may be useful for the development of scalable superconducting quantum integrated circuits with arrays of multiplexed/coupled qubits for applications in superconducting quantum processing and computing