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Noise Induced Intermittency in a Superconducting Microwave Resonator
We experimentally and numerically study a NbN superconducting stripline
resonator integrated with a microbridge. We find that the response of the
system to monochromatic excitation exhibits intermittency, namely,
noise-induced jumping between coexisting steady-state and limit-cycle
responses. A theoretical model that assumes piecewise linear dynamics yields
partial agreement with the experimental findings
Nonlinear Dynamics in the Resonance Lineshape of NbN Superconducting Resonators
In this work we report on unusual nonlinear dynamics measured in the
resonance response of NbN superconducting microwave resonators. The nonlinear
dynamics, occurring at relatively low input powers (2-4 orders of magnitude
lower than Nb), and which include among others, jumps in the resonance
lineshape, hysteresis loops changing direction and resonance frequency shift,
are measured herein using varying input power, applied magnetic field, white
noise and rapid frequency sweeps. Based on these measurement results, we
consider a hypothesis according to which local heating of weak links forming at
the boundaries of the NbN grains are responsible for the observed behavior, and
we show that most of the experimental results are qualitatively consistent with
such hypothesis.Comment: Updated version (of cond-mat/0504582), 16 figure
PT-symmetry in honeycomb photonic lattices
We apply gain/loss to honeycomb photonic lattices and show that the
dispersion relation is identical to tachyons - particles with imaginary mass
that travel faster than the speed of light. This is accompanied by PT-symmetry
breaking in this structure. We further show that the PT-symmetry can be
restored by deforming the lattice
Quantum Nondemolition Measurement of Discrete Fock States of a Nanomechanical Resonator
We study theoretically a radio frequency superconducting interference device integrated with a nanomechanical resonator and an LC resonator. By applying adiabatic and rotating-wave approximations, we obtain an effective Hamiltonian that governs the dynamics of the mechanical and LC resonators. Nonlinear terms in this Hamiltonian can be exploited for performing a quantum nondemolition measurement of Fock states of the nanomechanical resonator. We address the feasibility of experimental implementation and show that the nonlinear coupling can be made sufficiently strong to allow the detection of discrete mechanical Fock states
Suppression of geometrical barrier in crystals by Josephson vortex stacks
Differential magneto-optics are used to study the effect of dc in-plane
magnetic field on hysteretic behavior due to geometrical barriers in
crystals. In absence of in-plane field a vortex
dome is visualized in the sample center surrounded by barrier-dominated
flux-free regions. With in-plane field, stacks of Josephson vortices form
vortex chains which are surprisingly found to protrude out of the dome into the
vortex-free regions. The chains are imaged to extend up to the sample edges,
thus providing easy channels for vortex entry and for drain of the dome through
geometrical barrier, suppressing the magnetic hysteresis. Reduction of the
vortex energy due to crossing with Josephson vortices is evaluated to be about
two orders of magnitude too small to account for the formation of the
protruding chains. We present a model and numerical calculations that
qualitatively describe the observed phenomena by taking into account the
demagnetization effects in which flux expulsion from the pristine regions
results in vortex focusing and in the chain protrusion. Comparative
measurements on a sample with narrow etched grooves provide further support to
the proposed model.Comment: 12 figures (low res.) Higher resolution figures are available at the
Phys Rev B version. Typos correcte
Intermodulation and Parametric Amplification in a Superconducting Stripline Resonator Integrated with a dc-SQUID
We utilize a superconducting stripline resonator containing a dc-SQUID as a strong intermodulation amplifier exhibiting a signal gain of 24dB and a phase modulation of 30dB. Studying the system response in the time domain near the intermodulation amplification threshold reveals a unique noise-induced spikes behavior. We account for this response qualitatively via solving numerically the equations of motion for the integrated system. Furthermore, employing this device as a parametric amplifier yields an abrupt rise of 38dB in the generated side-band signal
Induced Coherence and Stable Soliton Spiraling
We develop a theory of soliton spiraling in a bulk nonlinear medium and
reveal a new physical mechanism: periodic power exchange via induced coherence,
which can lead to stable spiraling and the formation of dynamical two-soliton
states. Our theory not only explains earlier observations, but provides a
number of predictions which are also verified experimentally. Finally, we show
theoretically and experimentally that soliton spiraling can be controled by the
degree of mutual initial coherence.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
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