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Investigating the effects of sum-frequency conversions and surface impedance uniformity in traveling wave superconducting parametric amplifiers

Abstract:
Traveling wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) offer the most promising solution for high gain, broadband, and quantum noise limited amplification at microwave frequencies. Experimental realization of TWPAs has proved challenging with often major discrepancies between the theoretically predicted and the measured gain performance of the devices. Here, we extend the conventional modeling techniques to account for spatial variation in the surface impedance of the thin film and the parametric sum-frequency conversions effect, which subsequently results in accurate reproduction of experimental device behavior. We further show that such an analysis may be critical to ensure fabricated TWPAs can operate as designed.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1063/5.0192030

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Role:
Author


Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Journal:
Journal of Applied Physics More from this journal
Volume:
135
Issue:
12
Article number:
124402
Publication date:
2024-03-27
Acceptance date:
2024-03-07
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EISSN:
1089-7550
ISSN:
0021-8979


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Pubs id:
1987643
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pubs:1987643
Deposit date:
2024-04-15

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