Blochnium-Based Josephson Junction Parametric Amplifiers: Superior Tunability and Linearity

TL;DR

This paper introduces Blochnium-based Josephson junction parametric amplifiers that offer enhanced tunability, linearity, and higher gain, making them highly suitable for scalable quantum computing applications.

Contribution

The study presents a novel Blochnium Josephson junction array design with theoretical analysis demonstrating improved nonlinearity control, tunability, and linearity over traditional amplifiers.

Findings

Achieves around 25 dB signal gain

Improves compression point beyond -92 dBm

Enables broad-band C-band frequency sweeping

Abstract

The weak quantum signal amplification is an essential task in quantum computing. In this study, a recently introduced structure of Josephson junctions array called Blochnium (N series Quarton structure) is utilized as a parametric amplifier. We begin by theoretical deriving the system's Lagrangian, quantum Hamiltonian, and then analyze the dynamics using the quantum Langevin equation. By transforming these equations into the Fourier domain and employing the input-output formalism, leading metric indicators of the parametric amplifier become calculated. The new proposed design offers significant advantages over traditional designs due to its ability to manipulate nonlinearity. This premier feature enhances the compression point (P1dB) of the amplifier dramatically, and also provides its tunability across a broad band. The enhanced linearity, essential for quantum applications, is achieved through effective nonlinearity management, which is theoretically derived. Also, the ability to sweep the C-band without significant spectral overlap is crucial for frequency multiplexing in scalable quantum systems. Simulation results show that Blochnium parametric amplifiers can reach to a signal gain around 25 dB with a compression point better than of -92 dBm. Therefore, our proposed parametric amplifier, with its superior degree of freedom, surpasses traditional designs like arrays of Josephson junctions, making it a highly promising candidate for advanced quantum computing applications.