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Dispersive Thermometry with a Josephson Junction Coupled to a Resonator

O.-P. Saira1, M. Zgirski2, K. L. Viisanen1, D. S. Golubev1, and J. P. Pekola1

  • 1Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, P.O. Box 13500, 00076 AALTO, Finland
  • 2Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland

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Phys. Rev. Applied 6, 024005 – Published 10 August, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.6.024005

Abstract

We embed a small Josephson junction in a microwave resonator that allows simultaneous dc biasing and dispersive readout. Thermal fluctuations drive the junction into phase diffusion and induce a temperature-dependent shift in the resonance frequency. By sensing the thermal noise of a remote resistor in this manner, we demonstrate primary thermometry in the range of 300 mK to below 100 mK, and high-bandwidth (7.5 MHz) operation with a noise-equivalent temperature of better than 10  μK/Hz. At a finite bias voltage close to a Fiske resonance, amplification of the microwave probe signal is observed. We develop an accurate theoretical model of our device based on the theory of dynamical Coulomb blockade.

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Phys. Rev. Applied 6, 024005– Published 10 August, 2016
  • Received 18 April 2016

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