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Title: Kerr nonlinearity in a superconducting Josephson metamaterial

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France)
  2. Univ. Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, Grenoble (France)
  3. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France); Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm (Sweden)
  4. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Here, we present a detailed experimental and theoretical analysis of the dispersion and nonlinear Kerr frequency shifts of plasma modes in a one-dimensional Josephson junction chain containing 500 superconducting quantum interfence devices in the regime of weak nonlinearity. The measured low-power dispersion curve agrees perfectly with the theoretical model if we take into account the Kerr renormalization of the bare frequencies and the long-range nature of the island charge screening by a remote ground plane. We measured the self- and cross-Kerr shifts for the frequencies of the eight lowest modes in the chain. We compare the measured Kerr coefficients with theory and find good agreement.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
European Research Council (ERC); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1485126
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 98, Issue 9; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 22 works
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Nondegenerate Parametric Amplifiers Based on Dispersion-Engineered Josephson-Junction Arrays journal February 2020
Superconductor-insulator transition in Josephson junction chains by quantum Monte Carlo calculations journal January 2020
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