Microwave Photon Counter Based on Josephson Junctions

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Abstract

We describe progress in the development of a microwave photon counter based on current biased Josephson junctions; absorption of a single photon causes the junction to switch to the voltage state, producing a large and easily measured classical signal. We have combined multiple junctions with a broad-band, on-chip microwave beam splitter to realize a multiplexed microwave photon detector. We discuss application of the Josephson microwave counter to the study of full counting statistics of the microwave emission from various mesoscopic conductors, and we describe alternative biasing schemes to enable operation in more traditional photon counting modes.

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Authors

  • Guilhem Ribeill

    University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • David Hover

    University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • U. Patel

    University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

  • Yung-Fu Chen

    Department of Physics, National Central University, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Robert McDermott

    University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison