Characterization of loss mechanisms in high kinetic inductance materials: Part 2

High kinetic inductance superconducting thin films are an attractive platform to build compact quantum circuits with high characteristic impedances well beyond the vacuum impedance. To fully exploit the properties of such materials, we must better understand their loss mechanisms, and identify ways to integrate them with established superconductors like aluminum or tantalum for quasiparticle mitigation. In part 2 of this talk, we present results on devices constructed of such high-kinetic inductance materials. By employing different circuit geometries, we study and discuss the relative interplay between kinetic inductance, non-linearity and conductor loss in such devices.