An On-Chip Mach-Zehnder Interferometer in the Microwave Regime
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2011

The design, simulation and measurements of an on-chip Mach-Zehnder interferometer operating in the microwave regime are described. Using microwave signals in microfabricated superconducting Al waveguides, the concept of an interferometer is transferred from optics to on-chip. Tuning of the path length of one of the interferometer arms is executed through the tunable inductance of a SQUID. By placing one or more SQUIDs in the waveguide structure and by varying the magnetic flux through the SQUID loop, the total SQUID inductance can be tuned. In this way, a phase difference leading to destructive or constructive interference at the interferometer output can be achieved. Thorough software simulations were performed to determine the different design parameters, assign a desired working frequency and provide a reference for comparison with experimental results. Measurements at 300 mK show an effective working frequency close to the simulations, with a deviation smaller than 0.05 GHz. The behavior of the interferometer is very similar to the simulations as well. The on-off ratio exceeds 40 dB.

superconductivity

CPW

Mach-Zehnder interferometer

optics on-chip

Författare

Steven Schuermans

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap

Michael Roger Andre Simoen

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

Martin Sandberg

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

Philip Krantz

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

Christopher Wilson

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

Per Delsing

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

1051-8223 (ISSN) 15582515 (eISSN)

Vol. 21 3 448-451 5634112

Ämneskategorier

Elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.1109/tasc.2010.2088354

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