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Search Publications by: Joe Aumentado (Fed)

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Resolving the vacuum fluctuations of an optomechanical system using an artificial atom

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Florent Q. Lecocq, John D. Teufel, Jose A. Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle results in one of the strangest quantum behaviours: a mechanical oscillator can never truly be at rest. Even at a temperature of absolute zero, its position and momentum are still subject to quantum fluctuations. However

Graph-based analysis of nonreciprocity in coupled-mode systems

February 10, 2015
Author(s)
Leonardo M. Ranzani, Jose A. Aumentado
In this work we derive the general conditions for obtaining nonreciprocity in multi-mode parametrically- coupled systems. The results can be applied to a broad variety of optical, microwave, and hybrid systems including recent electro- and opto-mechanical

A geometric description of nonreciprocity in coupled two-mode systems

October 16, 2014
Author(s)
Leonardo M. Ranzani, Jose A. Aumentado
We explore the concept of nonreciprocity in coupled two-mode systems using a geometric mapping to the Poincaré sphere. From this perspective, we recast the requirements for nonreciprocity in terms of rotation and inversion symmetry arguments for the vector

Tunable Resonant and Nonresonant Interactions between a Phase Qubit and LC Resonator

March 26, 2014
Author(s)
Michael S. Allman, Jed D. Whittaker, Manuel C. Castellanos Beltran, Katarina Cicak, Fabio C. Da Silva, Michael DeFeo, Florent Q. Lecocq, Adam J. Sirois, John D. Teufel, Jose A. Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds
We use a flux-biased radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device (rf SQUID) with an embedded flux-biased direct current SQUID to generate strong resonant and nonresonant tunable interactions between a phase qubit and a lumped-element

Broadband S-parameter characterization of a DC-SQUID amplifier

July 9, 2013
Author(s)
Leonardo M. Ranzani, Lafe F. Spietz, Jose A. Aumentado
In this work we characterize the 2-port scattering parameters of a superconducting quantum interference device (DC-SQUID) ampli er at 20 mK in the 2{8 GHz band. The measurement reference plane is positioned on a 6.25 microstrip line situated directly at

Two-port microwave calibration at millikelvin temperatures

March 15, 2013
Author(s)
Leonardo M. Ranzani, Jose A. Aumentado, Lafe F. Spietz, Zoya Popovic
In this work we introduce a system for 2-port microwave calibration at millikelvin temperatures operating at the coldest stage of a dilution refrigerator by use of an adapted thru-reflect-line algorithm. We show that this can be an effective tool for

Two-port microwave calibration at milliKelvin temperatures

March 5, 2013
Author(s)
Leonardo M. Ranzani, Lafe F. Spietz, Zoya Popovic, Jose A. Aumentado
In this work we introduce a system for 2-port microwave calibration at millikelvin temperatures operating at the coldest stage of a dilution refrigerator by use of an adapted thru-reflect-line algorithm. We show that this can be an effective tool for

Radiation-suppressed superconducting quantum bit in a planar geometry

February 19, 2013
Author(s)
Martin O. Sandberg, Tomas A. Ohki, Jose A. Aumentado, Martin P. Weides, David P. Pappas
We present a superconducting transmon qubit circuit design based on large, coplanar capacitor plates and a microstrip resonator. The microstrip geometry, with the ground plane on the back, enhances access to the circuit for state preparation and

A 4:1 transmission-line impedance transformer for broadband superconducting circuits

October 1, 2012
Author(s)
Leonardo M. Ranzani, Lafe F. Spietz, Jose A. Aumentado, Zoya Popovic
We present a 4 : 1 superconducting transmission-line impedance transformer for cryogenic applications. The device transforms 25 {Ω} in the coplanar waveguide to 6.25 {Ω} in the microstrip and is designed to operate at 20 mK. Calibrated measurements in a

Quantum interference between two single photons of different microwave frequencies

April 20, 2012
Author(s)
Francois E. Nguyen, Eva A. Zakka-Bajjani, Jose A. Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds
Quantum interference is an important tool for fields such as lithography, metrology and quantum processing. Two identical optical photons (photons with the same wavelength and polarization) simultaneously sent through the two input ports of a semi

Quantum superposition of a single microwave photon in two different colour states

July 3, 2011
Author(s)
Eva A. Zakka-Bajjani, Francois E. Nguyen, Minhyea Lee, Leila R. Vale, Raymond Simmonds, Joe Aumentado
The ability to manipulate photonic states is an important tool for quantum information processing. In cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED), coupling between bosonic modes has, until now, required a qubit to mediate the interaction. As an alternative, it is