Amplification and squeezing of quantum noise with a tunable Josephson metamaterial

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 928-931

  Castellanos Beltran, M A ^a   Irwin, K D ^b   Hilton, G C ^b   Vale, L R ^b   Lehnert, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); OSCILLISTORS; QUANTUM NOISE; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUBITS;

BACK ACTION EVADING; ELECTROMAGNETIC VACUUM; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; MICROWAVE FIELD; NANOMECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; QUANTUM FLUCTUATION; SUPERCONDUCTING QUBITS;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

EID: 57049106260     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1090     Document Type: Article

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