Analog information processing at the quantum limit with a Josephson ring modulator

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-302

  Bergeal, N ^a   Vijay, R ^a,b   Manucharyan, V E ^a   Siddiqi, I ^b   Schoelkopf, R J ^a   Girvin, S M ^a   Devoret, M H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

BASIC BUILDING BLOCK; DYNAMIC COOLING; NOISE ENERGY; QUANTUM LIMIT; RING MODULATORS; SENSITIVE MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL FREQUENCIES; SOLID STATE QUBITS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 77950519016     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1516     Document Type: Article

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