Effect of a second-harmonic current–phase relation on the behavior of a Josephson traveling-wave parametric amplifier
We numerically investigate the behavior of a Josephson traveling-wave parametric amplifier assuming a current–phase relation with a second-harmonic contribution. We find that varying the weight of harmonic terms in the Josephson current affects the gain profile. The analysis of gain characteristics, phase-space portraits, Poincaré sections, and Fourier spectra demonstrates that the nonsinusoidal contribution influences the operating mode and stability of the device. In particular, we identify the optimal weighting of harmonic contributions that maximizes amplification, achieving gains up to ∼13 dB in a device without dispersion engineering.
Authors
- Г. Филатрелла (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-8618)
- S. Pagano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-791X)
- C. Barone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-7556)
- G. Carapella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0095-1434)
- A. Giachero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-695X)
- Claudio Guarcello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3683-2509)
Institutions
- University of Salerno (IT)
- University of Sannio (IT)
- Quantum Technologies (Sweden) (SE)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gruppo Collegato di Salerno
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Physics Letters
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0262555
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- European Commission
- Università degli Studi di Salerno
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca