使用低阻尼的约瑟夫森结节检测单模热微波光子
A L Pankratov1,2, A V Gordeeva3, A V Chiginev4,5
1Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R. E. Alekseev, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia. alp@ipmras.ru.
Nature communications
|April 11, 2025
概括
这项研究表明,约瑟夫森的连接探测器用于14GHz的热光子,达到45%的效率. 这一进步对于微波量子技术和暗物质轴子搜索至关重要.
科学领域:
- 量子物理学的量子物理学
- 微波光子学 微波光子学
- 探测器技术 探测器技术
背景情况:
- 单光子探测器对于在各种电磁频谱范围内进行量子测量至关重要.
- 将单光子检测扩展到微波频率仍然是一个重大挑战.
- 约瑟夫森连接为敏感的量子测量提供了潜力.
研究的目的:
- 为了证明一个低度的约瑟夫森结口作为单个微波光子探测器的能力.
- 为了描述探测器在千兆赫兹范围内的热光子的性能.
- 探索这项技术在基础物理和量子信息方面的潜在应用.
主要方法:
- 利用一个低度的约瑟夫森连接处作为14 GHz热光子的探测器.
- 在千克尔文温度下使用微波铜腔产生和发射热光子.
- 多样化的腔体温度来测量光子速率和特征探测器效率和暗计数率.
主要成果:
- 成功检测到14 GHz热光子,其能量为10 yJ或50 μeV.
- 实现了45%的检测效率,低暗计数率为0.1赫兹.
- 观测到超波伊索纳光子统计数据,表明了热光和量子混乱.
结论:
- 一个低度的约瑟夫森结是单个微波光子的可行探测器.
- 该技术显示出在暗物质轴线搜索,量子信息和基本物理研究中的应用具有前景.
- 探测器的演示性能为探索微波频率的量子现象开辟了新的途径.
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