Quantum dynamics of a resonator driven by a superconducting single-electron transistor: a solid-state analogue of the micromaser

Abstract

We investigate the behavior of a quantum resonator coupled to a superconducting single-electron transistor tuned to the Josephson quasiparticle resonance and show that the dynamics is similar in many ways to that found in a micromaser. Coupling to the SSET can drive the resonator into non-classical states of self-sustained oscillation via either continuous or discontinuous transitions. Increasing the coupling further leads to a sequence of transitions and regions of multistability.

4 pages, 4 figures. Clarifications as suggested by referee, adjusted for length. References and typos corrected

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