2 papers
cond-mat.supr-con2019
Phonon traps reduce the quasiparticle density in superconducting circuits
Fabio Henriques, Francesco Valenti, Thibault Charpentier +14
Out of equilibrium quasiparticles (QPs) are one of the main sources of decoherence in superconducting quantum circuits, and are particularly detrimental in devices with high kineti…
cond-mat.supr-con2018
Interplay between kinetic inductance, non-linearity and quasiparticle dynamics in granular aluminum MKIDs
Francesco Valenti, Fábio Henriques, Gianluigi Catelani +13
Microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) are thin film, cryogenic, superconducting resonators. Incident Cooper pair-breaking radiation increases their kinetic inductance, the…