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Kinetic Inductance Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifiers Near the Quantum Limit: Methodology and Characterization
L. Howe, A. Giachero, M. Vissers +7
We present a detailed simulation and design framework for realizing traveling wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) using the nonlinear kinetic inductance of disordered superconductor…
Compact Superconducting Kinetic Inductance Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifiers with On-chip rf Components
Logan Howe, Andrea Giachero, Michael Vissers +4
Quantum computing systems and fundamental physics experiments using superconducting technologies frequently require signal amplification chains operating near the quantum limit of…
CCAT: Comparisons of 280 GHz TiN and Al Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays
Cody J. Duell, Jason Austermann, James Beall +27
The CCAT Collaboration's six-meter Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope is scheduled to begin observing in the Chilean Atacama in 2025, targeting a variety of science goals throughou…
Kinetic inductance current sensor for visible to near-infrared wavelength transition-edge sensor readout
Paul Szypryt, Douglas A. Bennett, Ian Fogarty Florang +12
Single-photon detectors based on the superconducting transition-edge sensor are used in a number of visible to near-infrared applications, particularly for photon-number-resolving…
Kinetic inductance traveling wave amplifier designs for practical microwave readout applications
A. Giachero, M. Vissers, J. Wheeler +6
A Kinetic Inductance Traveling Wave amplifier (KIT) utilizes the nonlinear kinetic inductance of superconducting films, particularly Niobium Titanium Nitride (NbTiN), for parametri…
The BLAST Observatory: A Sensitivity Study for Far-IR Balloon-borne Polarimeters
The BLAST Observatory Collaboration, Gabriele Coppi, Simon Dicker +21
Sensitive wide-field observations of polarized thermal emission from interstellar dust grains will allow astronomers to address key outstanding questions about the life cycle of ma…
Sub-Kelvin Thermometer for On-Chip Measurements of Microwave Devices Utilizing Two-Level Systems in Superconducting Microresonators
J. Wheeler, M. R. Vissers, M. Malnou +3
We present a superconducting microresonator thermometer based on two-level systems (TLS) that is drop-in compatible with cryogenic microwave systems. The operational temperature ra…
A three-wave mixing kinetic inductance traveling-wave amplifier with near-quantum-limited noise performance
M. Malnou, M. R. Vissers, J. D. Wheeler +4
We present a theoretical model and experimental characterization of a microwave kinetic inductance traveling-wave amplifier (KIT), whose noise performance, measured by a shot-noise…