3 papers
quant-ph2026
Tantalum as a base material for superconducting integrated circuits
Evgeniy V. Zikiy, Nikita S. Smirnov, Stanislav A. Kotenkov +9
The performance of superconducting integrated circuits for quantum applications is fundamentally limited by material-related losses. Tantalum, as an emerging material for next-gene…
physics.optics2026
Superconducting single-photon detectors for integrated quantum photonics
Ilya A. Stepanov, Oksana I. Shmonina, Evgeniy V. Sergeev +7
Single-photon detection possibility is a fundamental requirement for quantum technologies, including communication, computing and sensing. To achieve scalability and practical depl…
physics.optics2026
Thermo-optic modulator with ultra-high extinction ratio for low-loss silicon nitride integrated photonics
Dmitriy Serkin, Kirill Buzaverov, Aleksandr Baburin +9
Extremely low-loss silicon nitride integrated circuits is a potential platform for a growing number of frontier applications in quantum technologies, high-performance and analog co…