Characterization of dissipation due to quasiparticles and dielectric loss in a Josephson metamaterial

Juha Hassel; P. Lähteenmäki; Andrey Timofeev; G.S. Paraoanu; P.J. Hakonen

Characterization of dissipation due to quasiparticles and dielectric loss in a Josephson metamaterial

Juha Hassel, P. Lähteenmäki, Andrey Timofeev, G.S. Paraoanu, P.J. Hakonen

Aalto University

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Josephson junctions can be arranged in a metamaterial configuration, forming an artificial one-dimensional medium for microwave propagation, which enables fast tuning of the speed of light by an external magnetic field. This metamaterial has been used for parametric amplification and as a demonstrator of the dynamical Casimir effect. An important property of metamaterial-based devices is damping, which is fundamentally limited by mechanisms related to the Josephson junctions themselves. In this paper we derive theoretical models for two such mechanisms, the quasiparticle tunneling and the dielectric loss within the material of the tunnel barrier. We discuss whether the junction-based effects are likely to be the limiting factors in the experimentally observed quality factors of metamaterial-based resonators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2013
Publisher	Electromagnetics Academy
Pages	484-488
ISBN (Print)	978-1-934142-26-4, 978-1-62993-458-7
Publication status	Published - 2013
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	34th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2013 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 12 Aug 2013 → 15 Aug 2013 Conference number: 34

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Conference	34th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2013
Abbreviated title	PIERS 2013
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	12/08/13 → 15/08/13

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Hassel, J, Lähteenmäki, P, Timofeev, A, Paraoanu, GS & Hakonen, PJ 2013, Characterization of dissipation due to quasiparticles and dielectric loss in a Josephson metamaterial. in Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2013. Electromagnetics Academy, pp. 484-488, 34th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, 12/08/13.

Characterization of dissipation due to quasiparticles and dielectric loss in a Josephson metamaterial. / Hassel, Juha; Lähteenmäki, P.; Timofeev, Andrey et al.
Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2013. Electromagnetics Academy, 2013. p. 484-488.

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