Parametric amplification in Josephson junction embedded transmission lines

O. Yaakobi; L. Friedland; C. Macklin; I. Siddiqi

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.144301

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Parametric amplification in Josephson junction embedded transmission lines

O. Yaakobi, L. Friedland, C. Macklin, I. Siddiqi

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.144301 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

An electronic transmission line that contains an array of nonlinear elements (Josephson junctions) is studied theoretically. A continuous nonlinear wave equation describing the dynamics of the node flux along the transmission line is derived. It is shown that due to the nonlinearity of the system, a mixing process between four waves with different frequencies is possible. The mixing process can be utilized for amplification of weak signals due to the interaction with a strong pump wave. An analytical solution for the spatial evolution of the wave amplitudes is derived, and found to be in excellent agreement with the results of numerical computations. Simulations of realistic parameters show that the power gain can exceed 20 dB over a bandwidth of more than 2 GHz.