Applications of a superconducting device that mixes surface acoustic waves and microwave signals
US10320331B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H9/02637
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Superconducting device applications implemented with a surface acoustic wave resonator and a superconducting microwave resonator coupled to a Josephson ring modulator are provided. A method can comprise receiving, by a microwave Josephson mixer, and from a superconducting surface acoustic wave resonator of a superconducting device, a surface acoustic wave signal that comprises one or more phonons that resonate at a first frequency. The method can also comprise receiving, by the microwave Josephson mixer and from a superconducting microwave resonator of the superconducting device, a microwave signal that comprises one or more photons that can resonate at a second frequency. Further, the method can also comprise mixing, by the microwave Josephson mixer, the surface acoustic wave signal and the microwave signal based on a microwave control signal received from a microwave source operatively coupled to the microwave Josephson mixer.
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