Stimulated quantum phase slips from weak electromagnetic radiations in superconducting nanowires

Amir Jafari-Salim; Amin Eftekharian; A. Hamed Majedi; Mohammad H. Ansari

doi:10.1063/1.4944482

AIP Advances (Mar 2016)

Stimulated quantum phase slips from weak electromagnetic radiations in superconducting nanowires

Amir Jafari-Salim,
Amin Eftekharian,
A. Hamed Majedi,
Mohammad H. Ansari

Affiliations

Amir Jafari-Salim: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Amin Eftekharian: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
A. Hamed Majedi: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Mohammad H. Ansari: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944482
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 3
pp. 035209 – 035209-10

Abstract

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We study the rate of quantum phase slips in an ultranarrow superconducting nanowire exposed to weak electromagnetic radiations. The superconductor is in the dirty limit close to the superconducting-insulating transition, where fluxoids move in strong dissipation. We use a semiclassical approach and show that external radiation stimulates a significant enhancement in the probability of quantum phase slips.

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ISSN: 2158-3226 (Online)
Publisher: AIP Publishing LLC
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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