Selected Recent Publications

 

Superconducting Circuits for Quantum Information: An Outlook (PDF)
M.H. Devoret and R.J. Schoelkopf
Science 339, 1169-1174 (2013)

Full Coherent Frequency Conversion Between Two Propagating Microwave Modes (PDF)
B. Abdo, K. Sliwa, N. Bergeal, M. Hatridge, L. Frunzio, A.D. Stone, M.H. Devoret
Physical Review Letters 110, 173902 (2013)

Three-wave Mixing with Three Incoming Waves: Signal-Idler Coherent Cancellation and Gain Enhancement in a Parametric Amplifier (PDF)
F. Schackert, A. Roy, M. Hatridge, A.D. Stone, M.H. Devoret
arXiv:1301.1696 (2012)

Demonstrating a Driven Reset Protocol for a Superconducting Qubit (PDF)
K. Geerlings, Z. Leghtas, I.M. Pop, S. Shankar, L. Frunzio, R.J. Schoelkopf, M. Mirrahimi, M.H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 120501 (2013)

Quantum Back-Action of Variable-Strength Measurement (PDF)
M. Hatridge and S. Shankar, M. Mirrahimi, F. Schackert, K. Geerlings, T. Brecht, K.M. Sliwa, B. Abdo, L. Frunzio, S.M. Girvin, R.J. Schoelkopf, M.H. Devoret
Science 339, 178-181 (2013) (abstract, reprint, fulltext)

Non-Degenerate, Three-Wave Mixing with the Josephson Ring Modulator (PDF)
B. Abdo, A. Kamal, M.H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. B 87, 014508 (2013)

Gain, Directionality and Noise in Microwave SQUID Amplifiers: Input-Output Approach (PDF)
A. Kamal, J. Clarke, M.H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. B 86, 144510 (2012)

Microwave Characterization of Josephson Junction Arrays: Implementing a Low Loss Superinductance (PDF)
N. A. Masluk, I. M. Pop, A. Kamal, Z. K. Minev, M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 137002 (2012)

Improving the Quality Factor of Microwave Compact Resonators by Optimizing their Geometrical Parameters (PDF)
K. Geerlings, S. Shankar, E. Edwards, L. Frunzio, R.J. Schoelkopf, M.H. Devoret
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 192601 (2012)

Evidence for Coherent Quantum Phase Slips Across a Josephson Junction Array (PDF)
V. Manucharyan, N. A. Masluk, A. Kamal, J. Koch, L. Glazman, M.H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. B. 85, 024521 (2012)

Josephson Amplifier for Qubit Readout (PDF)
B. Abdo, F. Schackert, M. Hatridge, C. Rigetti, M.H. Devoret
Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 162506 (2011)

Noiseless Nonreciprocity in a Parametric Active Device (PDF)
A. Kamal, J. Clarke, M.H. Devoret
Nature Physics 7, 311-315 (2011)

Preparation and Measurement of Three-Qubit Entanglement in a Superconducting Circuit (PDF)
L. DiCarlo, M.D. Reed, L. Sun, B.R. Johnson, J.M. Chow, J.M. Gambetta, L. Frunzio, S.M. Girvin, M.H. Devoret, R. J. Schoelkopf
Nature 467, 574-578 (2010)

Fully Microwave-Tunable Universal Gates in Superconducting Qubits
with Linear Couplings and Fixed Transition Frequencies (PDF)
C. Rigetti, M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. B. 81, 134507 (2010)

Exponential Quantum Enhancement for Distributed Addition with Local Nonlinearity (PDF)
A. Marblestone, M. H. Devoret
Journal of Quantum Information Processing 9, 47-59 (2010)

Phase Preserving Amplification Near the Quantum Limit with a Josephson Ring Modulator (PDF)
N. Bergeal, F. Schackhert, M. Metcalfe, R. Vijay, V. E. Manucharyan,
L. Frunzio, D. E. Prober, R. J. Schoelkopf, S. M. Girvin, M. H. Devoret
Nature 465, 64-68 (2010)

Analog information processing at the quantum limit with a Josephson ring modulator (PDF)
N. Bergeal, R. Vijay, V. E. Manucharyan, I. Siddiqi, R. J. Schoelkopf, S. M. Girvin and M. H. Devoret
Nature Physics 6, 296-302 (2010)

The Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier (PDF)
R. Vijay, M. H. Devoret, I. Siddiqi
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 111101 (2009)

Amplification at the Quantum Limit with the Josephson Ring Modulator
B. Huard, N. Bergeal, M. H. Devoret
Proceedings of the Enrico Fermi School on Quantum Coherence in Solid State Systems,
IOS Press, Amsterdam, p. 151 (2009)

Charging Effects in the Inductively Shunted Josephson Junction (PDF)
J. Koch, V. E. Manucharyan, M. H. Devoret, L. Glazman
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 217004 (2009)

Coherent Oscillations Between Classical Separable Quantum States of a Superconducting Loop (PDF)
V. E. Manucharyan, J. Koch, M. Brink, L. Glazman, M. H. Devoret
cond-mat.mes-hall 0910.3039 (2009)

Fluxonium: Single Cooper-Pair Circuit Free of Charge Offsets (PDF)
V. E. Manucharyan, J. Koch, L. Glazman, M. H. Devoret
Science 326, 113-116 (2009).

Signal-to-pump backaction and self-oscillation in Double pump Josephson parametric amplifier (PDF)
A. Kamal, A. Marblestone, and M. H. Devoret
Physical Review B 79, 184301 (2009)
(also selected for May 2009 issues of Virtual Journal of Quantum Information and Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity)

Introduction to Quantum Noise, Measurement and Amplication (PDF)
A. A. Clerk, M. H. Devoret, S. M. Girvin, F. Marquardt, and R. J. Schoelkopf
cond-mat.mes-hall 0810.4729 (2008)
Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 1155-1208 (2010)

A Cryoelectronics Sample Holder Design with Perpendicular Coaxial to Microstrip Transitions (PDF)
N. A. Masluk, V. E. Manucharyan, and M. H. Devoret
submitted (2008)

Measuring the decoherence of a quantronium qubit with the cavity bifurcation amplifier (PDF)
M. Metcalfe, E. Boaknin, V. E. Manucharyan, R. Vijay, I. Siddiqi, C. Rigetti, L. Frunzio, R. J. Schoelkopf, and M. H. Devoret
Physical Review B 76, 174516 (2007)

Circuit-QED: How strong can the coupling between a Josephson junction atom and a transmission line resonator be? (PDF)
M. H. Devoret, S. M. Girvin, and R. J. Schoelkopf
Annalen der Physik 16, 767 (2007)

Microwave bifurcation of a Josephson junction: Embedding-circuit requirements (PDF)
V. E. Manucharyan, E. Boaknin, M. Metcalfe, R. Vijay, I. Siddiqi, and M. H. Devoret
Physical Review B 76, 014524 (2007)

Dispersive measurements of superconducting qubit coherence with a fast latching readout (PDF)
I. Siddiqi, R. Vijay, M. Metcalfe, E. Boaknin, L. Frunzio, R. J. Schoelkopf, and M. H. Devoret
Physical Review B 73, 054510 (2006)

Protocol for universal gates in optimally biased superconducting qubits (PDF)
C. Rigetti, A. Blais and M. H. Devoret,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 240502 (2005) quant-ph/0412009.

Geometric Approach to Digital Quantum Information (PDF)
C. Rigetti, R. Mosseri, and M. H. Devoret
Quant. Infor. Proc. 3 No. 6 (2005) quant-ph/0312196.

Direct Observation of Dynamical Bifurcation between Two Driven Oscillation States of
a Josephson Junction (PDF)
I. Siddiqi, R. Vijay, F. Pierre, C. M. Wilson, L. Frunzio, M. Metcalfe, C. Rigetti, R. J. Schoelkopf, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 027005 (2005) cond-mat/0312553.

Superconducting Qubits: A Short Review (PDF)
M. H. Devoret, A. Wallraff, and J. M. Martinis
cond-mat/0411.174 (2004)

RF-Driven Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier for Quantum Measurement (PDF)
I. Siddiqi, R. Vijay, F. Pierre, C. M. Wilson, M. Metcalfe, C. Rigetti, L. Frunzio, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 207002 (2004) cond-mat/0312623.

Implementing Qubits with Superconducting Integrated Circuits (PDF)
M. H. Devoret and J. M. Martinis
Quant. Infor. Proc. 3 Nos. 1-5, (2004).

Manipulating the Quantum State of an Electrical Circuit (PDF)
D. Vion, A. Aassime, A. Cottet, P. Joyez, H. Pothier, C. Urbina, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Science 296, 886-889 (2002).

Reprints

 

Rabi oscillations, Ramsey fringes and spin echoes in an electrical circuit (PDF)
D. Vion, A. Aassime, A. Cottet, P. Joyez, H. Pothier, C. Urbina, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Fortschr. Phys. 51, No. 4-5, 462-468 (2003).

Proximity Effect and Multiple Andreev Reflections in Gold Atomic Contacts (PDF)
E. Scheer, W. Belzig, Y. Naveh, M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, and C. Urbina
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 284-287 (2001).

Electrodynamic Dip in the Local Density of States of a Metallic Wire (PDF)
F. Pierre, H. Pothier, P. Joyez, N. O. Birge, D. Esteve, M. H. Devoret
Phys.Rev. Lett. 86, 1590-1593 (2001).

Multiple Andreev Reflections Revealed by the Energy Distribution of Quasiparticles (PDF)
F. Pierre, A. Anthore, H. Pothier, C. Urbina, and D. Esteve
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1078-1081 (2001).

Direct Measurement of the Josephson Supercurrent in the Ultrasmall Josephson Junction (PDF)
A. Steinbach, P. Joyez, A. Cottet, D. Esteve, M. H. Devoret, M. E. Huber, and J. M. Martinis
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 137003 (2001).

Amplifying quantum signals with the single-electron transistor (PDF)
M. H. Devoret and R. J. Schoelkopf
Nature 406, 1039-1046 (2000).

Supercurrent in Atomic Point Contacts and Andreev States (PDF)
M. F. Goffman, R. Cron, A. Levy Yeyati, P. Joyez, M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, and C. Urbina
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 170-173 (2000).

Controlled deposition of carbon nanotubes on a patterned substrate (PDF)
K. H. Choi, J. P. Bourgoin, S. Auvray, D. Esteve, G. S. Duesberg, S. Roth, and M. Burghard
Surf. Sci. 462, 195-202 (2000).

The Josephson effect in nanoscale tunnel junctions (PDF)
P. Joyez, D. Vion, M. Gotz, M. H. Devoret, and D. Esteve
J. Supercon. 12, 757-766 (1999).

Evidence for Saturation of Channel Transmission from Conductance
Fluctuations in Atomic-Size Point Contacts (PDF)
B. Ludoph, M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and J. M. van Ruitenbeek
Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1530-1533 (1999).

Quantum Coherence with a Single Cooper Pair (PDF)
V. Bouchiat, D. Vion, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Physica Scripta T76, 165-170 (1998).

How Is the Coulomb Blockade Suppressed in High-Conductance Tunnel Junctions? (PDF)
P. Joyez, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1956-1959 (1998).

Conduction Channel Transmissions of Atomic-Size Aluminum Contacts (PDF)
E. Scheer, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, D. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3535-3538 (1997).

Conductance Fluctuations in a Metallic Wire Interrupted by a Tunnel Junction (PDF)
A. van Oudenaarden, M. H. Devoret, E. H. Visscher, Yu. V. Nazarov, and J. E. Mooij
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3539-3542 (1997).

Energy Distribution Function of Quasiparticles in Mesoscopic Wires (PDF)
H. Pothier, S. Gueron, N. O. Birge, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 3490-3493 (1997).

Strong Tunneling in the Single-Electron Transistor (PDF)
P. Joyez, V. Bouchiat, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 1349-1352 (1997).

Observation of Hot-Electron Shot Noise in a Metallic Resistor (PDF)
A. H. Steinbach, and J. M. Martinis
Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3806-3809 (1996).

Superconducting Proximity Effect Proved on a Mesoscopic Length Scale (PDF)
S. Gueron, H. Pothier, N. O. Birge, D. Esteve, M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3025-3028 (1996).

Thermal Activation above a Dissipation Barrier: Switching of a Small Josephson Junction (PDF)
D. Vion, M. Gotz, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3435-3438 (1996).

Quantum Fluctuations in Electrical Circuits (PDF)
M. H. Devoret
Les Houches Session LXIII, Quantum Fluctuations p. 351-386 (1995).

Single Electron Phenomena in Metallic Nanostructures (PDF)
M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, and C. Urbina
Les Houches Session LXI, Mesoscopic Quantum Physics, p. 605-658 (1995).

Effect of a Transmission Line Resonator on a Small Capacitance Tunnel Junction (PDF)
T. Holst, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 3455-3458 (1994).

Flux-Modulated Andreev Current Caused by Electronic Interference (PDF)
H. Pothier, S. Gueron, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 2488-2491 (1994).

Observation of Parity-Induced Suppression of Josephson Tunneling in the Superconducting Single Electron Transistor (PDF)
P. Joyez, P. Lafarge, A. Filipe, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 2458-2461 (1994).

Two-electron quantization of the charge on a superconductor (PDF)
P. Lafarge, P. Joyez, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Nature 365, 422-424 (1993).

Even-odd symmetry breaking in the NSN Coulomb blockade electrometer (PDF)
T. Eiles, J. Martinis, and M. H. Devoret
Physica B 189, 210-217 (1993).

Even-Odd Asymmetry of a Superconductor Revealed by the Coulomb Blockade of Andreev Reflection (PDF)
T. M. Eiles, J. M. Martinis, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 1862-1865 (1993).

Measurement of the Even-Odd Free-Energy Difference of an Isolated Superconductor (PDF)
P. Lafarge, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 994-997 (1993).

Direct observation of macroscopic charge quantization: a Millikan experiment in a submicron solid state device. (PDF)
P.Lafarge, P. Joyez, H. Pothier, A. Cleland, T. Holst, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 314, Series II, 883-888 (1992).

Single-Electron Pump Based on Charging Effects (PDF)
H. Pothier, P. Lafarge, C. Urbina, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Europhysics Letters 17(3), 249-254 (1992).

Effect of the Electromagnetic Environment on the Coulomb Blockade in Ultrasmall Tunnel Junctions (PDF)
M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, H. Grabert, G.-L. Ingold, H. Pothier, and C. Urbina
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 1824-1827 (1990).

Frequency-Locked Turnstile Device for Single Electrons (PDF)
L. J. Geerligs, V. F. Anderegg, P. A. M. Holweg, J. E. Mooij, H. Pothier, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M.H. Devoret
Phys.Rev. Lett. 64, 2691-2694 (1990).

Reply to Silvestrini (PDF)
J. Clarke, J. M. Martinis, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 212 (1989).

Escape Oscillations of a Josephson Junction Switching Out of the Zero-Voltage State (PDF)
E. Turlot, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, J. M. Martinis, M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1788-1791 (1989).

Energy-Level Quantization in the Zero-Voltage State of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction (PDF)
J. M. Martinis, M. H. Devoret, and J. Clarke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 1543-1546 (1985).

Measurements of Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling out of the Zero-Voltage State (PDF)
of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction
M. H. Devoret, J. M. Martinis, J. Clarke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 1908-1911 (1985).

Resonant Activation from the Zero-Voltage State of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction (PDF)
M. H. Devoret, J. M. Martinis, D. Esteve, and J. Clarke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 1260-1263 (1984).

 

Theses

Reducing the Losses of the Fluxonium Artificial Atom (PDF)
Nicholas A. Masluk (2012)

Superinductance (PDF)
Vladimir E. Manucharyan (2012)

Quantum Gates for Superconducting Qubits. (PDF)
Chad T. Rigetti (2009)

Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier: Amplifying quantum signals using a dynamical bifurcation. (PDF)
Rajamani Vijayaraghavan (2008)

A new microwave readout for superconducting qubits. (PDF)
Michael Metcalfe (2008)

Talks & Posters

2010 APS March Meeting Tutorial on Advances in Josephson Quantum Circuits (PDF)
M. Devoret (2010)

2009 APS March Meeting Tutorial on Superconducting Qubit Circuits and their Readout (PDF)
M. Devoret (2009)

Measuring a Quantronium Qubit with a Cavity Bifurcation Amplifier (PDF)
M. Metcalfe (2006)

Metastable states in an RF driven Josephson oscillator (PDF)
R. Vijayaraghavan (2006)

NMR-Style Quantum Gates for Superconducting Artificial Molecules (PDF)
C. Rigetti, A. Blais and M. Devoret (2005)

Amplifying signals with Josephson Bifurcation Amplifiers (PDF)
Irfan Siddiqi (2004)