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Autori principali: Rizvanov, E., Kern, S., Neilinger, P., Grajcar, M.
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05295
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author Rizvanov, E.
Kern, S.
Neilinger, P.
Grajcar, M.
author_facet Rizvanov, E.
Kern, S.
Neilinger, P.
Grajcar, M.
contents In Josephson Traveling-Wave Parametric Amplifiers, higher-order harmonics of the pump tone and its sidebands are commonly present and typically regarded as parasitic. Consequently, most design efforts have focused on suppressing these harmonics. In spite of that, motivated by transient simulations, we extend the coupled-mode theory and demonstrate that, contrary to conventional belief, the third harmonic can enhance amplifier performance, improving both gain and bandwidth. We show that the recently developed plasma oscillation-based amplifier is particularly well-suited for exploiting this effect. Their dispersion relation enables us to observe the phenomenon in transient numerical simulations using JoSIM and WRspice. These simulations reveal improvement of the amplifier's performance, specifically the doubling of the bandwidth and an increase in the gain.
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spellingShingle Third harmonic-mediated amplification in TWPA
Rizvanov, E.
Kern, S.
Neilinger, P.
Grajcar, M.
Superconductivity
Quantum Physics
In Josephson Traveling-Wave Parametric Amplifiers, higher-order harmonics of the pump tone and its sidebands are commonly present and typically regarded as parasitic. Consequently, most design efforts have focused on suppressing these harmonics. In spite of that, motivated by transient simulations, we extend the coupled-mode theory and demonstrate that, contrary to conventional belief, the third harmonic can enhance amplifier performance, improving both gain and bandwidth. We show that the recently developed plasma oscillation-based amplifier is particularly well-suited for exploiting this effect. Their dispersion relation enables us to observe the phenomenon in transient numerical simulations using JoSIM and WRspice. These simulations reveal improvement of the amplifier's performance, specifically the doubling of the bandwidth and an increase in the gain.
title Third harmonic-mediated amplification in TWPA
topic Superconductivity
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05295