Title

Microwave Nonlinearity And Photoresponse Of Superconducting Resonators With Columnar Defect Micro-channels

Authors

Stephen K. Remillard, Hope CollegeFollow
D. Kirkendall
G. Ghigo
R. Gerbaldo
L. Gozzelino
F. Laviano
Z. Yang
N. A. Mendelsohn
B. G. Ghamsari
B. Friedman
P. Jung
S. M. Anlage

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2014

Publication Source

Superconductor Science and Technology

Volume Number

27

Issue Number

9

ISSN

0953-2048

Abstract

Micro-channels of nanosized columnar tracks were planted by heavy-ion irradiation into superconducting microwave microstrip resonators that were patterned from YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films on LaAlO3 substrates. Three different ion fluences were used, producing different column densities, with each fluence having a successively greater impact on the microwave nonlinearity of the device, as compared to a control sample. Photoresponse (PR) images made with a 638 nm rastered laser beam revealed that the channel is a location of enhanced PR and a hot spot for the generation of intermodulation distortion. The microwave PR technique was also advanced in this work by investigating the role of coupling strength on the distribution of PR between inductive and resistive components.

Recommended Citation

Remillard, S. K., D. Kirkendall, G. Ghigo, R. Gerbaldo, L. Gozzelino, F. Laviano, Z. Yang, et al. “Microwave Nonlinearity And Photoresponse Of Superconducting Resonators With Columnar Defect Micro-Channels.” Superconductor Science and Technology 27, no. 9 (September 1, 2014): 095006. doi:10.1088/0953-2048/27/9/095006.