Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr S. K. Remillard, Physics
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-21-2017
Abstract
At the resonant frequency, superconducting resonators produce intermodulation distortion (IMD), smaller unwanted signals near the resonant frequency. These signals are a measure of the ratio between fundamental frequencies and distortion products. By inducing external microwave signals, it is possible to analyse the patterns of IMD in several different types of superconducting resonators. These measurements can be used to complement the main peak values like quality factor and frequency shift in order to understand nonlinearities present in the material of the superconductor. Once IMD measurements are taken, they were combined into a 2-dimensional raster image of the resonator chip.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: Nelson, Alec, "Two-Dimensional Imaging of Intermodulation Distortions in a Superconductor Resonator" (2017). 16th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2017). Paper 127.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curcp_16/127
April 21, 2017. Copyright © 2017 Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Comments
This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DMR-1505617.