Integrated High Field Magnet and Ultra-Low Noise Microwave Measurement Apparatus for Hybrid Quantum Devices

Abstract

This program will integrate two powerful yet typically incompatible experimental capabilities in a single cryogenic setup. High-field magnets (up to 9 Tesla) which are required for spin-based and topological quantum devices will be combined with quantum-limited microwave measurements developed for near-zero field superconducting qubits. This will advance research at the University of Pittsburgh in Majorana-based qubits and one-dimensional quantum wires, as well as high-field tolerant purely superconducting devices based on two-dimensional films of transition metal dichalcogenides. The instrument will be based on an existing dilution refrigerator designated for the development of new collaborative projects. Major new components include a pair of shielded high-field magnets, cryogenic circulators, low-noise cryogenic amplifiers, and room temperature control and readout electronics. Over the 15-year useful lifetime of this instrument it will be used in the training and research of several dozens of students and as a resource for collaborations in quantum information, nanoscience and materials science between Pittsburgh area universities (Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne) as well as supporting national and international collaborations in quantum device engineering.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Feb 14, 2019
Source ID
W911NF1810196

Entities

People

  • Michael Hatridge

Organizations

  • Army Contracting Command
  • United States Army
  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots