Publications by authors named "C Altimiras"

We show experimentally that a dc biased Josephson junction in series with a high-enough-impedance microwave resonator emits antibunched photons. Our resonator is made of a simple microfabricated spiral coil that resonates at 4.4 GHz and reaches a 1.

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We show that a properly dc-biased Josephson junction in series with two microwave resonators of different frequencies emits photon pairs in the resonators. By measuring auto- and intercorrelations of the power leaking out of the resonators, we demonstrate two-mode amplitude squeezing below the classical limit. This nonclassical microwave light emission is found to be in quantitative agreement with our theoretical predictions, up to an emission rate of 2 billion photon pairs per second.

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We derive fluctuation-dissipation relations for a tunnel junction driven through a resonator displaying strong quantum fluctuations. We find that the fluctuation-dissipation relations derived for classical external drives hold, provided the effect of the circuit's quantum fluctuations is incorporated into the modified nonlinear current voltage characteristics. We also demonstrate that all quantities measured under a time dependent bias can be reconstructed from their values measured under a dc bias using photoassisted tunneling relations.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates how high impedance from a resonator affects shot noise in a voltage biased tunnel junction, leading to reduced noise levels.
  • - The tunnel junction is part of a quarter-wavelength resonator with a SQUID array, which helps achieve impedance in the kΩ range and adjust the resonant frequency between 4-6 GHz.
  • - Findings show a significant Coulomb blockade effect (30% reduction in conductance) and align with the extended dynamical Coulomb blockade theory, indicating effective measurement of current fluctuations.
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