Stimulated quantum phase slips from weak electromagnetic radiations in superconducting nanowires
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Abstract
We study the rate of quantum phase slips in an ultranarrow superconducting nanowire exposed to weak electromagnetic radiations. The superconductor is in the dirty limit close to the superconducting-insulating transition, where fluxoids move in strong dissipation. We use a semiclassical approach and show that external radiation stimulates a significant enhancement in the probability of quantum phase slips.
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OpenAlex topics: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism · Quantum and electron transport phenomena · Quantum many-body systems
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University of Waterloo 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Institute for Quantum Computing 2 , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 3 , Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2Y5, Canada
University of Waterloo 4 Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Delft University of Technology 5 Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, , P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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