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Quantum-limited traveling-wave parametric amplifier based on DUV-defined planar structures

Hao Li·Marco Scigliuzzo·Evgenii Guzovskii·Seog-Tae Han·Kyungho Han·Tobias J. Kippenberg
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Abstract

The relentless scaling of classical microelectronics has been enabled by the precision and reproducibility of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) optical lithography. Implementing large-scale superconducting quantum processors will require cryogenic microwave components that follow a similarly scalable fabrication path. This need is particularly acute for high circuit-density devices such as traveling-wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs), where recent implementations have demonstrated high gain, broad bandwidth, high saturation power, and near-quantum-limited noise, but trade-offs between footprint, insertion loss, and scalable integration remain. Here, we demonstrate a four-wave-mixing TWPA fabricated via a hybrid scheme that combines DUV-defined planar circuit elements with electron-beam-patterned Josephson junctions, constituting a first step toward fully scalable manufacturing. The device combines a compact footprint of 6.6 mm $\times$ 6.6 mm with broadband gain over the measured 3-11 GHz span and an average 1 dB compression point of -102 dBm. By using planar capacitors to reduce loss, it operates near the quantum limit, with an average added noise of 0.4 photons above the standard quantum limit in the 4 to 8 GHz band. The phase-matching stopband remains narrow, with a bandwidth of 43 MHz, consistent with resonator-frequency variation below 1% and indicative of the circuit-parameter uniformity enabled by DUV lithography. These results show that DUV-defined planar elements can enable compact, low-loss, near-quantum-limited TWPAs and provide a promising route toward high-density cryogenic microwave hardware for large-scale quantum systems.

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Hao Li, Marco Scigliuzzo, Evgenii Guzovskii, Seog-Tae Han, Kyungho Han, Tobias J. Kippenberg. 2026-08-25. Quantum-limited traveling-wave parametric amplifier based on DUV-defined planar structures. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.14455

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