Detecting the Internal Energy of Photons Through a Graphene Josephson Inductive Readout, Part 1

ORAL

Abstract

Abstract: Detectors that can resolve ultra-low photon fluxes in the infrared and at microwave frequencies are an imperative tool for applications ranging from quantum computing to radio-astronomy. Traditional photodetection tools such as MKIDs and SNSPDs rely on Cooper pair breaking, which limits both the energy resolution and bandwidth of the detector. In these talks, we will discuss a new paradigm in photodetection exploiting Graphene Josephson Junctions (GJJ). Our GJJ relies on the low heat capacity and broadband absorption of graphene, allowing for infrared single photon detection (1) and microwave bolometry at the single-photon level (2,3). Part 1 will focus on the underlying theory allowing for such a measurement, as well as the experimental setup required to measure photons based on their internal energy.

[1] E. Walsh et al. Science 372, 409-412 (2021)

[2] G.-H. Lee et al. Nature 586, 42-46 (2020)

[3] R. Kokkoniemi et al. Nature 586, 47-51 (2020)

*These authors acknowledge support from following: ARO MURI Grant Number W911NF-18-1-0432, Air Force Korea Grant Number FA2386-20-1-4070, JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Numbers 19H05790, 20H00354 and 21H05233), IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program at MIT, administered by ORISE through an interagency agreement between the U.S. DOE and the ODNI.

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Presenters

  • Ethan G Arnault

    • MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
    • Duke University
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Ethan G Arnault

    • MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
    • Duke University
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Bevin Huang

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Woochan Jung

    • Pohang Univ of Sci & Tech

  • Caleb Fried

    • Harvard University

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-044, Japan
    • NIMS
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • NIMS Japan

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Kyoto Univ
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Materials Science
    • Kyoto University
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-044, Japan
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
    • National Institute For Materials Science
    • NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • NIMS Japan

  • Leonardo M Ranzani

    • BBN Technology - Massachusetts

  • Gil-Ho Lee

    • Pohang Univ of Sci & Tech

  • Dirk R Englund

    • MIT
    • Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Kin Chung Fong

    • Raytheon BBN Technologies
    • BBN Raytheon Technologies
    • BBN Technology - Massachusetts
    • Raytheon BBN