Atomic Josephson Parametric Amplifier

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20890v3
• Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:20:53 GMT
• Title: Atomic Josephson Parametric Amplifier
• Authors: Vijay Pal Singh, Luigi Amico, Ludwig Mathey,
• Abstract summary: We study the dynamics of a driven atomic Josephson junction that we propose as a parametric amplifier.<n>This work paves the way for tunable amplifiers in atomtronic circuits.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We study the dynamics of a driven atomic Josephson junction that we propose as a parametric amplifier. By periodically modulating the position of the barrier, we induce a small current across the junction, serving as our input signal. The pump field is implemented by modulating the barrier height at twice the Josephson plasma frequency. The resulting dynamics exhibit parametric amplification of the signal through nonlinear mixing between the signal and pump fields, which is encoded in a specific microscopic pattern of density waves and phase excitations that can be addressed within the experimental cold atoms capabilities. This work paves the way for tunable amplifiers in atomtronic circuits, with potential applications in several fields including precision measurements and quantum information processing. At the same time, our analysis provides the microscopic explanation of the general notion of parametric amplification occurring in nonlinear coherent devices.

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