Detecting itinerant microwave photons with engineered non-linear dissipation
Detecting itinerant microwave photons with engineered non-linear dissipation
Single photon detection is a key resource for sensing at the quantum limit and the enabling technology for measurement based quantum computing. Photon detection at optical frequencies relies on irreversible photo-assisted ionization of various natural materials. However, microwave photons have energies 5 orders of magnitude lower than optical photons, and …