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Investigation of quantum frequency up-conversion process in SIS junctions and its application

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H03881
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Medium-sized Section 29:Applied condensed matter physics and related fields
Research InstitutionNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Principal Investigator

Uzawa Yoshinori  国立天文台, 先端技術センター, 教授 (00359093)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 小嶋 崇文  国立天文台, 先端技術センター, 准教授 (00617417)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥43,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥33,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥9,960,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥10,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,310,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥29,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥22,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥6,870,000)
KeywordsSIS接合 / アップコンバージョン利得 / Nb/AlOx/Nbミキサ / マイクロ波増幅 / 低雑音 / 低消費電力 / インピーダンス整合 / Nb/AlOx/Nb接合 / マイクロ波増幅器 / アップコンバージョン / 周波数変換利得 / 低雑音増幅器 / Nb/AlOx/Nbアップコンバータ / フォトンアシステドトンネリングステップ / アップコンバージョン計算 / 接合キャパシタンス / 周波数アップコンバージョン利得
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have established a simulator to theoretically calculate the frequency up-conversion characteristics of a superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) junction, which predicted possible conversion gain and quantum noise performance. We measured the up-conversion characteristics of an Nb/AlOx/Nb mixer fabricated at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and succeeded in experimentally observing the conversion gain for the first time in the world as far as we know. Furthermore, we tried microwave amplification by connecting the SIS up-converter and the SIS down-converter in series, which demonstrated the noise temperature of less than 10 K and the gain of more than 10 dB comparable to a typical semiconductor amplifier. The power consumption was estimated to be about 1 micro-watt which is 3-4 orders of magnitude lower than that of the amplifier.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで高感度周波数ダウンコンバータ(ヘテロダインミキサ)として広く利用されてきたSIS接合の新たな応用可能性を見出すために、理論的、実験的にアップコンバータとしての性能を世界に先駆けて明らかにし、さらに原理的に全く新しい高周波増幅器への応用に成功したことで、超伝導エレクトロニクス分野に新たな扉を開いたと言える。超低消費電力・低雑音増幅器を必要とする次世代の大規模超伝導量子コンピュータや広視野電波天文観測装置などの実現に向け、大きな貢献が期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (38 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (23 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results,  Invited: 8 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (2 results) (of which Overseas: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] CfA, Harvard Smithsonian(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CfA, Harvard Smithsonian(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Northwestern University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CfA, Harvard Smithsonian(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Northwestern University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Development of Superconducting Devices Supporting Radio Astronomy2021

    • Author(s)
      UZAWA Yoshinori、KROUG Matthias、KOJIMA Takafumi、TAKEDA Masanori、MAKISE Kazumasa、EZAKI Shohei、SHAN Wenlei、MIYACHI Akihira、FUJII Yasunori、TERAI Hirotaka
    • Journal Title

      IEICE Transactions on Electronics

      Volume: E104.C Issue: 9 Pages: 411-421

    • DOI

      10.1587/transele.2020SUI0003

    • NAID

      130008082177

    • ISSN
      0916-8524, 1745-1353
    • Year and Date
      2021-09-01
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Superconducting Receiver Technologies Supporting ALMA and Future Prospects2021

    • Author(s)
      Uzawa Y.、Fujii Y.、Kojima T.、Kroug M.、Shan W.、Ezaki S.、Miyachi A.、Kiuchi H.、Gonzalez A.
    • Journal Title

      Radio Science

      Volume: ― Issue: 5

    • DOI

      10.1029/2020rs007157

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] An SIS-mixer-based amplifier for multi-pixel heterodyne receivers2020

    • Author(s)
      Uzawa Yoshinori、Kojima Takafumi、Kozuki Yuto、Fuji Yasunori、Miyachi Akihira、Tamura Tomonori、Ezaki Shohei、Shan Wenlei
    • Journal Title

      Proc. SPIE 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X

      Volume: 11453 Pages: 27-27

    • DOI

      10.1117/12.2563183

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optical and Tunneling Studies of Energy Gap in Superconducting Niobium Nitride Films2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa, S. Saito, W. Qiu, K. Makise, T. Kojima, and Z. Wang
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Low Temperature Physics

      Volume: 199 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 143-148

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10909-019-02324-1

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] On-Wafer Cryogenic Characterization Technique of an SIS-Based Frequency Up and Down Converter2020

    • Author(s)
      T. Kojima, Y. Uzawa, W. Shan, and Y. Kozuki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Low Temperature Physics

      Volume: 199 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 219-224

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10909-020-02414-5

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Observation of Frequency Up-conversion Gain in SIS Junctions at Millimeter Wavelengths2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kozuki, Y. Uzawa, T. Kojima, W. Shan, and T. Sakai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Low Temperature Physics

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 5-6 Pages: 255-260

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10909-020-02470-x

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Contribution of Quantum Susceptance in SIS Junction Capacitance Measurement2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Kojima, M. Kroug, Y. Uzawa, Y. Kozuki, and W. Shan
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 5 Pages: 1-1

    • DOI

      10.1109/tasc.2019.2908092

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of SIS up-converters for use in multi-pixel receivers2018

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa, T. Kojima, W. Shan, A. Gonzalez, and M. Kroug
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Low Temperature Physics

      Volume: 193 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 512-517

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10909-018-1874-7

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 150 GHz帯SISミキサを用いたマイ クロ波増幅器特性の実験的評価2021

    • Author(s)
      鵜澤佳徳、小嶋崇文、上月雄人、藤井泰範、宮地晃平、田村友範、江﨑翔平、単文磊
    • Organizer
      第21回ミリ波サブミリ波受信機ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] スカラミキサ校正法を用いたSISアップ・ダウンコンバータのオンウエハ特性評価2021

    • Author(s)
      小嶋崇文, 鵜澤佳徳, 単文磊, 田村友範, 上月雄人
    • Organizer
      第21回ミリ波サブミリ波受信機ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Technical challenges toward a large-format heterodyne focal-plane array at mm/sub-mm waves2021

    • Author(s)
      Wenlei Shan, Shohei Ezaki, Takafumi Kojima, Yoshinori Uzawa, Jonsoo Kim
    • Organizer
      (サブ)ミリ波単一鏡の革新で挑む、天文学の未解決問題
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] An SIS-mixer-based amplifier for multi-pixel heterodyne receivers2020

    • Author(s)
      Uzawa Yoshinori、Kojima Takafumi、Kozuki Yuto、Fuji Yasunori、Miyachi Akihira、Tamura Tomonori、Ezaki Shohei、Shan Wenlei
    • Organizer
      SPIE ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES + INSTRUMENTATION
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 電波天文学における超電導技術2020

    • Author(s)
      鵜澤佳徳
    • Organizer
      つくば応用超電導コンステレーションズ(ASCOT)セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ミリ波帯低雑音SISミキサを用いたマイクロ波増幅特性評価2020

    • Author(s)
      鵜澤佳徳、小嶋崇文、上月雄人、藤井泰範、単文磊
    • Organizer
      応用物理学会秋季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 連続波を用いたWバンドSISアップコンバータの利得測定2020

    • Author(s)
      上月雄人, 酒井剛, 鵜澤佳徳, 小嶋崇文, 単文磊
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会秋季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Characterization System for SIS Frequency Converters based on Scalar Mixer Calibration Technique2020

    • Author(s)
      T. Kojima, Y. Uzawa, W. Shan, and Y. Kozuki
    • Organizer
      31st IEEE International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 電波天文学を支える超伝導デバイスの開発2020

    • Author(s)
      鵜澤佳徳、クロッグマティアス、江崎翔平、単文磊、宮地晃平、小嶋崇文、牧瀬圭正、寺井弘高、王鎮
    • Organizer
      電子情報通信学会総合大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Observation of Frequency Up-conversion Gain in SIS Junctions at Millimeter Wavelengths2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kozuki, Y. Uzawa, T. Kojima, and W. Shan
    • Organizer
      18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On-Wafer Cryohenic Characterization Technique of an SIS-Based Frequency Up and Down Converter2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Kojima, Y. Uzawa, W. Shan, and Y. Kozuki
    • Organizer
      18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Optical and Tunneling Studies of Energy Gap in Superconducting Niobium Nitride Films2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa, S. Saito, W. Qiu, K. Makise, T. Kojima, and Z. Wang
    • Organizer
      18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Superconducting Receiver Technologies Supporting ALMA and Future Prospects2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa
    • Organizer
      2019 URSI-Japan Radio Science Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] ALMA Development2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa
    • Organizer
      LMA/45m/ASTE Users Meeting 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] SIS接合におけるミリ波帯周波数アップコンバージョン利得の観測2019

    • Author(s)
      鵜澤佳徳、上月雄人、小嶋崇文、単文磊
    • Organizer
      応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 巨大望遠鏡ALMAを支える超電導技術と今後の展望2019

    • Author(s)
      鵜澤佳徳
    • Organizer
      第7回CRAVITYシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ヘテロダイン受信機の開発状況2019

    • Author(s)
      小嶋崇文
    • Organizer
      宇宙史研究センター南極ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of frequency up-conversion in SIS junctions at millimeter wavelengths2018

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa, T. Kojima, W. Shan, A. Gonzalez, and M. Kroug
    • Organizer
      Applied Superconductivity Conference 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Observation of Frequency Up-conversion Gain in SIS Junctions at Millimeter Wavelengths2018

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa, T. Kojima, W. Shan, A. Gonzalez, and M. Kroug
    • Organizer
      19th East Asia Sub-millimeter-wave Receiver Technology Workshop & 5th RIKEN-NICT Joint Workshop on Terahertz Technology
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Observation of Frequency Up-conversion Gain in SIS Junctions at Millimeter Wavelengths2018

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa, T. Kojima, W. Shan, A. Gonzalez, and M. Kroug
    • Organizer
      East Asian ALMA Development Workshop 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ALMA Development2018

    • Author(s)
      Y. Uzawa
    • Organizer
      ALMA Users Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Novel concept of multibeam integrated heterodyne receiver for radio astronomy and related technological development2018

    • Author(s)
      A. Gonzalez, W. Shan, T. Kojima, Y. Uzawa, and S. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      39th ESA Antenna Workshop on Multibeam and Reconfigurable Antennas for Space Applications
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Influence of Quantum Susceptance in Specific Capacitance Measurements of SIS Junctions2018

    • Author(s)
      T. Kojima, M. Kroug, Y. Uzawa, Y. Kozuki, and W. Shan
    • Organizer
      Applied Superconductivity Conference 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] Low-noise microwave amplifier utilizing superconductor-insulator-superconductor2018

    • Inventor(s)
      Yoshinori Uzawa, Takafumi Kojima
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      Yoshinori Uzawa, Takafumi Kojima
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2018
    • Acquisition Date
      2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Overseas
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] LOW-NOISE MICROWAVE AMPLIFIER UTILIZING SUPERCONDUCTOR-INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR JUNCTION2018

    • Inventor(s)
      Y. Uzawa and T. Kojima
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      自然科学研究機構
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Overseas

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