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Austin Thomas

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Magnetic Field-Mediated Superconducting Logic

While superconductors are highly attractive for energy-efficient computing, fundamental limitations in their logic circuit integration have hindered scaling and led to increased energy consumption. We therefore propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel superconducting switching device utilizing the proximity magnetization from a spin-orbit torque-switched magnet to control the resistivity of a superconductor. We further propose a complete logic family comprised solely of these devices. This novel implementation has the potential to drastically outperform existing superconducting logic families in terms of energy efficiency and scalability.

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Fabrication of Metal Air Bridges for Superconducting Circuits using Two-photon Lithography

Extraneous high frequency chip modes parasitic to superconducting quantum circuits can result in decoherence when these modes are excited. To suppress these modes, superconducting air bridges (AB) are commonly used to electrically connect ground planes together when interrupted by transmission lines. Here, we demonstrate the use of two-photon photolithography to build a supporting 3D resist structure in conjunction with a lift-off process to create AB. The resulting aluminum AB, have a superconducting transition temperature $T_{c} = 1.08$ K and exhibit good mechanical strength up to lengths of 100 $\mu$m. A measurable amount of microwave loss is observed when 35 AB were placed over a high-$Q$ Ta quarter-wave coplanar waveguide resonator.

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