Y. P. Kandel

Magnetic Field Tolerant Superconducting Spiral Resonators for Circuit QED

  1. M. Medahinne,
  2. Y. P. Kandel,
  3. S. Thapa Magar,
  4. E. Champion,
  5. J.M. Nichol,
  6. and M. S. Blok
We present spiral resonators of thin film niobium (Nb) that exhibit large geometric inductance, high critical magnetic fields and high single photon quality factors. These low loss
geometric inductors can be a compelling alternative to kinetic inductors to create high-impedance superconducting devices for applications that require magnetic fields. By varying the spiral pitch, we realize resonators with characteristic impedances ranging from 3.25-7.09 k{\Omega}. We measure the temperature and magnetic field dependent losses and find that the high-impedance resonators maintain an intrinsic quality factor above {\sim} 10^5 for parallel magnetic fields of up to 1 T. These properties make spiral Nb resonators a promising candidate for quantum devices that require circuit elements with high impedance and magnetic field resilience.
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