Mesoscopic resistor as a self-calibrating quantum noise source
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چکیده
We present a method for the measurement of the noise of microwave amplifiers operating at the single photon level. It is based on the shot noise produced by a nanowire resistor in the hot electron regime. This noise source is simply controlled by a dc current and offers the advantage of being self-calibrating. After testing the noise source with a cryogenic high electron mobility transistor amplifier, we demonstrate its usefulness by calibrating a Josephson parametric amplifier operating near the quantum limit. VC 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4717462]
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