Preprints

Selected recent publications

Dispersive measurements of superconducting qubit coherence with a fast latching readout
I. Siddiqi, R. Vijay, M. Metcalfe, E. Boaknin, L. Frunzio, R. J. Schoelkopf, and M. H. Devoret
Physical Review B 73, 054510 (2006)

Protocol for universal gates in optimally biased superconducting qubits
C. Rigetti, A. Blais and M. H. Devoret,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 240502 (2005) quant-ph/0412009.

Geometric Approach to Digital Quantum Information
C. Rigetti, R. Mosseri, and M. H. Devoret
Quant. Infor. Proc. 3 No. 6 (2005) quant-ph/0312196.

Manipulating the Quantum State of an Electrical Circuit
D. Vion, A. Aassime, A. Cottet, P. Joyez, H. Pothier, C. Urbina, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Science 296, 886-889 (2002).

Reprints

Rabi oscillations, Ramsey fringes and spin echoes in an electrical circuit
D. Vion, A. Aassime, A. Cottet, P. Joyez, H. Pothier, C. Urbina, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Fortschr. Phys. 51, No. 4-5, 462-468 (2003).

Proximity Effect and Multiple Andreev Reflections in Gold Atomic Contacts
E. Scheer, W. Belzig, Y. Naveh, M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, and C. Urbina
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 284-287 (2001).

Electrodynamic Dip in the Local Density of States of a Metallic Wire
F. Pierre, H. Pothier, P. Joyez, N. O. Birge, D. Esteve, M. H. Devoret
Phys.Rev. Lett. 86, 1590-1593 (2001).

Multiple Andreev Reflections Revealed by the Energy Distribution of Quasiparticles
F. Pierre, A. Anthore, H. Pothier, C. Urbina, and D. Esteve
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1078-1081 (2001).

Direct Measurement of the Josephson Supercurrent in the Ultrasmall Josephson Junction
A. Steinbach, P. Joyez, A. Cottet, D. Esteve, M. H. Devoret, M. E. Huber, and J. M. Martinis
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 137003 (2001).

Amplifying quantum signals with the single-electron transistor
M. H. Devoret, and R. J. Schoelkopf
Nature 406, 1039-1046 (2000).

Supercurrent in Atomic Point Contacts and Andreev States
M. F. Goffman, R. Cron, A. Levy Yeyati, P. Joyez, M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, and C. Urbina
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 170-173 (2000).

Controlled deposition of carbon nanotubes on a patterned substrate
K. H. Choi, J. P. Bourgoin, S. Auvray, D. Esteve, G. S. Duesberg, S. Roth, and M. Burghard
Surf. Sci. 462, 195-202 (2000).

The Josephson effect in nanoscale tunnel junctions
P. Joyez, D. Vion, M. Gotz, M. H. Devoret, and D. Esteve
J. Supercon. 12, 757-766 (1999).

Evidence for Saturation of Channel Transmission from Conductance
Fluctuations in Atomic-Size Point Contacts
B. Ludoph, M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and J. M. van Ruitenbeek
Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1530-1533 (1999).

Quantum Coherence with a Single Cooper Pair
V. Bouchiat, D. Vion, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Physica Scripta T76, 165-170 (1998).

How Is the Coulomb Blockade Suppressed in High-Conductance Tunnel Junctions?
P. Joyez, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1956-1959 (1998).

Conduction Channel Transmissions of Atomic-Size Aluminum Contacts
E. Scheer, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, D. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3535-3538 (1997).

Conductance Fluctuations in a Metallic Wire Interrupted by a Tunnel Junction
A. van Oudenaarden, M. H. Devoret, E. H. Visscher, Yu. V. Nazarov, and J.E. Mooij
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3539-3542 (1997).

Energy Distribution Function of Quasiparticles in Mesoscopic Wires
H. Pothier, S. Gueron, N. O. Birge, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 3490-3493 (1997).

Strong Tunneling in the Single-Electron Transistor
P. Joyez, V. Bouchiat, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 1349-1352 (1997).

Observation of Hot-Electron Shot Noise in a Metallic Resistor
A. H. Steinbach, and J. M. Martinis
Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3806-3809 (1996).

Superconducting Proximity Effect Proved on a Mesoscopic Length Scale
S. Gueron, H. Pothier, N. O. Birge, D. Esteve, M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3025-3028 (1996).

Thermal Activation above a Dissipation Barrier: Switching of a Small Josephson Junction
D. Vion, M. Gotz, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3435-3438 (1996).

Quantum Fluctuations in Electrical Circuits
M. H. Devoret
Les Houches Session LXIII, Quantum Fluctuations p. 351-386 (1995).

Single Electron Phenomena in Metallic Nanostructures
M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, and C. Urbina
Les Houches Session LXI, Mesoscopic Quantum Physics, p. 605-658 (1995).

Effect of a Transmission Line Resonator on a Small Capacitance Tunnel Junction
T. Holst, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 3455-3458 (1994).

Flux-Modulated Andreev Current Caused by Electronic Interference
H. Pothier, S. Gueron, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 2488-2491 (1994).

Observation of Parity-Induced Suppression of Josephson Tunneling in the Superconducting Single Electron Transistor
P. Joyez, P. Lafarge, A. Filipe, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 2458-2461 (1994).

Two-electron quantization of the charge on a superconductor
P. Lafarge, P. Joyez, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Nature 365, 422-424 (1993).

Even-odd symmetry breaking in the NSN Coulomb blockade electrometer
T. Eiles, J. Martinis, and M. H. Devoret
Physica B 189, 210-217 (1993).

Even-Odd Asymmetry of a Superconductor Revealed by the Coulomb Blockade of Andreev Reflection
T. M. Eiles, J. M. Martinis, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 1862-1865 (1993).

Measurement of the Even-Odd Free-Energy Difference of an Isolated Superconductor
P. Lafarge, P. Joyez, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 994-997 (1993).

Single-Electron Pump Based on Charging Effects
H. Pothier, P. Lafarge, C. Urbina, D. Esteve, and M. H. Devoret
Europhysics Letters 17(3), 249-254 (1992).

Effect of the Electromagnetic Environment on the Coulomb Blockade in Ultrasmall Tunnel Junctions
M. H. Devoret, D. Esteve, H. Grabert, G.-L. Ingold, H. Pothier, and C. Urbina
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 1824-1827 (1990).

Frequency-Locked Turnstile Device for Single Electrons
L. J. Geerligs, V. F. Anderegg, P. A. M. Holweg, and J. E. Mooij
Phys.Rev. Lett. 64, 2691-2694 (1990).

Reply to Silvestrini
J. Clarke, J. M. Martinis, and M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 212 (1989).

Escape Oscillations of a Josephson Junction Switching Out of the Zero-Voltage State
E. Turlot, D. Esteve, C. Urbina, J. M. Martinis, M. H. Devoret
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1788-1791 (1989).

Energy-Level Quantization in the Zero-Voltage State of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction
J. M. Martinis, M. H. Devoret, and J. Clarke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 1543-1546 (1985).

Measurements of Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling out of the Zero-Voltage State
of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction
M. H. Devoret, J. M. Martinis, J. Clarke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 1908-1911 (1985).

Resonant Activation from the Zero-Voltage State of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction
M. H. Devoret, J. M. Martinis, D. Esteve, and J. Clarke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 1260-1263 (1984).

Amplifying signals with Josephson Bifurcation Amplifiers
Irfan Siddiqi (2004).

NMR-Style Quantum Gates for Superconducting Artificial Molecules
C. Rigetti, A. Blais and M. Devoret (2005).

Metastable states in an RF driven Josephson oscillator
R. Vijayaraghavan (2006).

Measuring a Quantronium Qubit with a Cavity Bifurcation Amplifier
M. Metcalfe (2006).