»Re-imagining Superconducting Gravitational Wave Detectors and Gravity Gradiometers

 

With our capability to deposit high-quality superconducting films and perform advanced lithography, we have developed devices to detect the Aharonov–Bohm potential in a quasi-local configuration.
This concept was proposed in our theoretical work and modeled via time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau equations.

However, experimental realization faced challenges due to the superconducting diode effect — a phenomenon that has recently become a major topic in superconductivity research.


Our contributions include:
1. First experimental demonstration of the diode effect at high frequencies 
2. Identification of the mechanism responsible for this effect in our samples.

Using these insights, we predicted a superconducting analog of the transistor — a four-terminal device we named the Quadristor


We also modeled:
- A superconducting transducer for detecting gravitational waves (Gefest) 
- A refrigerator based on phonon emission from Phase-Slip Centers (PSC) 

In collaboration with Italian colleagues, we reported several results in superconducting electronics 
Most recently, we have demonstrated that a voltage-biased PSC is directly analogous to a Josephson junction , opening new possibilities for improving superconducting quantum computing components.