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Research interests
- Experimental investigation of topics in quantum information science with superconducting circuits.
- Measurements of vortex dynamics in nanofabricated superconducting structures.
- Nanofabrication of superconducting devices at Syracuse and the Cornell NanoScale Facility.
- Low-temperature physics.
Education
University of California - Berkeley, Physics Postdoc
2000 → 2004
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, B.S. Physics - with Honors
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, M.S. Physics, PhD Physics
Research Interests
- Quantum Computing
- Superconducting Circuits
- Vortex Dynamics
- Nanofabrication
- Low-temperature physics
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Characterizing and Mitigating Phononic and Photonic Poisoning in Solid-State Qubits
Plourde, B. & Pechenezhskiy, I.
9/30/22 → 9/29/23
Project: Sponsored Project
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Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program Research Advisor Support
9/29/22 → 9/28/24
Project: Sponsored Project
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High-Speed Waveform Electronics for Quantum Information Science with Superconducting Circuits
9/1/22 → 8/31/23
Project: Sponsored Project
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CNY Quantum Technology Corridor - Plourde
Plourde, B. & Pechenezhskiy, I.
11/15/21 → 12/31/26
Project: Sponsored Project
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Fabrication of Normal Conducting or Low-Gap Islands for Downconversion of Pair-Breaking Phonons in Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Plourde, B. & McDermott, R., Mar 9 2023, Sep 8 2021, Priority date Sep 8 2021Research output: Patent
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Phonon downconversion to suppress correlated errors in superconducting qubits
Iaia, V., Ku, J., Ballard, A., Larson, C. P., Yelton, E., Liu, C. H., Patel, S., McDermott, R. & Plourde, B. L. T., Dec 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 6425.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Superconducting Metamaterials for Quantum Simulations and Qubit Addressability in Quantum Processors
Plourde, B., Jun 9 2022, Dec 8 2021, Priority date Dec 8 2020, Priority No. 63/122,691Research output: Patent
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High-Fidelity Measurement of a Superconducting Qubit Using an On-Chip Microwave Photon Counter
Opremcak, A., Liu, C. H., Wilen, C., Okubo, K., Christensen, B. G., Sank, D., White, T. C., Vainsencher, A., Giustina, M., Megrant, A., Burkett, B., Plourde, B. L. T. & McDermott, R., Feb 10 2021, In: Physical Review X. 11, 1, 011027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
Coupling a Superconducting Qubit to a Left-Handed Metamaterial Resonator
Indrajeet, S., Wang, H., Hutchings, M. D., Taketani, B. G., Wilhelm, F. K., Lahaye, M. D. & Plourde, B. L. T., Dec 10 2020, In: Physical Review Applied. 14, 6, 064033.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Quantum Metamaterials Conference
Britton Plourde (Speaker)
Jun 2015Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Press and Media
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BRITTON PLOURDE WORKS TO DEVELOP TOOLS FOR QUANTUM COMPUTER
1/18/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment