Superconducting Microresonators: Physics and Applications

Interest in superconducting microresonators has grown dramatically over the past decade. Resonator performance has improved substantially through the use of improved geometries and materials as well as a better understanding of the underlying physics. These advances have led to the adoption of superconducting microresonators in a large number of low-temperature experiments and applications. This review outlines these developments, with particular attention given to the use of superconducting microresonators as detectors. 169 A nn u. R ev . C on de ns . M at te r Ph ys . 2 01 2. 3: 16 921 4. D ow nl oa de d fr om w w w .a nn ua lr ev ie w s. or g by C al if or ni a In st itu te o f T ec hn ol og y on 0 5/ 06 /1 4. F or p er so na l u se o nl y.