Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 227, 2053–2058 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2018-800062-8

Regular Article

Quantum thermodynamics with a Josephson-photonics setup

Institute for Complex Quantum Systems and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany

^a e-mail: simon.dambach@uni-ulm.de

Received: 15 April 2018
Received in final form: 20 June 2018
Published online: 24 January 2019

Abstract

Josephson-photonics devices have emerged in the last years as versatile platforms to study light-charge interactions far from equilibrium and to create nonclassical radiation. Their potential to operate as nanoscale heat engines has also been discussed. The complementary mode of cooling is investigated here in the regimes of low and large photon occupancy, where nonlinearities are essential.