Tunable coupling of transmission-line microwave resonators mediated by an rf SQUID

We realize tunable coupling between two superconducting transmission line resonators. The coupling is mediated by a non-hysteretic rf SQUID acting as a flux-tunable mutual inductance between the resonators. We present a spectroscopic characterization of the device. In particular, we observe couplings g/2π ranging between ‑320 MHz and 37 MHz. In the case of g≃0, the microwave power cross transmission between the two resonators is reduced by almost four orders of magnitude as compared to the case where the coupling is switched on.