The invention relates to a
microwave signal amplifier comprising a chain of nonlinear inductive
dipole elements, each forming a superconducting asymmetric loop with Josephson junctions, the chain being arranged between an input of the chain for applying a
signal to be amplified and an output of the chain at which an output
signal is generated, the
amplifier further comprising a controllable
magnetic flux generation
system for circulating a current in the loops, the
amplifier further comprising a first
microwave pump and a means for
coupling the input of the chain to the first pump, the first pump generating, through the first
coupling means, a wave in the chain in the direction from the input towards the output, the frequency of which wave is adjusted in order to transfer power at the frequency of the signal to be amplified. The device further comprises a second
microwave pump and a second means for
coupling the output of the chain to the second pump, the second pump generating, through the second coupling means, a wave in the chain in the direction from the output towards the input, at a frequency that is different from that of the first pump, so as to attenuate, in said direction from the output towards the input, the microwaves propagating at the frequency of the signal to be amplified.