Identifying the source of 1/ f noise in SQUIDs made from high-temperature superconductors

We compare model predictions for 1/f noise in dc SQUIDs with experimental data and show that the 1/f noise in the our devices results from fluctuations in the magnitude of the critical current of the Josephson junctions that form the SQUID. Operating the SQUID while the bias current direction was be...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1992-01, Vol.60 (4), p.507-509
Main Authors: Koch, R. H., Eidelloth, W., Oh, B., Robertazzi, R. P., Andrek, S. A., Gallagher, W. J.
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Language:English
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Summary:We compare model predictions for 1/f noise in dc SQUIDs with experimental data and show that the 1/f noise in the our devices results from fluctuations in the magnitude of the critical current of the Josephson junctions that form the SQUID. Operating the SQUID while the bias current direction was being alternated canceled the 1/f noise power from these fluctuations and reduced the output noise power by two orders of magnitude. Using this process, we have measured the 1/f noise in several SQUIDs to be 1×10−7 Φ02/Hz at 0.1 Hz and 77 K, the lowest value reported to date.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.106619