Fraunhofer regime of operation for superconducting quantum interference filters

Series arrays of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) with incommensurate loop areas, so-called superconducting quantum interference filters (SQIFs), are investigated in the kilohertz and the gigahertz frequency range. In SQIFs made of high-Tc bicrystal junctions the flux-to-voltage...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2008-12, Vol.93 (26)
Main Authors: Shadrin, A. V., Constantinian, K. Y., Ovsyannikov, G. A., Shitov, S. V., Soloviev, I. I., Kornev, V. K., Mygind, J.
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Language:English
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Summary:Series arrays of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) with incommensurate loop areas, so-called superconducting quantum interference filters (SQIFs), are investigated in the kilohertz and the gigahertz frequency range. In SQIFs made of high-Tc bicrystal junctions the flux-to-voltage response ∂V/∂Φ is dominated by the variation in the critical current in the individual junctions (Fraunhofer-type) rather than by the SQUIDs interference. For a SQIF with 20 SQUID loops we find ∂V/∂Φ=40 mV/Φ0 and a dynamic range of more than 60 dB in the kilohertz range. In the 1–2 GHz range the estimated power gain is 20 dB and the magnetic flux noise level is as low as 10−4Φ0.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.3058759