Phase Tree: A Periodic, Fractional Flux Quantum Vernier for High-Speed Interpolation of Analog-to-Digital Converters

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 3001-3008

  Lee, Gregory S ^a   Ko, Herbert L ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

BANDWIDTH LOSSES; MAGNETIC FLUX SIGNALS; PHASE WHEEL; SQUID;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION;

EID: 0027606876     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: 15582515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.257226     Document Type: Article

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