An SNS technology process for ramp junction based digital superconducting circuits

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 13, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 1096-1099

  Hagedorn, Daniel ^a   Khabipov, Marat ^a   Dolata, Ralf ^a   Buchholz, Friedrich Immanuel ^a   Niemeyer, Jürgen ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Josephson effect; Rapid single flux quantum circuits; SNS technology; Superconducting electronics

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); DIGITAL CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INDUCTANCE; INSULATION; INTERFEROMETERS;

SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS;

JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES;

EID: 0042476385     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2003.814164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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