Optimization of superconducting microstrip interconnects for rapid single-flux-quantum circuits

Superconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1065-1072

  Rafique, M R ^a,b   Kataeva, I ^a   Engseth, H ^a   Tarasov, M ^a   Kidiyarova Shevchenko, A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; MAGNETIC FLUX; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROSTRIP LINES; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; MICROSTRIP INTERCONNECTS; SIGNAL TRANSMISSION; SINGLE-FLUX-QUANTUM CIRCUITS;

SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

EID: 22944466406     PISSN: 09532048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/18/8/007     Document Type: Article

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