Analysis of series-connected discrete Josephson transmission line

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1865-1873

  Mohebbi, Hamid Reza ^a   Majedi, A Hamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersion equation; Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Josephson junction (JJ) devices; Microwave superconductivity; Nonlinear inductance; Nonlinear transmission lines (TLs); Nonlinear wave propagation; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION EQUATIONS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR INDUCTANCE; NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINES; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION;

BANDPASS FILTERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTRIC LINES; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; INDUCTANCE; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; QUANTUM OPTICS; SHOCK WAVES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 77958112901     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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