TITLE

# Improved superconducting quantum interference devices by resistance asymmetry

AUTHOR(S)
Testa, G.; Pagano, S.; Sarnelli, E.; Calidonna, C. R.; Furnari, M. Mango
PUB. DATE
October 2001
SOURCE
Applied Physics Letters;10/29/2001, Vol. 79 Issue 18, p2943
SOURCE TYPE
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Direct current superconducting quantum interference devices made by Josephson junctions with asymmetric shunt resistances have been numerically investigated in the low temperature regime. When combined with a damping resistance, the asymmetry leads to a flux to voltage transfer coefficient several times larger than the one typical of symmetric devices, together with a lower magnetic flux noise. These results show that this type of asymmetric device may replace the standard ones in a large number of magnetometric applications, improving the sensitivity performance. The large transfer coefficient may also simplify the readout electronics allowing a direct coupling of asymmetric devices to an external preamplifier, without the need of an impedance matching flux transformer. Â© 2001 American Institute of Physics.
ACCESSION #
5402551

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