We study a 0-π dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with asymmetric inductances and critical currents of the two Josephson junctions (JJs). By considering such a dc SQUID as a black box with two terminals, we calculate its effective current-phase relation Is(ψ) and the Josephson energy U(ψ), where ψ is the Josephson phase across the terminals. We show that there is a domain of parameters where the black box has the properties of a φ JJ with degenerate ground state phases ψ=±φ. The φ domain is rather large, so one can easily construct a φ JJ experimentally. We derive the current phase relation and show that it can be tuned \emph{in situ} by applying an external magnetic flux resulting in a continuous transition between the systems with static solutions ψ=±φ, ψ=φ0 (φ0=0,π) and even ψ=φ0±φ. The dependence of φ0 on applied magnetic flux is not 2π (one flux quantum) periodic.
@article{arxiv.1504.05858,
title = {Tunable $\pm\varphi$, $\varphi_0$ and $\varphi_0\pm\varphi$ Josephson junction},
author = {E. Goldobin and D. Koelle and R. Kleiner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05858},
year = {2015}
}
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to be published in Phys. Rev. B (status on June 1st, 2015)