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In the presence of weak time harmonic electromagnetic fields, Superconducting Quantum Interference Filters (SQIFs) show the typical behavior of non linear mixers. The SQIFs are manufactured from high-T_c grain boundary Josephson junctions…
Superconducting Quantum Interference Filters (SQIFs) are arrays of superconducting loops of different sizes including Josephson Junctions (JJ). For a random distribution of sizes, they present a non-periodic response to an applied magnetic…
We have developed an absolute magnetic field sensor using Superconducting Quantum Interference Filter (SQIF) made of high-T_c grain boundary Josephson junctions. The device shows the typical magnetic field dependent voltage response V(B),…
Superconducting Quantum Interference Filters (SQIF) are promising devices for Radio- Frequency (RF) detection combining low noise, high sensitivity, large dynamic range and wide-band capabilities. Impressive progress have been made recently…
We successfully exploit the parabolic shape of the dc voltage output dip around B=0 of a Superconducting Quantum Interference Filter (SQIF) to mix weak external rf signals. The two tone response of weak time harmonic electromagnetic fields…
We present an experimental study of two-dimensional superconducting quantum interference filters (2D-SQIFs) in the presence of a magnetic field B. The dependences of the dc voltage on the applied magnetic field are characterized by a unique…
In this study, we investigated the performance of two 2D superconducting quantum interference filter (SQIF) arrays fabricated from YBCO thin films at a temperature of 77 K. Each array consisted of 6 Josephson junctions (JJs) in parallel and…
We have fabricated arrays of High-T$_c$ Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) with randomly distributed loop sizes as sensitive antennas for Radio-Frequency (RF) waves. These sub-wavelength size devices known as…
We report experimental results on characteristics of SFIFS junctions and multi-terminal SFIFSIS devices (where S, I, and F denote a superconductor (Nb), an insulator (AlOx), and a ferromagnetic material (Ni), respectively). The SFIFS…
Planar Josephson junctions (JJs) based on InSb nanoflags have recently emerged as an intriguing platform in superconducting electronics. This letter presents the fabrication and investigation of superconducting quantum interference devices…
The authors demonstrate quadratic mixing of weak time harmonic electromagnetic fields applied to Superconducting Quantum Interference Filters, manufactured from high-$T_{\mathrm{c}}$ grain boundary Josephson junctions and operated in active…
We present a theory of a flux-tunable superconducting qubit, the "Fraunhofer qubit," based on the Fraunhofer interference in a wide ballistic Josephson junction. As magnetic flux threads the junction, the Josephson potential is effectively…
Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) that incorporate two superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions in a closed loop form the core of some of the most sensitive detectors of magnetic and electric…
Josephson junction circuits, such as superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) and single-flux-quantum (SFQ) circuits, have been applied in both analog and digital systems for their ultralow-noise, high-speed, and…
We study the dynamics of Josephson junctions with a thin ferromagnetic layer F [superconductor-ferromagnet-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor (SFIFS) junctions]. In such junctions, the phase difference $\phi$ of the superconductors and…
Critical current fluctuations with a 1/ f spectral density (f is frequency) are potentially a limiting source of intrinsic decoherence in superconducting quantum bits (qubits) based on Josephson tunnel junctions. Prior measurements of this…
Motivated by recent progress in development of cryogenic memory compatible with single flux quantum (SFQ) circuits we have performed a theoretical study of magnetic SIsFS Josephson junctions, where 'S' is a bulk superconductor, 's' is a…
We analyze the influence of noise on magnetic properties of a su- perconducting loop which contains three Josephson junctions. This circuit is a classical analog of a persistent current (flux) qubit. A loop supercurrent induced by external…
Superconductor-Ferromagnet hybrid structures (SF) have attracted much interest in the last decades, due to a variety of interesting phenomena predicted and observed in these structures. One of them is the so-called inverse proximity effect.…
A model for describing interference and diffraction of wave functions of one-dimensional Josephson array interferometers is presented. The derived expression for critical current modulations accounts for an arbitrary number of square…