Title :
On the dynamics of Josephson-junction circuits
Author :
Abidi, Asad A. ; Chua, Leon O.
Author_Institution :
University of California, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Electronics Research Laboratory, Berkeley, USA
fDate :
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A qualitative theory of the circuit dynamics of the Josephson-junction device using a simple circuit model is developed. By examining trajectories on a cylindrical phase space and on the surface of a torus, respectively, the main features of thel/V characteristics of the junction excited by D.C. and a.c. are explained, and their properties derived. These results lead to the interpretation of the steps of constant voltage in the a.c. characteristics as a manifestation of the synchronisation phenomenon
Keywords :
Josephson effect; superconducting junction devices; I/V characteristics; circuit dynamics; circuit model; cylindrical phase space; qualitative theory; steps of constant voltage; synchronisation phenomenon;
Journal_Title :
Electronic Circuits and Systems, IEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1049/ij-ecs.1979.0031
