Title :
Superconductor electronic device applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Superconductors are becoming important in many applications where high sensitivity or speed is required. A brief introduction to superconductive device physics is presented, and the role of high-temperature superconductors is considered. The basic principles of a number of applications in metrology, electromagnetic sensing, and analog and digital circuits are presented. The prospects for hybrid semiconductor-superconductor devices, circuits, and systems are discussed
Keywords :
high-temperature superconductors; superconducting junction devices; analog circuits; circuits; digital circuits; electromagnetic sensing; electronic device applications; high-temperature superconductors; hybrid semiconductor-superconductor devices; metrology; Circuits; Electrons; High temperature superconductors; Josephson junctions; Magnetic fields; Quantization; Superconducting devices; Superconducting transition temperature; Superconductivity; Wave functions;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of