Investigation of signal isolation and transient characteristics in quantum-flux-parametron (QFP) circuits

Author

Tarutani, Y. ; Hasegawa, H. ; Fukazawa, T. ; Tsukamoto, A. ; Takagi, K.

Author_Institution

Adv. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

4353

Lastpage

4356

Abstract

Quantum-Flux-Parametron (QFP) gates whose input and output are inductively coupled with the next gate are proposed. According to the numerical simulation, the degree of signal isolation is improved and the output signal deformation is suppressed compared to the directly connected QFP gates. Majority gates that are capable of handling input signals much greater than three are improved in their functionality. Characteristics of the QFP gates upon application of an activation current are also investigated by the numerical simulation. The minimum time of the signal propagation between adjacent QFP gates is calculated to be 5 ps.

Keywords

coupled circuits; majority logic; quantum gates; superconducting logic circuits; transients; 5 ps; activation current; adjacent QFP gates; input signals; majority gates; numerical simulation; output signal deformation; quantum-flux-parametron circuits; signal isolation; signal propagation; transient characteristics; Coupling circuits; Electronics packaging; Inductance; Inductors; Josephson junctions; Leakage current; Logic circuits; Numerical simulation; Shape; Signal design;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.783989

Filename

783989