Title :
A superconductor high-resolution ADC
Author :
Mukhanov, Oleg A. ; Semenov, Vasily K. ; Li, Wenquan ; Filippov, Timur V. ; Gupta, Deepnarayan ; Kadin, Alan M. ; Brock, Darren K. ; Kirichenko, Alex F. ; Polyakov, Yury A. ; Vernik, Igor V.
Author_Institution :
HYPRES Inc., Elmsford, NY, USA
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the development of an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) based on a low-temperature superconductor (Nb) chip and room-temperature interface modules for applications in digital receivers for communications, radars, and electronic warfare. The ADC design, MATLABTM simulations, and experimental results of single- and two-tone tests are described
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; niobium; superconducting devices; type II superconductors; Analog-to-Digital Converter; Nb; Nb chip; communications; digital receivers; electronic warfare; radars; room-temperature interface modules; superconductor high-resolution ADC; Application software; Clocks; Dynamic range; Electronic warfare; Frequency; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Software radio;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
