Title :
Microwave radiation from zero field singularities in stacks of two long Josephson junctions
Author :
Carapella, G. ; Costabile, G. ; Mygind, J. ; Pedersen, N.F.
Author_Institution :
INFM Res. Unit, Salerno Univ., Italy
fDate :
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present experimental results on the radiation emitted from two-stacks of long Josephson junctions with double overlap geometry. Microwave radiation was received from the voltage-locked Zero Field Steps of the c/sup -/ family, corresponding to fluxon-antifluxon pairs oscillating in the stack. It was also received from other current singularities, interpreted as resonances excited by the magnetic field generated by the nonuniform bias currents. In the former case, there is experimental evidence for an appreciable signal, while, theoretically, the net signal produced is expected to be vanishingly small. This event can he explained in terms of a possible delay between the component signals, as the junctions in the stack do not have identical length.
Keywords :
flux-line lattice; microwave generation; superconducting junction devices; superconducting microwave devices; current singularities; double overlap geometry; fluxon-antifluxon pairs; microwave radiation; two long Josephson junctions; voltage-locked Zero Field Steps; zero field singularities; Electrodes; Geometry; Josephson junctions; Low voltage; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance; Microwave oscillators; Niobium; Physics; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on