Title :
Superconductor digital electronics technology for sensor interfacing at the FLUXONICS Foundry
Author :
Kunert, Juergen ; Brandel, Oliver ; Linzen, Sven ; May, Torsten ; Stolz, Ronny ; Meyer, Hans-Georg
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Quantum Detection, Leibniz Inst. of Photonic Technol., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
The integration of superconductor digital electronics together with superconducting sensors can enable smart multi-channel sensor arrays. Applications of such sensors range from basic astrophysical research to advanced security screening devices. The main advantage of superconducting sensor interfaces is the very low power consumption in combination with a very low noise level; both are required in order to keep the excellent superconducting sensor performance without distortions. The FLUXONICS Foundry technology has been optimized with respect to electronic interfaces circuits for analogue sensor readout and signal multiplexing. In this work, we describe this new interface technology and present a comparison with our standard RSFQ technology.
Keywords :
foundries; intelligent sensors; low-power electronics; sensor arrays; superconducting integrated circuits; FLUXONICS foundry; advanced security screening devices; analogue sensor readout; electronic interface circuits; low-noise level; low-power consumption; signal multiplexing; smart multichannel sensor arrays; standard RSFQ technology; superconducting sensor interfaces; superconductor digital electronic technology; Josephson junctions; Junctions; Niobium; Resistance; Resistors; Superconducting integrated circuits; Temperature sensors; Integrated circuit manufacture; Josephson junctions; Sensor interface; Superconducting integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Low Temperature Electronics (WOLTE), 2014 11th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Grenoble
DOI :
10.1109/WOLTE.2014.6881021
