Title :
Single Josephson junction superconducting memory cell
Author :
Blackburn, J.A. ; Smith, H.J.T.
Author_Institution :
Wilfrid Laurier University, Physics Department, Waterloo, Canada
Abstract :
It is argued that a large-inductance superconducting loop interrupted by a single Josephson junction can function as a memory element. Bundles of flux quanta can be stored in the cell and removed from it by the application of appropriate bias currents or fields.
Keywords :
storage devices; superconducting junction devices; flux quanta bundle storage; single Josephson junction; superconducting memory cell;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780401
