81 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOSEPHSON DISTRIBUTED OUTPUT AMPLIFIER |
US12186465 |
2008-08-05 |
US20100033252A1 |
2010-02-11 |
Quentin P. Herr; Donald Lynn Miller; John Xavier Przybysz |
The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for providing high-speed, low signal power amplification. In an exemplary embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for providing a wideband amplification of a signal by forming a first transmission line in parallel with a second transmission line, each of the first transmission line and the second transmission line having a plurality of superconducting transmission elements, each transmission line having a transmission line delay; interposing a plurality of amplification stages between the first transmission line and the second transmission line, each amplification stage having an resonant circuit with a resonant circuit delay; and substantially matching the resonant circuit delay for at least one of the plurality of amplification stages with the transmission line delay of at least one of the superconducting transmission lines. |
82 |
Superconducting switching amplifier |
US11705351 |
2007-02-12 |
US07468630B2 |
2008-12-23 |
Amol A. Inamdar; Sergey V. Rylov |
A superconducting switching amplifier embodying the invention includes superconductive devices responsive to input/control signals for clamping the output of the amplifier to a first voltage or to a second voltage. The amplifier includes a first set of superconducting devices serially connected between a first voltage line and an output terminal and a second set of superconducting devices serially connected between the output terminal and a second voltage line. The first set and the second set of devices are operated in a complementary fashion in response to control signals. When one of the first and second sets is driven to a superconducting (zero resistance) state the other set is driven to a resistive state. In accordance with the invention, the devices of each set are laid out in a pattern and driven in a manner to enable all the devices of each set to be driven to a selected state at substantially the same time. In one embodiment, the devices in each set are superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). Four sets of superconductive devices may be interconnected to function as a differential switching amplifier. The operating voltage applied to an amplifier may be varied to provide additional shaping of the output signal. |
83 |
Superconductor output amplifier |
US10411106 |
2003-04-11 |
US06917216B2 |
2005-07-12 |
Quentin P. Herr |
A single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse is generated (502) by injecting a superconductor output signal as a first signal at a “start” input (108) coupled to a superconductor delay element (104). The SFQ pulse is reflected (504) back and forth between first and second superconductor reflectors (102, 106) coupled to opposite ends of the superconductor delay element, thereby generating a time-disperse plurality of SFQ pulses at an output (110) coupled to the superconductor delay element. Thereafter, a second signal is input at a “stop” input (112) coupled to one of the first and second superconductor reflectors, thereby interrupting (506) the reflecting of the SFQ pulse at the one of the first and second superconductor reflectors, thus ending the generating of the time-disperse plurality of SFQ pulses at the output. |
84 |
Superconductor output amplifier |
US10411106 |
2003-04-11 |
US20040201099A1 |
2004-10-14 |
Quentin
P.
Herr |
A single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse is generated (502) by injecting a superconductor output signal as a first signal at a nullstartnull input (108) coupled to a superconductor delay element (104). The SFQ pulse is reflected (504) back and forth between first and second superconductor reflectors (102, 106) coupled to opposite ends of the superconductor delay element, thereby generating a time-disperse plurality of SFQ pulses at an output (110) coupled to the superconductor delay element. Thereafter, a second signal is input at a nullstopnull input (112) coupled to one of the first and second superconductor reflectors, thereby interrupting (506) the reflecting of the SFQ pulse at the one of the first and second superconductor reflectors, thus ending the generating of the time-disperse plurality of SFQ pulses at the output. |
85 |
Low-temperature high-frequency amplifying apparatus and wireless apparatus |
US10389564 |
2003-03-17 |
US20030179051A1 |
2003-09-25 |
Jun
Hattori; Norifumi
Matsui |
A low temperature high-frequency amplifying apparatus which includes an amplifying circuit and a cold stage for cooling the amplifying circuit. The amplifying circuit and the cold stage are accommodated in a thermally insulated container. An input connector of the thermally insulated container, which is exposed to the outside, is connected with an input portion of the amplifying circuit via an input cable, and an output portion of the amplifier is connected with an output connector of the thermally insulated container via an output cable. The signal transmission loss of the input cable is lower than the signal transmission loss of the output cable, and the amount of heat penetration from the output cable is less than the amount of heat penetration from the input cable. |
86 |
Superconductor signal amplifier |
US09816240 |
2001-03-26 |
US20010025012A1 |
2001-09-27 |
Yoshinobu
Tarutani; Kazuo
Saitoh; Kazumasa
Takagi; Yoshihisa
Soutome; Tokuumi
Fukazawa; Akira
Tsukamoto |
A superconductor signal amplifier which receives an extremely small high-frequency signal having a frequency of tens of GHz generated in a superconductive circuit, amplifies the voltage of the high-frequency signal without a decrease in frequency, and outputs the thus amplified high-frequency signal from the superconductive circuit. At an output part of a single flux quantum circuit using a flux quantum as a binary information carrier, there are provided a superconductive junction line for flux quantum transmission and a splitter for simultaneously producing two flux quanta from a flux quantum. According to the number of plural series-connected SQUIDs, a plurality of flux quantum signals are generated and input to the plural series-connected SQUIDs so that the SQUIDs are simultaneously switched to a voltage state. In each SQUID pair comprising two SQUIDs, a part of an inductor is shared by the two SQUIDs for reduction in inductance, thereby increasing an output voltage of the series-connected SQUIDs. Furthermore, a magnetic shielding film formed under each SQUID is electrically isolated from ground to prevent a signal delay due to a parasitic capacitance. |
87 |
Superconducting input interface circuit for superconducting circuit |
US053207 |
1993-04-28 |
US5345115A |
1994-09-06 |
Hitoki Tokuda; Michitomo Iiyama |
A superconducting interface circuit converting a signal sent from a normal conducting circuit into a small voltage swing signal suitable for a superconducting circuit includes a superconducting field effect device. The superconducting field effect device has a superconducting channel of an extremely thin oxide superconductor thin film, a superconducting source region and a superconducting drain region of an oxide superconductor thin film positioned at both ends of the superconducting channel, and a gate electrode on the superconducting channel through a gate insulator. The gate electrode of the super-FET is connected to a signal line which transmits a voltage signal from the normal conducting circuit. |
88 |
Monolithically-integrated semiconductor/superconductor infrared detector
and readout circuit |
US971502 |
1992-11-04 |
US5311020A |
1994-05-10 |
Arnold H. Silver; Hugo W. Chan; Bruce J. Dalrymple; Szutsun S. Ou; Eugene L. Dines; Susanne L. Thomasson |
A monolithically-integrated semiconductor/ superconductor infrared detector and readout circuit providing sensitive, low-noise detection of infrared radiation for high-performance focal plane array applications. The infrared detector and readout circuit includes a semiconductor infrared detector and a semiconductor/superconductor transimpedance readout amplifier fabricated directly on the infrared detector using thin-film, integrated-circuit processing techniques. A superconducting analog-to-digital (A/D) converter digitizes the detector signals in the cryogenically cooled environment of the detector before coupling the signals to the much warmer and electromagnetically noisier environment of the back-end signal processing electronics, thus reducing noise contamination. |
89 |
Amplification by a phase locked array of Josephson junctions |
US801972 |
1985-11-26 |
US4638257A |
1987-01-20 |
Donald G. McDonald |
A Josephson junction amplifier comprising an array of series connected Josephson junctions which are maintained in a finite voltage, mutually electromagnetically phase-locked state. An input signal is applied across a first group of one or more but less than all of the Josephson junctions, and the output is taken across a second group of the junctions which has a greater number of junctions than the first group. Alternatively, two arrays may be connected in parallel to provide stable electromagnetic phase locking. |
90 |
Superconducting amplifier |
US3479576D |
1966-01-20 |
US3479576A |
1969-11-18 |
SATTERTHWAITE CAMERON B; RIES ROGER P |
|
91 |
Hall-voltage generator unit with amplifying action,and method of producing such unit |
US61908466 |
1966-12-01 |
US3413712A |
1968-12-03 |
ENGEL WALTER |
|
92 |
Superconductive amplifier devices |
US50729965 |
1965-11-12 |
US3394317A |
1968-07-23 |
IVAR GIAEVER |
|
93 |
Superconducting amplifier |
US31691863 |
1963-10-17 |
US3356960A |
1967-12-05 |
EDWARDS HAROLD H; NEWHOUSE VERNON L |
|
94 |
Solid state superconductor switching device wherein extraction of normal carriers controls superconductivity of said device |
US12824961 |
1961-07-31 |
US3204116A |
1965-08-31 |
PARMENTER ROBERT H |
|
95 |
Rectifier and converter using superconduction |
US17771450 |
1950-08-04 |
US2666884A |
1954-01-19 |
ARVID ERICSSON ERIC; OSSIAN JORGENSEN ANDERS; LAMBERT OVERBY SUNE |
|
96 |
Telephonic and telegraphic apparatus. |
US1908449345 |
1908-08-19 |
US1109472A |
1914-09-01 |
SCHIESSLER JOSEF |
|
97 |
Electrical sound-transmitter. |
US1913757758 |
1913-03-31 |
US1088923A |
1914-03-03 |
PEARSON MILES E |
|
98 |
Telephonic relay. |
US1903138243 |
1903-01-08 |
US770296A |
1904-09-20 |
KITSEE ISIDOR |
|
99 |
Repeater for telephone-circuits. |
US1899736299 |
1899-11-08 |
US686206A |
1901-11-05 |
COLEMAN CLYDE J |
|
100 |
Method of and apparatus for relaying telephonic messages |
US592769D |
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US592769A |
1897-11-02 |
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