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Femtojoule Josephson logic gates

Dennis Herrell

Published Jan 1, 1974• 6 citations

Abstract

A JOSEPHSON TUNNELING junction, with a supply current of I,, and having three overlaying input lines to control the maximum supercurrent forms the basis of a logic gate’ ; Figure l(a). The Josephson junction drives a transmission line matched at its far end by a resistor R.

DOI: 10.1109/isscc.1974.1155290

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