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Physica Scripta

Coherent Arrays of Planar dc-SQUIDS Based on Thin-Film Josephson Microbridges

Jørn Bindslev Hansen

Published Jun 1, 1982• 1 citation
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Abstract

We have investigated phase-locking and voltage-locking in systems consisting of two planar dc-SQUIDs* located close together in the same superconducting film. The locking strength was found to be strongly dependent on the fluxoid state of both SQUIDs. We present a simple model for the inductive coupling between such two dc-SQUIDs and compare the prediction of the model with the experimental results.

DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/25/6a/048

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