Single-flux-quantum pump based on a three-junction superconducting quantum interference device
Yoshinao Mizugaki, Jian Chen, Satoshi Nishikata +3 more
We demonstrate the operation of a single-flux-quantum (SFQ) pump that is electromagnetically dual to the single-electron pump. The circuit is composed of a three-junction superconducting quantum interference device with three control lines. By applying two phase-shifted rf signals magnetically, the SFQ-pump transfers one SFQ per one cycle of the rf signals even at zero- and negatively-biased condition. The circuit was fabricated using a Nb/AlOx/Nb Josephson junction technology. When we fed rf signals of 4.5 GHz, we observed a Shapiro step crossing the zero-current axis. Periodic dependence of voltage at the zero-biasing state upon dc offset flux was also confirmed.
Applied Physics Letters•Jun 17, 2002•6 citations