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Wide-band tuneability, nonlinear transmission, and dynamic multistability in SQUID metamaterials

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Superconducting metamaterials comprising rf Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) have been recently realized and investigated with respect to their tuneability, permeability, and dynamic multistability properties. These properties are a consequence of intrinsic nonlinearities due to the sensitivity of the superconducting state to external stimuli. SQUIDs, made of a superconducting ring interrupted by a Josephson junction, possess yet another source of nonlinearity, which makes them widely tuneable with an applied dc dlux. A model SQUID metamaterial, based on electric equivalent circuits, is used in the weak coupling approximation to demonstrate the dc flux tuneability, dynamic multistability, and nonlinear transmission in SQUID metamaterials comprising non-hysteretic SQUIDs. The model equations reproduce the experimentally observed tuneability patterns and predict tuneability with the power of an applied ac magnetic field. Moreover, the results indicate the opening of nonlinear frequency bands for energy transmission through SQUID metamaterials, for sufficiently strong ac fields.

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This work was partially supported by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1) under Grant Agreement No. 316165 and by the Thales Project MACOMSYS, cofinanced by the European Union (European Social Fund ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) Research Funding Program: THALES. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund.

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  1. Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, 71003 , Heraklion, Greece

    G. P. Tsironis, N. Lazarides & I. Margaris

  2. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, P.O. Box 1527, 71110 , Heraklion, Greece

    G. P. Tsironis, N. Lazarides & I. Margaris

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Tsironis, G.P., Lazarides, N. & Margaris, I. Wide-band tuneability, nonlinear transmission, and dynamic multistability in SQUID metamaterials. Appl. Phys. A 117, 579–588 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8706-7

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