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We report a theoretical study of the low-frequency impedance of a Josephson junction chain whose parameters vary in space. Our goal is to find the optimal spatial profile which maximizes the total inductance of the chain without shrinking the low-frequency window where the chain behaves as an inductor. If the spatial modulation is introduced by varying the junction areas, we find that the best result is obtained for a spatially homogeneous chain, reported earlier in the literature. An improvement over the homogeneous result can be obtained by representing the junctions by SQUIDs with different loop areas, so the inductances can be varied by applying a magnetic field. Still, we find that this improvement becomes less important for longer chains.
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Nguyen, D.V., Basko, D.M. Inhomogeneous Josephson junction chains: a superconducting meta-material for superinductance optimization. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 226, 1499–1514 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-60278-4
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