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Picosecond Switching in Josephson Tunnel Junctions

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Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics II

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics ((SSEP,volume 24))

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We report experimental and numerical studies of the dynamics of the Josephson tunnel junction driven by picosecond current pulses. Both single pulse switching, and the response to the train of pulses are discussed. The observed behavior is explained in terms of the “ccritical pulse charge” concept.

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  1. R. Sobolewski

    Present address: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-02668, Warszawa, Poland

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA

    R. Sobolewski, D. R. Dykaar & T. Y. Hsiang

  2. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, The University of Rochester, 14623, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY, USA

    D. R. Dykaar & G. A. Mourou

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  1. United Technologies Research Center, 06108, East Hartford, CT, USA

    Frederick John Leonberger

  2. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA

    Chi H. Lee

  3. AT&T Bell Laboratories, Room 7A-209, 600 Mountain Avenue, 07974, Murray Hill, NJ, USA

    Federico Capasso

  4. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 61801, Champaign Urbana, IL, USA

    Hadis Morkoc

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Sobolewski, R., Dykaar, D.R., Hsiang, T.Y., Mourou, G.A. (1987). Picosecond Switching in Josephson Tunnel Junctions. In: Leonberger, F.J., Lee, C.H., Capasso, F., Morkoc, H. (eds) Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics II. Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72970-6_37

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