Signal amplification in NbN superconducting resonators via stochastic resonance
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چکیده
We exploit nonlinearity in NbN superconducting stripline resonators, which originates from local thermal instability, for studying stochastic resonance. As the resonators are driven into instability, small amplitude modulation (AM) signals are amplified with the aid of injected white noise. Simulation results based on the equations of motion for the system yield a good agreement with the experimental data both in the frequency and time domains. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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