I A general two-dimensional analytical solution is presented for the / problem of transport current injection from a normal conductor into a I 1 superconductor and collection back into a normal conductor. The current distribution is solved for the general case which takes in the full range from essentially point source to full-width injection and collection. The current distribution also repres...

An Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is a mixed-signal electronic circuit that converts an electrical signal from the analog domain to the digital domain, typically providing N binary bits at the sampling frequency f s. The higher speed of superconducting circuits comparable to conventional circuits provided an initial interest in superconductor technology for ADC applications. One can find tec...

Quasiclassical Green's functions of a short superconductor/normal metal/superconductor (SNS) junction are calculated for multi-mode junction with arbitrary electron transmission properties. They provide the basis for description of all of the junction transport characteristics , and are used to calculate the equilibrium spectral density of supercurrent fluctuations.

We calculate the tunneling conductance spectra of a normalmetal/insulator/triplet superconductor using the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) formulation. Possible states for the superconductor are considered with horizontal lines of nodes, breaking the time reversal symmetry. These results would be useful to discriminate between pairing states in superonductor Sr2RuO4 and also in UPt3. 74.20. z, 7...

Following a short discussion of the granular model for an inhomogeneous superconductor, we review the Uemura and Homes correlations and show how both follow in two limits of a simple granular superconductor model. Definite expressions are given for the almost universal coefficients appearing in these relationships in terms of known constants.

The integer quantum Hall effect with a superconducting contact is analyzed. It is shown that the conductance plateaus occur at σxy = 2ne /h which is double the usual value. Non-Andreev scattering at the interface and flux penetration into the superconductor are shown to not affect the result. The effect should be observable in InAs quantum wells with Nb a contact. Typeset using REVTEX 1 This pa...

We consider theoretically a Josephson junction with a superconducting critical current density which has a random sign along the junction's surface. We show that the ground state of the junction corresponds to the phase difference equal to π 2. Such a situation can take place in superconductor-ferromagnet-superconductor junctions.

of Superconductor-Isolator-Superconductor Mixers and Its Effect on Mixing Performance Wenlei SHAN, Mingjye WANG, Shengcai SHI, Yoshihisa IRIMAJIRI and Takeshi NOGUCHI Nobeyama Radio Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Nobeyama, Nagano 384-1305, Japan Purple Mountain Observatory, National Astronomical Observatories of China, Nanjing 210008, China Institute of Astronomy and A...

A serious obstacle impeding the application of lowand hightemperature superconductor devices is the presence of trapped magnetic flux: flux lines or vortices can be induced by fields as small as the Earth’s magnetic field. Once present, vortices dissipate energy and generate internal noise, limiting the operation of numerous superconducting devices. Methods used to overcome this difficulty incl...