Relaxation Oscillations in Point Contact Josephson Junctions.

Abstract

Negative resistance regions have been observed on the static I sub o-V sub o curves of point contact Josephson junctions when dc biased with a low impedance source. An equivalent circuit model has been developed which successfully explains the experimental results in terms of relaxation oscillations. It is also found that such junctions can be operated either as a one-port amplifier for signals at 5 MHz, or as a 36 GHz heterodyne mixer with large conversion gain.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001030

Entities

People

  • P. L. Richards
  • Y. Taur

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Circuits
  • Conversion
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Impedance
  • Josephson Junctions
  • Oscillation
  • Resistance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering