SQUID ELF Receiving Antenna for Submarine Applications.

Abstract

An ELF receiver using a triaxial array of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) can provide an omnidirectional receiving capability unobtainable with conventional ELF antennas. The ELF SQUID receiver development program has undertaken (a) achievement of a prototype SQUID device with sufficient sensitivity, dynamic range, and linearity; (b) determination of the motion spectrum for a candidate receiver platform; (c) design of a motion processing technique to remove residual motion noise; and (d) provision of a suitable cryogenic environment. Two prototype SQUID antennas, one using point-contact sensors and the other using thin-film sensors, were procured and tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040738

Entities

People

  • John R. Davis
  • Joseph A. Goldstein
  • Martin Nisenoff
  • Robert J. Dinger
  • William D. Meyers

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Bands
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Signal Processing
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Thin Films
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing