The Distributed Josephson Inductance Phase Shifter

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作者
Durand, Dale J. [1 ]
Carpenter, James [1 ]
Ladizinsky, Eric [1 ]
Lee, L. [1 ]
Jackson, Charles M. [1 ]
Silver, Arnold [1 ]
Smith, Andrew D. [1 ]
机构
[1] TRW Space & Technol Grp, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 USA
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10.1109/77.124932
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report on a novel microwave phase shifter featuring rapid electronic adjustment, continuous phase control, true time delay operation, high device fault tolerance, and very broad-band operation. By coupling a large number of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID's) to a superconducting microstrip transmission line, we create a variable magnetic medium in which the wave velocity is controlled electronically. We have measured 60 degrees phase shift at 10 GHz, and wideband operation from 5 to 15 GHz for an 8-cm long Nb transmission line coupled to 1600 SQUID's, each containing a single Nb/AlOx/Nb tunnel junction. The observed phase shift corresponds to a change in wave velocity of about 1 part in 60.
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