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Investigating the feasibility of using nanobridge weak links as the active Josephson element in Rapid Single Flux quantum circuitry
Josephson junctions are used in present day voltage standards. To extend their use to AC voltage standards a high bandwidth, low-noise detector is required. A candidate component for this detector is a superconducting comparator based on Rapid Single Flux Quantum (RSFQ) circuits. The work presented here is a study to determine if nanobridge weak links can be used as the active Josephson element in these circuits. In order to achieve this an understanding of the nanobridge properties and in particular their critical currents is fundamental. We present simulations of a simple comparator using the circuit simulation software JSIM in order to study the effect of varying nanobridge parameters such as width, length, and loop area. These geometrical variables have an affect on the critical currents and loop inductances which subsequently effect device performance. Particular emphasis is given to investigation of how these parameters affect a key figure of merit, the grey zone width
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