Multiple squid direct signal injection device formed on a single layer substrate
US5767043A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/846
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A low-noise directly coupled dc SQUID magnetometer is disclosed. The magnetometer provides for single layer fabrication and is particularly applicable to high-T.sub.c superconductors operating at 77 Kelvin. A pair of dc SQUIDs are connected and biased in series such that the output voltage modulation with applied flux of the dual SQUID magnetometer, is double that of a single SQUID magnetometer. The bias current is applied to one SQUID and removed from the second SQUID of the pair. The magnetometer pick-up coil is directly coupled to the SQUID pair, providing for coherent modulation of the series-connected SQUIDS and a reduction of flux density noise of the device by a factor of 1/.sqroot.2.
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