Superconducting dual function digitizer
US6653962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/60
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dual function superconducting digitizer circuit which can selectively function either as an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or as a time-to-digital converter (TDC). Superconducting ADCs and TDCs can provide performance far superior to that obtained using conventional electronics by taking advantage of the intrinsic properties—high switching speed, quantum accuracy, dispersion-less transmission lines, radiation hardness, and extremely low power dissipation—of superconductivity. Since both ADC and TDC functions are desired in most measurement systems, a dual-function digitizer is not only more attractive from a system integration perspective but is also more marketable.
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