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Time resolution of Josephson balanced comparators with shunt resistance

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In this paper, the time resolution of Josephson balanced comparators with shunt resistance is theoretically estimated. A general expression is obtained for the time resolution of the linearly growing strobe pulse. It is shown that the time resolution deteriorates by a factor of (1+2R N /R S 8/15 (R S is the shunt resistance, and R N is the normal resistance of the Josephson junction), while shunting improves the sensitivity of balanced comparators, as is proven in [20]. Estimates show that it is possible to reach subpicosec time resolution for balanced Josephson comparators with shunt resistance.

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  1. Computer Engineering Department and Center of Excellence of Superconductivity Research, Ankara University, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    I. N. Askerzade

  2. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, pr. Cavid 33, Baku, AZ-1143, Azerbaijan

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Original Russian Text © I.N. Askerzade, 2014, published in Avtomatika i Vychislitel’naya Tekhnika, 2014, No. 4, pp. 66–72.

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Askerzade, I.N. Time resolution of Josephson balanced comparators with shunt resistance. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 48, 239–242 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411614040026

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