Abstract

The dynamics of a small Josephson junction, driven either by a current source or by an external flux when the junction is the weak link element of a SQUID ring, were studied. Approximate analytical arguments and numerical simulations were used for the lumped circuit model of the junction. The various characteristic times of these devices were systematically obtained as functions of the parameters G and K of the junction and of the SQUID, respectively. The forms of the flux transitions and the times governing them are obtained for linear and periodic time variations of the external flux on the SQUID. A coupling of the SQUID to an LC circuit was treated. Limitations on the device parameters consistent with fast response, stability, and sensitivity were obtained both for the current driven junction and for the rf SQUID.

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