论文信息 - The distributed Josephson inductance phase shifter

The distributed Josephson inductance phase shifter

The authors report on a novel microwave phase shifter featuring rapid electronic adjustment, continuous phase control true time delay operation, high device fault tolerance, and very broadband operation. By coupling a large number of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) to a superconducting microstrip transmission line, a variable magnetic medium in which the wave velocity is controlled electronically is created. The authors have measured 60 degrees phase shift at 10 GHz, and wideband operation from 5 to 15 GHz for an 8-cm-long Nb transmission line coupled to 1600 SQUIDs, each containing a single Nb/AlO/sub x//Nb tunnel junction. The observed phase shift corresponds to a change in wave velocity of about 1 part in 60.<<ETX>>

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