High-Tc SQUIDs: Noise and applications

High-T c SQUIDs: Noise and Applications A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Physics University of Houston In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Hsiao-Mei Cho August 2001

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