Superconducting microwave transmission lines

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5879597

McClay, C P; Soares, S; Weitzman, P S

Superconducting microwave transmission lines can be designed to have lower loss, lower dispersion, and lower phase velocity than conventional metal lines. These properties make superconducting transmission lines attractive for use in many devices and systems such as filters and analog to digital converters. The problem with designing microwave circuits which utilizes these lines is that accurate circuit models do not exist. This paper present models for the microwave transmission line parameters (phase velocity, attenuation, and characteristic impedance) of superconducting lines as a function of temperature and geometry. An experiment to verify these models is also presented.

• Research Organization: Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5879597
• Report Number(s): AD-A-243166/6/XAB; MTR-11230
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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