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Niobium point-contact Josephson-junction behavior at 604 GHz

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89616· OSTI ID:7312545
We have measured the ac Josephson effect in Nb point contacts at 604 GHz (496 ..mu..m). We find the coupling of the far-infrared radiation to the point contact to depend in a simple manner on the resistance of the contact. The behavior of the high-resistance point contacts (50< or =R< or =200 ..cap omega..) is very reproducible, allowing a quantitative comparison of the data to the frequency-dependent Werthamer theory. We also account for the effects of noise and heating and compare these to Tinkham's heating theory.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
OSTI ID:
7312545
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 31:3; ISSN APPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English