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Relaxation oscillators made of bridge-type Josephson contacts

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Nb, NbN, and Nb3Ge nanobridges on sapphire substrates with hysteretic I–V-characteristics are used as active elements in relaxation oscillators. Amplitudes of up to 350 mV and frequencies of up to 500 MHz could be generated, which make these oscillators useful for many applications. Linewidth and amplitude of the relaxation oscillations in dependence of nanobridge geometry are studied in some detail.

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  1. H. Rogalla

    Present address: Low Temp. Group, Twente University, P.O. Box 217, NL-7500, AE Enschede, The Netherlands

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  1. Institut für Angewandte Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, D-6300, Giessen, Fed. Rep. Germany

    M. Mück, H. Rogalla & C. Heiden

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. A. Scharmann on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Mück, M., Rogalla, H. & Heiden, C. Relaxation oscillators made of bridge-type Josephson contacts. Appl. Phys. A 46, 97–101 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00615915

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