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Influence of Thermal Fluctuations on Sensitivity of Balanced Comparators Based on Small Josephson Junctions

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In this study we carried out the analysis of the sensitivity of balanced comparators based on small Josephson junction. An expression was obtained for sensitivity in the case of linear growing strobe-pulse of voltage, and it was shown that, sensitivity is determined by the energy ratio-parameter of small size Josephson junction, temperature and sampling rate of comparator. Estimation gives the sensitivity at the level of nV.

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  1. Department of Computer Engineering and Center of Excellence of Superconductivity Research, Ankara University, Ankara, TR06100, Turkey

    I. N. Askerzade

  2. Institute of Physics Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences 33, Baku, AZ1143, Azerbaijan

    I. N. Askerzade

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Askerzade, I.N. Influence of Thermal Fluctuations on Sensitivity of Balanced Comparators Based on Small Josephson Junctions. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 52, 306–310 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3103/S014641161804003X

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