具有附加正反馈的超导量子干涉器件结构设计与性能

    Design and Performance of Superconducting Quantum Interference Device with Additional Positive Feedback

    • 摘要: 超导量子干涉器件(SQUID)作为最灵敏的磁探测器件之一,已广泛应用于地磁和生物磁探测、量子计量、科学仪器等多个领域。低温电流比较仪(CCC)通过SQUID测量导体中微小的电流变化,实现了高精度的电流比例测量与电阻比对。介绍了一种用于CCC系统的集成附加正反馈(APF)的分立式重叠耦合SQUID。此SQUID采用了二阶梯度结构以增强对微小磁场变化的灵敏度和减少外部干扰,通过增加附加正反馈增强磁通电压转换系数,有效缓解了高灵敏度应用中前置放大器噪声过大的问题。此外,APF线圈、反馈线圈和输入线圈均由多匝正八边形微带线圈串联而成,并将它们分别与SQUID垫圈重叠耦合以增大环路与线圈之间的耦合系数,有效避免这些关键组件互相干扰。利用自主微纳加工平台,在4英寸硅片上制备了三组基于Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb约瑟夫森结的分立式重叠耦合SQUID,回滞系数βC分别为0.5、1和2,并分别设计了集成APF的SQUID以及未集成APF的对照组。液氦温区测试结果显示,SQUID的动态电阻、磁通电压转换系数随着回滞系数的增加而增加。βC为1时,集成APF后,SQUID磁通电压转换系数由203 μV/Φ0变为324 μV/Φ0,总磁通噪声由2.4 μΦ0/√Hz降为2.1 μΦ0/√Hz,总电流白噪声由6.7 pA/√Hz降为5.7 pA/√Hz,前置放大器的磁通噪声由1.6 μΦ0/√Hz降为1.0 μΦ0/√Hz。APF通过提高磁通电压转换系数降低了前置放大器的噪声贡献。APF带来的增益越大,可能引发系统不稳定并产生额外噪声。同时,APF支路中的串联电阻产生的Nyquist热噪声也会进一步影响系统噪声水平。

       

      Abstract: Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) is one of the most sensitive magnetic flux sensors and has been widely used in geomagnetic and biomagnetic detection, quantum metrology, and scientific instrumentation. Cryogenic current comparator (CCC) utilizes SQUIDs to measure minute current variations in conductors, enabling high-precision current ratio measurements and resistance comparisons. This paper introduces a discrete overlap-coupling SQUID with additional positive feedback (APF) designed for CCC systems. The SQUID adopts a second-order gradient structure to enhance sensitivity to small flux variations and reduce external interference. Additional positive feedback is integrated to improve the flux-to-voltage transfer coefficient, effectively alleviating the issue of excessive preamplifier noise in high-sensitivity applications. In addition, the APF coils, feedback coils, and input coils are all composed of multi-turn regular octagonal microstrip coils connected in series. These components are individually overlap-coupled with the SQUID washers to enhance the coupling coefficient between the loops and coils, effectively preventing mutual interference among these key components. Using our microfabrication platform, we fabricated three sets of discrete overlap-coupling SQUIDs with Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb Josephson junctions on 4-inch silicon wafers. The hysteresis parameters βC was set to 0.5, 1, and 2, respectively. For each set, we designed both SQUIDs with APF and control groups without APF. Low-temperature measurement results show that the dynamic resistance and flux-to-voltage transfer coefficient of the SQUID increase with the hysteresis parameter. For βC=1, integration of the APF increases the SQUID flux-to-voltage transfer coefficient from 203 μV/Φ0 to 324 μV/Φ0. The total flux noise decreases from 2.4 μΦ0/√Hz to 2.1 μΦ0/√Hz and the total current white noise decreases from 6.7 pA/√Hz to 5.7 pA/√Hz. Meanwhile, the flux noise referred to the preamplifier is reduced from 1.6 μΦ0/√Hz to 1.0 μΦ0/√Hz. APF reduces the noise contribution of the preamplifier by enhancing the flux-to-voltage transfer coefficient. However, excessive APF gain may lead to system instability and introduce additional noise. Moreover, the resistance in the APF circuit generates Nyquist thermal noise, further affecting the overall system noise performance.

       

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