US 12,257,055 B1
Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) array (SQA) having predetermined pattern across each row
Benjamin J. Taylor, Escondido, CA (US); Susan Anne Elizabeth Berggren, San Diego, CA (US); and Anna M. Leese de Escobar, Encinitas, CA (US)
Assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,606.
Int. Cl. G01R 33/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/035 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/24 (2021.01) [G01R 33/0094 (2013.01); G01R 33/0354 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) array (SQA) comprising:
at least one row, each row of said at least one row including a plurality of SQUIDs that are connected in parallel and include a plurality of junctions shared among the SQUIDs;
wherein respective inductance parameters of the SQUIDs and respective critical currents of the junctions both vary in a predetermined pattern across the row,
the respective inductance parameters of the SQUIDs in each row of said at least one row vary in a distribution of the predetermined pattern; and
the SQUIDs having larger respective inductance parameters according to the distribution are separated from each other and from ends of each row of said at least one row by at least two of the SQUIDs not having the larger respective inductance parameters.