Tunnel-effect superconductive detector cell
AssigneeAgence Spatiale Europeenne
InventorsAnthony Peacock, Robert Venn
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Abstract
The invention relates to a detector cell comprising tunnel-effect superconductive devices organized in a two-dimensional array and placed on a common substrate, each superconductive device comprising a tunnel-effect superconductive junction and being electrically connected to a bottom connection area and to a top connection area. The superconductive devices are separated from one another by trenches extending down to and including the bottom connection area and defining individual bottom connection areas disposed between each of said junctions and the substrate. At least one individual bottom connection area is electrically connected to at least one bottom connection area of an adjacent superconductive device by a localized bridge region.
Claims9
A detector cell comprising tunnel-effect superconductive devices organized in a two-dimensional array and deposited on a common substrate, each superconductive device comprising a tunnel-effect superconductive junction electrically connected to a bottom connection area and to a top connection area, wherein the superconductive devices are separated from one another by a trench region extending down to and including the bottom connection area so as to provide physical separation between adjacent semiconductor devices and so as to define individual bottom connection areas disposed between respective junctions and the substrate, and wherein at least one individual bottom connection area is electrically connected to at least one bottom connection area of an adjacent superconductive device by a localized bridge region.
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