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ac-driven annular Josephson junctions: The missing Shapiro steps

I. R. Rahmonov, J. Tekić, P. Mali, A. Irie, Yu. M. Shukrinov

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.024512 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Examination of an annular system of underdamped Josephson junctions in the presence of external radiation showed that the ability of the system to lock with some external radiation was determined not only by the number but also by the type of rotating excitations (fluxons or antifluxons). Shapiro steps can be observed in the current-voltage characteristic only in the system with trapped fluxons or in the system with fluxon-antifluxon pairs. If the trapped fluxons circulate simultaneously with fluxon-antifluxon pairs, there are no Shapiro steps regardless of the amplitude or frequency of the applied external radiation.

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