Field dependence of Fiske resonances in Nb-AlO/sub x/ based Josephson junctions

J.G. Gijsbertsen, E.P. Houwman, J. Flokstra, H. Rogalla, J.B. le Grand, P.A.J. de Korte
1993 IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity  
Fiske resonances have been measured in a rectangular Nb-Al,AlOx,Al-Nb Josephson junction as a function of the magnetic field applied parallel to a junction side. Due to the high quality factor of the junction, many resonant modes could be measured, using a special measuring technique. Each mode shows more lobes than has ever been reported before. The measured curves are in very good agreement with the high Q theory of Kulik and Q-values ranging from 40 to 450 have been obtained. Probably the
more » ... face resistance of the Al/Nb barrier dominates the microwave losses in the junction barrier at 4.2 K. Losses due to the quasi-particle tunneling current can be neglected. Fiske resonances in a square junction at a field angle of n/4 rad were also measured. Two-dimensional resonant modes have been found. The field dependence of the (1,l) mixed mode agrees well with the theory of Nerenberg et al.
doi:10.1109/77.233442 fatcat:nkr4yye5dbhtdjt7ikmadz6aae