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Superconducting Multiplexer for Arrays of Transition Edge Sensors

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Author(s)

James A. Chervenak, Kent D. Irwin, Erich N. Grossman, John M. Martinis, Carl D. Reintsema, Martin Huber

Abstract

We report the design and testing of an analog superconducting time-division multiplexer to instrument large format arrays of low-temperature bolometers and microcalorimeters. The circuit is designed to multiplex an array of superconducting quantum interference devices, thereby simplifying wiring and room temperature electronics. We have fabricated a prototype 8x1 multiplexer chip and show a switching rate of 1 MHz. We calculate that a 32x32 array or larger is feasible.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
74
Issue
26
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

arrays, bolometers, microcalorimeters, SQUIDS, transition-edge sensors

Citation

Chervenak, J. , Irwin, K. , Grossman, E. , Martinis, J. , Reintsema, C. and Huber, M. (1999), Superconducting Multiplexer for Arrays of Transition Edge Sensors, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=22029 (Accessed October 21, 2025)

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Created June 27, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021
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