Journal of Radio Electronics. eISSN 1684-1719. 2026. ¹5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.1
bistable states in metamateris of rf-squids
A.S. Averkin1, L.V. Filippenko2, M.V. Fistul1
1National University of Science and Technology MISIS,
119049, Russia, Moscow, Leninsky ave., 42Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Electronics RAS,
125009, Russia, Moscow, Mokhovaya str., 11, bldg. 7
The paper was received April 6, 2026.
Abstract. The nonlinear response of a one-dimensional superconducting metamaterial based on 54 non-hysteretic radiofrequency superconducting quantum interference devices (RF-SQUIDs) was experimentally studied. The dependences of the system's resonant frequency on the pump tone power were measured in a two-tone excitation mode both in the absence and with the application of an external constant magnetic field. The metamaterial exhibits bistable behavior over a wide range of pump powers, indicating its potential for use in quantum electronic devices and superconducting parametric amplifiers.
Key words: superconductivity, RF-SQUID, Josephson junction, microwave measurements, Two-tone spectroscopy.
Financing: This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Strategic Academic Leadership Program “Priority-2030” (NUST MISIS Strategic Technology Project “Quantum Internet”).
Corresponding author: Aleksandr Sergeevich Averkin, averkin.as@misis.ru
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Averkin A.S., Filippenko L.V., Fistul M.V. Bistable states in metamaterial of RF-SQUIDs. // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2026. – ¹. 5. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.1 (In Russian)