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Tunable coaxial cavity resonator for linear and nonlinear microwave characterization of superconducting wires

A. Agliolo GallittoM. Li VigniG. BonsignoreA. Maccarone

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Materials scienceField (physics)FOS: Physical sciencesengineering.materialSuperconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)ResonatorCoaxial cavity resonatorCondensed Matter::SuperconductivityMaterials ChemistryCylinderElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMicrowave responseSuperconductivitybusiness.industryCondensed Matter - SuperconductivitySuperconducting wireMetals and AlloysCondensed Matter PhysicsNonlinear systemCeramics and CompositesHarmonicengineeringOptoelectronicsSuperconductorbusinessMicrowave

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We discuss experimental results obtained using a tunable cylindrical coaxial cavity constituted by an outer Cu cylinder and an inner Pb-BSCCO wire. We have used this device for investigating the microwave response of the superconducting wire, both in the linear and nonlinear regimes. In particular, by tuning the different modes of the cavity to make them resonant at exactly harmonic frequencies, we have detected the power emitted by the superconducting inner wire at the second- and third-harmonic frequency of the driving field. The results obtained in the nonlinear regime, whether for the microwave surface impedance or the harmonic emission, are qualitatively accounted for considering intergrain fluxon dynamics. The use of this kind of device can be of strong interest to investigate and characterise wires of large dimensions to be used for implementing superconducting-based microwave devices.

https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1101.3751