An Electromagnetic-Flux-Distribution Model for the Analyses of Superconducting Josephson Junction Circuits and Quantum Phase-Slip Junction Circuits

Abstract: Josephson junctions and the quantum phase-slip (QPS) junctions are two quantum circuit elements introduced by superconducting electronics to create various hybrid circuits. Josephson junctions bring the developments of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) and single-flux quantum (SFQ) digital circuits; as the dual element of Josephson junctions, QPS junctions are used to design the new devices dual to Josephson junction circuits. In order to bridge the gap between superconducting and non-superconducting circuits, this article presents an electromagnetic-flux-distribution model to unify the superconducting and non-superconducting circuit analyses. This model redefines the circuit laws and functions of circuit elements using the conventional electric variables; it provides the unified circuit equations to depict the working principles of circuits viewed from electric and magnetic fields; it also derives the mathematical expression of duality principles between Josephson junction and QPS Junction circuits. The application of this electromagnetic-flux-distribution model is demonstrated in the analyses of a Josephson junction circuit and its dual QPS junction circuit. It shows that Josephson junction circuits are the magnetic-flux-distribution systems, while QPS junction circuits are the electric-flux-distribution systems, they are modulated by the Josephson effect and the phase-slip effect.