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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Randall M. Burnett, Catonsville, MD (US);
Cody James Ballard, Catonsville, MD (US);
Robert Miller, Hanover, MD (US);
Tyler Derek Ram, Baltimore, MD (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
One example includes a superconducting analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system. The system includes a control line configured to propagate an interrogation pulse and a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) comprising a first Josephson junction and a second Josephson junction. The SQUID can be configured to receive an input current. The first Josephson junction can be configured to trigger to provide a first pulse in response to the interrogation pulse and a first polarity of the input current and the second Josephson junction can be configured to trigger to generate a second pulse in response to the interrogation pulse and a second polarity of the input current. The system further includes an output stage configured to propagate the first pulse to an output to indicate the first polarity of the input current.