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It is argued that a large-inductance superconducting loop interrupted by a single Josephson junction can function as a memory element. Bundles of flux quanta can be stored in the cell and removed from it by the application of appropriate bias currents or fields.

Inspec keywords: superconducting junction devices; storage devices

Other keywords: superconducting memory cell; single Josephson junction; flux quanta bundle storage

Subjects: Other digital storage; Superconducting junction devices

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