Josephson junction
Noun
Meaning
Josephson junction (plural Josephson junctions)
(physics) a weak insulating barrier between two superconductors, used as an ultrafast switch
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Examples
Microsoft has variously estimated that one topological Majorana qubit is worth between 10 and 1,000 Josephson junction qubits in terms of error-corrected logical qubits.
It is based on the AC Josephson effect and uses only one Josephson junction.
RF SQUIDs can work with only one Josephson junction ( superconducting tunnel junction ), which might make them cheaper to produce, but are less sensitive.