Noise measurements in superconducting proximity bridges

Abstract

Experiments and analsis have been done to show that the low-frequency noise voltage developed across a current-biased proximity-coupled superconducting bridge is well described by existing theories of electron tunneling. There is also some evidence that, on a two-fluid model, normal and supercurrent noise may be correlated. The temperature sensitivity of these bridges is calculated from the measured noise spectrum and is found to compare favorably with existing bolometric techniques.