Effect of Disorder on Synchronization in Prototype 2-Dimensional Josephson Arrays

Authors

Adam S. Landsberg, Claremont McKenna College; Pitzer College; Scripps CollegeFollow
Yuri Braiman
Kurt Wiesenfeld, Georgia Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

WM Keck Science

Publication Date

12-1-1995

Abstract

We study the effects of quenched disorder on the dynamics of two-dimensional arrays of overdamped Josephson junctions. Disorder in both the junction critical currents and resistances is considered. Analytical results for small arrays are used to identify a physical mechanism which promotes frequency locking across each row of the array, and to show that no such locking mechanism exists between rows. The intrarow locking mechanism is surprisingly strong, so that a row can tolerate large amounts of disorder before frequency locking is destroyed.

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Recommended Citation

Landsberg, A.S., Y. Braiman, and K. Wiesenfeld. "Effect of Disorder on Synchronization in Prototype 2-D Josephson Arrays." Physical Review B 52.21 (1995): 15458.