Patent ID: 6556849
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01P

Abstract:
An inductor for microwaves, comprisinga microstrip line disposed on a substrate and having the shape of a substantially straight strip of a uniform width, the microstrip line having an input end for receiving an incoming microwave and an output end for forwarding a microwave incoming to the input end, the microstrip line having opposite first and second sides between the input and output ends, the microstrip line further including an electrically conducting material that does not exhibit superconducting properties above a particular temperature; and two strip-shaped regions formed on the substrate in the same plane as the microstrip line that is substantially parallel to a surface of the substrate, one of the two strip-shaped regions located at and in direct connection with the microstrip line along the first side of the microstrip line and another of the two strip-shaped regions located at and in direct connection with the microstrip line along the second side of the microstrip line, the two strip-shaped regions including a material that exhibits superconducting properties above the particular temperature.