Patent ID: 11133805

Abstract:
A device includes a plurality of superconducting components, each having a first terminal and a second terminal; a plurality of current sources, being electrically-connected to the first terminal of a corresponding superconducting component and configured to selectively provide a first current; and a bias current source electrically-connected to the respective first terminal of each of the plurality of superconducting components. The bias current source is configured to provide a second current adapted to bias the superconducting components such that (1) a combination of the second current and the first current from each current source causes the plurality of superconducting components to transition from the superconducting state to the non-superconducting state, and (2) a combination of the second current and the first current from each current source of only a subset of the plurality of current sources does not cause the plurality of superconducting components to transition to the non-superconducting state.