Patent ID: 7761125

Claim:
A method for improving performance of electronic apparatus that includes superconductor film, the method comprising: determining a first power P IMD-1 , said first power p 1 being the power of intermodulation distortion characterizing said electric apparatus; determining a first thickness d 1 , said first thickness d 1 being the thickness of said superconductor film; selecting a second power P IMD-2 , said second power P IMD-2 being a power of intermodulation distortion characterizing said electric apparatus that is less than said first power P IMD-1 ; determining a second thickness d 2 , said second thickness d 2 being a thickness of said superconductor film that is greater than said first thickness d 1 , said determining of said second thickness d 2 including calculating said second thickness d 2 in accordance with the equation ( P IMD-1 )( d 1 ) x =( P IMD-2 )( d 2 ) x , said calculation of said second thickness d 2 including selecting a value of x between 1.5 and 6; and increasing the thickness of said superconductor film from said first thickness d 1 to said second thickness d 2 , thereby reducing the power of intermodulation distortion characterizing said electric apparatus from said first power P IMD-1 to at least approximately said second power P IMD-2 .