Observation of breather-like states in a single Josephson cell
arXiv:cond-mat/0208605 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.67.036607
Abstract
We present experimental observation of broken-symmetry states in a superconducting loop with three Josephson junctions. These states are generic for discrete breathers in Josephson ladders. The existence region of the breather-like states is found to be in good accordance with the theoretical expectations. We observed three different resonant states in the current-voltage characteristics of the broken-symmetry state, as predicted by theory. The experimental dependence of the resonances on the external magnetic field is studied in detail.
7 pages, 8 figures