Superconducting quantum electronics

It is now felt that the status of the field necessitates a review of the results of the past, a description of the current state of the art, and a discussion of future perspectives. This book, entitled SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM ELECTRONICS is a collection of invited lectures and contributions which will inform the reader on the most interesting problems involving fundamentals, sensitive detectors and precision metrology being studied by different groups. There is no doubt that the new superconductors open up interesting possibilities for almost all measuring devices: for example, integrated circuits in microelectronics will be developed which combine classic components such as semiconductors with the new superconductors. Computers working at 77 K are already on the market. The integration of the new superconductors into these computers does not involve any cryogenic problem, but the tailoring of suitable films will require much research work. This book summarizes the successful development of classic superconductors and discusses the outlook for the future