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Definition: Josephson junction


An ultra-fast switching technology that uses superconductor materials, originally conceived by Brian Josephson. Circuits are immersed in liquid helium to obtain near-absolute zero degrees required for operation. Switching takes place in a few picoseconds. Although Josephson junctions have not materialized for ordinary computer circuits, they have been used thus far in medical instruments and quantum computers. See quantum computing.