The dynamics of three inductively coupled vertically stacked Josephson junc
tions have been studied. It is found that the system can be used for realiz
ing ultrafast digital switches and logic gates. Using fluxons as informatio
n bits, we pursue the interactive dynamics and identify the possible config
urations of structural and dissipative parameters in implementing the eleme
ntary logic gates OR, XOR, and AND. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science
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