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Gol'tsman GN, Elant'iev AI, Karasik BS, Gershenzon EM. Antenna – coupled superconducting electron-heating bolometer. In: Proc. 4th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol.; 1993. p. 623–8.
Abstract: We propose a novel antenna-coupled superconducting bolometer based on electron-heating in the resistive state. A short narrow ultrathin super- conducting film strip (sized approximately 4x1x0.01 pm 3 ), which is in good thermal contact with the thermostat, serves as a resistive load for infrared or submillimeter current. In contrast to conventional isothermal super- conducting bolometers electron-heating ones can have a higher sensitivity which grows when filni. thickness is reduced. Response time of electron- heating bolometer does not depend on heat transfer from the film to the enviroment. To calculate the sensitivity (NEP), we have used experimental data on wideband Al, Nb and NbN bolometers which have the same un- derlying physical mechanism. The bolom.eters have been made in the form of a structure composed of a number of long narrow strips. The values of for Al, NEP have been found to be 1.5 . 113 -16 1 140 -15 ) and 2 . 10 – 14werT,-1/2 – Nb and NbN respectively. In the paper, the prospects are also discussed of improving the picosecond YBaCuO detector, developed recently. NEP value of the detector, if combined with a microantenna, can reach the order of 10- •ilz-v2.
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Gol’tsman GN, Semenov AD, Sergeev AV, Aksaev EE, Gogidze IG, Gershenzon EM. Electron-phonon interaction in thin YBaCuO films and fast detectors. In: Meissner M, Pohl RO, editors. Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter VII. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences. Vol 112.; 1993. p. 184–5.
Abstract: The thin. YBaCuO film response to laser and submillimeter radiation demonstrates the picosecond nonequilibrium peak on the nanosecond bolometric background. Experimental data give an evidence for the spectral dependence of picosecond photoresponse probably due to a poor efficiency of electron multiplication processes. Presented results prove an availability of fast YBaCuO thin film detector.
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Semenov AD, Goghidze IG, Gol’tsman GN, Sergeev AV, Gershenzon EM. Evidence for the spectral dependence of nonequilibrium picosecond photoresponse of YBaCuO thin films. Appl Phys Lett. 1993;63(5):681–3.
Abstract: The transient voltage photoresponse of current biased YBaCuO thin films to 20 ps laser pulses of 0.63 and 1.54 μm wavelengths is measured for temperatures around the superconducting transition region. The fast picosecond decay of the response is followed by a slow nanosecond relaxation which is associated with the bolometric effect. The magnitude of the fast component of the response varies in proportion to the square root of wavelength that plausibly reflects multiplication processes of photoexcited electrons via electron–electron scattering and interaction with high energy phonons.
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Gol’tsman GN, Gershenzon EM. High speed hot-electron superconducting bolometer. In: Birch JR, Parker TJ, editors. Proc. SPIE. Vol 2104. SPIE; 1993. p. 181–2.
Abstract: Physical limitation of response time of a superconducting bolometer as well as the nature of non-equilibrium detection of radiation have been investigated for Al, Nb and NbN thin films in spectral range from submillimeter to near-infraredwavelengths [1,2]. In the case of ideal heat removal from the film with the f_‘. 100A thickness the detection mechanism is an electron heating effect that is not selective to radiation wavelength in a very broad range. The response time ofan electron heating bolometer is determined by an electron-phonon interaction time. This time is of about 10 ns, 0.5 ns and 20 ps for Al, Nb, and NbN correspondingly near the critical temperature of the superconducting film. Thesensitive area of the bolometer consists of a number of narrow strips (with awidth of 1µm) connected in parallel to contact pads; these pads together witha sapphire substrate and a ground plate represent the microstrip transmissionline with an impedance of 50 Q.
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Gershenzon EM, Gol'tsman GN. Hot electron superconductive mixers. In: Proc. 4th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol.; 1993. p. 618–22.
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Gershenzon EM, Gol'tsman GN. Hot-electron superconducting mixers. In: Birch JR, Parker TJ, editors. Proc. SPIE. Vol 2104. SPIE; 1993. p. 329–30.
Abstract: The creation of low noise heterodyne receivers for frequencies above 1 THz is in the urgentneed for radio astronomy, laser spectroscopy, plasma diagnostic, etc. In this paper we discussthe nonlinear effect related to hot electrons in superconductors, and their potential use in lownoise submilimeter wave mixer. We also discuss results achieved so far as well as possible futuredevelopments.
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Ekstrom H, Karasik B, Weikle R, Yngvesson KS, Gol’tsman G, Kollberg E, et al. Mixers using superconducting Nb films in the resistive state. In: 23rd European Microwave Conf.; 1993. p. 787–9.
Abstract: The mixing of 20 GHz radiation in a Nb superconducting film in the resistive state was studied. The experiment gave evidence of electron-heating to be the origin of the non-linear phenomenon. The requirements on the operation mode and on the film parameters in order to obtain small conversion losses or even gain are determined. Our measurements indicate a conversion loss of about 6-8 dB. The hot-electron bolometer is considered to be very promising for use in heterodyne receivers in a wide frequency range from microwaves to terahertz frequencies.
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Tonguz OK, Hwang B. Noise performance of AFC loops in optical heterodyne receivers. In: Proc. Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting. San Jose, CA, USA; 1993. p. 361–2.
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Semenov AD, Goghidze IG, Gol’tsman GN, Sergeev AV, Aksaev EE, Gershenzon EM. Non-equilibrium quasiparticle response to radiation and bolometric effect in YBaCuO films. IEEE Trans Appl Supercond. 1993;3(1):2132–5.
Abstract: The voltage photoresponse of structured current biased YBCO films on different substrates to 20-ps laser pulses of 0.63- mu m and 1.54- mu m wavelengths and to continuously modulated radiation of 2-mm wavelength is measured to temperatures around Tc. Fast picosecond decay of the response to pulsed radiation is followed by slow exponential relaxation with a nanosecond characteristic time depending on the substrate material and film dimensions. The slow component does not depend on wavelength and is attributed to the bolometric effect, while the magnitude of the fast component associated with nonequilibrium response rises with wavelength. More than an order-of-magnitude increase of the nonequilibrium response is seen from near-infrared to millimeter-wave range. This dependence plausibly reflects the low efficiency of multiplication of photoexcited electrons in YBaCuO compared to conventional superconductors.
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Sergeev AV, Livanov DV. Phonon renormalization of thermoelectric power of high-Tc materials. In: Meissner M, Pohl RO, editors. Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter VII. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences. Vol 112.; 1993. p. 204–5.
Abstract: Renormalization of thermoelectric power due to Nielsen — Taylor effect (interference between electron-phonon and electron- impurity interactions) is used for the explanation of the temperature dependence and sign of the thermopower in high-Tc materials. In the framework of the model the negative sign of TEP of untwinned YBa2Cu3O7−x crystal in a-direction observed by Howson et. al. is connected to the strong hole scattering via O-vacancies in chains.
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