Svechnikov SI, Finkel MI, Maslennikov SN, Vachtomin YB, Smirnov KV, Seleznev VA, et al. Superconducting hot electron bolometer mixer for middle IR range. In: Proc. 16th Int. Crimean Microwave and Telecommunication Technology. Vol 2.; 2006. p. 686–7.
Abstract: The developed directly lens coupled hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixer was based on 5 nm superconducting NbN deposited on GaAs substrate. The layout of the structure, including 30x20 mcm^2 active area coupled with a 50 Ohm coplanar line, was patterned by photolithography. The responsivity of the mixer was measured in a direct detection mode in the 25-64 THz frequency range. The noise performance of the mixer and the directivity of the receiver were investigated in a heterodyne mode. A 10.6 mum wavelength CW CO2 laser was utilized as a local oscillator.
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