Cherednichenko S, Kroug M, Merkel H, Kollberg E, Loudkov D, Smirnov K, et al. Local oscillator power requirement and saturation effects in NbN HEB mixers. In: Jet Propulsion Laboratory CIit.u.t.e of T, editor. Proc. 12th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. San Diego, CA, USA; 2001. p. 273–85.
Abstract: The local oscillator power required for NbN hot-electron bolometric mixers (P LO ) was investigated with respect to mixer size, critical temperature and ambient temperature. P LO can be decreased by a factor of 10 as the mixer size decreases from 4×0.4 µm 2 to 0.6×0.13 µm 2 . For the smallest volume mixer the optimal local oscillator power was found to be 15 nW. We found that for such mixer no signal compression was observed up to an input signal of 2 nW which corresponds to an equivalent input load of 20,000 K. For a constant mixer volume, reduction of T c can decrease optimal local oscillator power at least by a factor of 2 without a deterioration of the receiver noise temperature. Bath temperature was found to have minor effect on the receiver characteristics.
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Kroug M, Cherednichenko S, Choumas M, Merkel H, Kollberg E, Hübers H-W, et al. HEB quasi-optical heterodyne receiver for THz frequencies. In: Proc. 12th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. San Diego, CA, USA; 2001. p. 244–52.
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Maslennikov S, Antipov S, Shishkov A, Svechnikov S, Voronov B, Smirnov K, et al. NbN HEB mixer noise temperature measurements with hot/cold load mounted inside the helium cryostat at 300 GHz. In: Proc. Int. Student Seminar on Microwave Appl. of Novel Physical Phenomena supported by IEEE. St.-Petersburg: LETI; 2002.
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Hübers H-W, Semenov AD, Richter H, Schubert J, Hadjiloucas S, Bowen JW, et al. Antenna pattern of the quasi-optical hot-electron bolometric mixer at terahertz frequencies. In: Proc. 12th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. San Diego, CA, USA; 2001. p. 286–96.
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Meledin D, Tong CY-E, Blundell R, Kaurova N, Smirnov K, Voronov B, et al. The sensitivity and IF bandwidth of waveguide NbN hot electron bolometer mixers on MgO buffer layers over crystalline quartz. In: Harvard university, editor. Proc. 13th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. Cambridge, MA, USA; 2002. p. 65–72.
Abstract: We have developed and characterized waveguide phonon-cooled NbN Hot Electron Bolometer (FMB) mixers fabricated from a 3-4 nm thick NbN film deposited on a 200nm thick MgO buffer layer over crystalline quartz. Double side band receiver noise temperatures of 900-1050 K at 1.035 THz, and 1300-1400 K at 1.26 THz have been measured at an intermediate frequency of 1.5 GHz. The intermediate frequency bandwidth, measured at 0.8 THz LO frequency, is 3.2 GHz at the optimal bias point for low noise receiver operation.
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