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Author Maas, S.
Title SIS mixers Type Conference Article
Year 1993 Publication Artech House Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 338-340
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Publisher Place of Publication Boston, MA Editor
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Call Number Serial 249
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Author Prober, D. E.
Title Superconducting terahertz mixer using a transition-edge microbolometer Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication Department of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-2157 Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 2119-2121
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Abstract We present a new device concept for a mixer element for THz frequencies. This uses a superconducting transition-edge microbridge biased at the center of its superconducting transition near 4.2 K. It is fed from an antenna or waveguide structure. Power from a local oscillator and a rf signal produce a temperature and resulting resistance variation at the difference frequency. The new aspect is the use of a very short bridge in which rapid ( < 0.1 ns) outdiffision of hot electrons occurs. This gives large intermediate frequency (if) response. The mixer offers ~4 GHz if bandwidth, z 80 Cl rf resistive impedance, good match to the if amplifier, and requires only l-20 nW of local oscillator power. The upper rf frequency is determined by antenna or waveguide properties. Predicted mixer conversion efficiency is l/8, and predicted double-sideband receiver noise temperatures are 260 and 90 K for transition widths of 0.1 and 0.5 T, respectively.
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Call Number RPLAB @ atomics90 @ Serial 955
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Author Gershenzon, E. M.; Gol'tsman, G. N.
Title Hot-electron superconducting mixers Type Conference Article
Year 1993 Publication Proc. SPIE Abbreviated Journal Proc. SPIE
Volume 2104 Issue Pages 329-330
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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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Publisher SPIE Place of Publication Editor Birch, J.R.; Parker, T.J.
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Area Expedition Conference 18th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves
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Call Number Serial 1654
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Author Gol'tsman, G. N.; Elant'iev, A. I.; Karasik, B. S.; Gershenzon, E. M.
Title Antenna – coupled superconducting electron-heating bolometer Type Conference Article
Year 1993 Publication Proc. 4th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. Abbreviated Journal Proc. 4th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol.
Volume Issue Pages 623-628
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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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Call Number Serial 1657
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Author Prober, D. E.
Title Superconducting terahertz mixer using a transition-edge microbolometer Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication Appl. Phys. Lett. Abbreviated Journal Appl. Phys. Lett.
Volume 62 Issue 17 Pages 2119-2121
Keywords (up) HEB mixer, NbN, TES
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Call Number Serial 244
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