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Author Hans Ekstrom; Karasik, Boris S.; Kollberg, Erik L.; Sigfrid Yngvesson
Title Conversion gain and noise of niobium superconducting hot–electron–mixers Type Journal Article
Year 1995 Publication IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 43 Issue 4 Pages 938-947
Keywords Nb HEB mixers
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Author Kerr, A. R.
Title Some fundamental and practical limits on broadband matching tocapacitive devices, and the implications for SIS mixer design Type Journal Article
Year 1995 Publication IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn. Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 43 Issue 1 Pages 2-13
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Call Number Serial 256
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Author Ekstrom H.; Karasik B. S.; Kollberg E.L.; Yngvesson K.S.
Title Conversion Gain and Noise of Niobium Superconducting Hot-Electron-Mixers Type Journal Article
Year 1995 Publication IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn. Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 43 Issue Pages 938-947
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Abstract A study has been done of microwave mixing at 20 GHz using the nonlinear (power dependent) resistance of thin niobium strips in the resistive state. Our experiments give evidence that electron-heating is the main cause of the nonlinear phenomenon. Also a detailed phenomenological theory for the determination of conversion properties is presented. This theory is capable of predicting the frequency-conversion loss rather accurately for arbitrary bias by examining the I-V-characteristic. Knowing the electron temperature relaxation time, and using parameters derived from the I-V-characteristic also allows us to predict the -3-dB IF bandwidth. Experimental results are in excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions. The require ments on the mode of operation and on the film parameters for minimizing the conversion loss (and even achieving conversion gain) are discussed in some detail. Our measurements demon-strate an intrinsic conversion loss as low as 1 dB. The maximum IF frequency defined for -3-dB drop in conversion gain, is about 80 MHz. Noise measurements indicate a device output noise temperature of about 50 K and SSB mixer noise temperature below 250 K. This type of mixer is considered very promising for use in low-noise heterodyne receivers at THz frequencies.
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Call Number RPLAB @ atomics90 @ Serial 964
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Author Parvitte, B.; Thomas, X.; Courtois, D.
Title Wide band (2.5 GHz) infrared heterodyne spectrometer Type Journal Article
Year 1995 Publication Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 16 Issue 9 Pages 1533-1540
Keywords HgCdTe detector mixer
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Call Number Serial 470
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Author Zorin, M.; Lindgren, M.; Danerud, M.; Karasik, B.; Winkler, D.; Gol'tsman, G.; Gershenzon, E.
Title Nonequilibrium and bolometric responses of YBaCuO thin films to high-frequency modulated laser radiation Type Journal Article
Year 1995 Publication J. Supercond. Abbreviated Journal J. Supercond.
Volume (down) 8 Issue 1 Pages 11-15
Keywords YBCO HTS HEB
Abstract Picosecond nonequilibrium and slow bolometric responses to infrared radiation from a patterned high-T c superconducting (HTS) film in resistive and normal states deposited onto LaAlO3, NdGaO3, and MgO substrates were investigated using both pulse and modulation techniques. The response time of 35 ps to a laser pulse of 17 ps FWHM has been observed. The intrinsic response time of the fast process is expected to be about a few picoseconds. The modulation technique, being free from the disadvantages of pulse methods (poor sensitivity, limited dynamic range), makes the detailed study of a number of relaxation processes possible. Besides the nonequilibrium response, two kinds of bolometric processes, namely phonon transport through the film-substrate interface and phonon thermal diffusion in a substrate, manifest themselves in certain frequency dependences.
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Call Number Serial 1630
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