%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Mixers using superconducting Nb films in the resistive state
%A Ekstrom, H.
%A Karasik, B.
%A Weikle, R.
%A Yngvesson, K. S.
%A Gol’tsman, G.
%A Kollberg, E.
%A Gershenzon, E.
%S 23rd European Microwave Conf.
%D 1993
%F Ekstrom_etal1993
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%X 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.
%K Nb HEB mixers
%R 10.1109/EUMA.1993.336705
%U https://doi.org/10.1109/EUMA.1993.336705
%P 787-789