PT Journal
AU Voronov, BM
   Gershenzon, EM
   Gol'tsman, GN
   Gogidze, IG
   Gusev, YP
   Zorin, MA
   Sejdman, LA
   Semenov, AD
TI Picosecond range detector base on superconducting niobium nitride film sensitive to radiation in spectral range from millimeter waves up to visible light
SO Sverkhprovodimost': Fizika, Khimiya, Tekhnika
JI Sverkhprovodimost': Fizika, Khimiya, Tekhnika
PY 1992
BP 955
EP 960
VL 5
IS 5
LA Russian
DE NbN HEB detectors
AB Fast-operating picosecond detector of electromagnetical radiation is developed on the basis of fine superconducting film of niobium nitride with high sensitivity within spectral range from millimetric waves up to visible light. Detector sensitive element represents structure covering narrow parallel strips with micron sizes included in the rupture of microstrip line. Detecting ability of the detector and time constant measured using amplitude-simulated radiation of reverse wave tubes and pulse radiation of picosecond gas and solid-body lasers, constitute D*≅1010 W-1·cm·Hz-1/2 and τ≤5 ps respectively, at 10 K temperature. The expected value of time constant of the detector at 10 K obtained via extrapolation of directly measured dependence that is, τ ∝ τ-1, constitutes 20 ps. Experimental data demonstrate that detection mechanism is linked with electron heating effect.
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