%0 Journal Article
%T Terahertz heterodyne receiver based on a quantum cascade laser and a superconducting bolometer
%A Gao, J. R.
%A Hovenier, J. N.
%A Yang, Z. Q.
%A Baselmans, J. J. A.
%A Baryshev, A.
%A Hajenius, M.
%A Klapwijk, T. M.
%A Adam, A. J. L.
%A Klaassen, T. O.
%A Williams, B. S.
%A Kumar, S.
%A Hu, Q.
%A Reno, J. L.
%J Appl. Phys. Lett.
%D 2005
%V 86
%F Gao_etal2005
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%X We report the first demonstration of an all solid-stateheterodyne receiver that can be used for high-resolution spectroscopy above 2THz suitable for space-based observatories. The receiver uses a NbN superconducting hot-electron bolometer as mixer and a quantum cascade laser operating at 2.8THz as local oscillator. We measure a double sideband receiver noise temperature of 1400K at 2.8THz and 4.2K, and find that the free-running QCL has sufficient power stability for a practical receiver, demonstrating an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and stability.
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%K QCL
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