Submillimeter-wave detection with superconducting tunnel diodes |
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Authors: | Wengler M.J. |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY; |
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Abstract: | The review presents a theoretical framework for understanding submillimeter detection using an optical photodiode theory. Both gain and noise in the superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) mixer are described in terms of mixing on a photodiode. The role of impedance matching in the proper design of an SIS mixer is described. A variety of methods for achieving good impedance match at submillimeter frequencies are presented. The state of the submillimeter SIS mixer art as practiced in a variety of laboratories is described and summarized |
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