Quantum Noise in Heterodyne Detection

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 613-622

  Wengler, Michael J ^a   Woody, David P ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL DETECTION; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES - NOISE, SPURIOUS SIGNAL;

DIODE MIXERS; HETERODYNE DETECTION; QUANTUM NOISE;

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, MIXER;

EID: 0023346955     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1987.1073387     Document Type: Article

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