Understanding noise in SIS receivers

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 3-14

  Blundell, R ^a   Miller, R E ^a   Gundlach, K H ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

heterodyne receiver; Josephson noise; superconducting mixer

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, MIXER; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES - JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS;

HETERODYNE RECEIVER; JOSEPHSON NOISE; SUPERCONDUCTING MIXER;

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 0026715298     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: 15729559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01011203     Document Type: Article

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