Low noise SIS mixer for 230 GHz receivers of Plateau de Bure Interferometer

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-317

  Karpov, A ^a   Blondel, J ^a   Gundlach, K H ^a   Billion Pierron, D ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Low noise; Millimeter waves; Nb; Radioastronomy; SIS junction; SIS mixer; SIS receiver; Superconductors

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; RADIO ASTRONOMY;

LOW NOISE; SIS RECEIVERS;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031073852     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02677922     Document Type: Article

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