Simultaneous optimization of the linear and nonlinear microwave response of YBCO films and devices

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 9, Issue 2 PART 3, 1999, Pages 4176-4180

  Booth, James C ^a,b,c,d   Beall, J A ^a   Rudman, D A ^a   Vale, L R ^a   Ono, R H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Institute for Telecommunication Sciences   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; HARMONIC GENERATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RESIDUAL SURFACE RESISTANCE; THIRD HARMONIC GENERATION; YTTRIUM BARRIUM CUPRATES;

SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0032655214     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.783945     Document Type: Article

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