Microwave transmission technique for accurate impedance characterization of superconductive bolometric mixers

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-32

  Karasik, Boris S ^a   McGrath, William R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot electron bolometer mixer; Impedance; Mixer bandwidth

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BOLOMETERS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION; SUPERCONDUCTIVE BOLOMETRIC MIXERS;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 0032784789     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021795432650     Document Type: Article

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