Development of low-noise terahertz SIS mixers with high current density NbN/AlN/NbN /tunnel junctions

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E83-C, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-32

  Wang, Zhen ^a   Uzawa, Yoshinori ^a   Kawakami, Akira ^a  

^a Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al sio nbn microstripline; Nbn aln nbn tunnel junction; Quantum noise limit; Quasi optical sis mixer; Ultra high current density

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROSTRIP LINES; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MIXER CIRCUITS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETERS; TUNING;

QUANTUM NOISE LIMIT; QUASI-OPTICAL SUPERCONDUCTOR-INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR (SIS) MIXERS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0033640642     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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