Passive mm-wave imager using HTS Josephson junction detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5619, Issue , 2004, Pages 59-69

  Humphreys, Richard ^a   Hirst, Phil ^a   Heath, Ryan ^a   Elliner, David ^a   Parker, Nick ^a   Smith, Mark A G ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High temperature superconductors; Josephson radiation detectors; Millimeter wave imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LENSES; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESONATORS;

HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; JOSEPHSON RADIATION DETECTORS; MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING; VIDEO DETECTORS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 17644395250     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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