A 275-370 GHz receiver employing novel probe structure

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 867-879

  Risacher, C ^a   Belitsky, V ^a   Vassilev, V ^a   Lapkin, I ^b   Pavolotsky, A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bias T; Radial probe; Superconductor Insulator Superconductor (SIS) junction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; QUANTUM THEORY; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; WAVEGUIDES;

BIAS-T; PROBE STRUCTURES; RADIAL PROBE; SUPERCONDUCTOR-INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR (SIS) JUNCTION;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 21144455879     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-005-5659-0     Document Type: Article

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