THz generation using fluxon dynamics in high temperature superconductors

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 726-729

  Pedersen, N F ^a   Madsen, S ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BSCCO; Negative resistance; THz oscillator

Indexed keywords

BSCCO; INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; LONG JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; RESONANT CAVITY; THZ EMISSION; THZ GENERATION; THZ OSCILLATOR;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; QUANTUM OPTICS;

NEGATIVE RESISTANCE;

EID: 68649122339     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2018770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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