High-Tc superconducting step-edge josephson junction detector for terahertz imaging

2009 International Conference on Applied Superconductivity and Electromagnetic Devices, ASEMD 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 127-130

  Du, J ^a   Macfarlane, J C ^a   Leslie, K E ^a   Foley, C P ^a   Hellicar, A D ^a   Li, L ^a   Hanham, S M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Component; Detector; High tc superconductor; Step edge josephson junction; Terahertz imaging

Indexed keywords

HIGH-T; JOSEPHSON; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; STEP-EDGE; STEP-EDGE JUNCTIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING DETECTOR; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; THZ IMAGING; VISUAL QUALITIES;

ANTENNAS; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROMAGNETS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; QUANTUM OPTICS; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 70450230466     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ASEMD.2009.5306678     Document Type: Conference Paper

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