• DocumentCode
    1495296
  • Title

    Optical response of epitaxial and granular films of YBa2Cu3O7-δ at temperatures from 25 K to 100 K

  • Author

    Forrester, M.G. ; Gottlieb, M. ; Gavaler, J.R. ; Braginski, A.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Res. & Dev. Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1327
  • Lastpage
    1330
  • Abstract
    The authors present the results of optical detection in epitaxial and granular films of YBa2Cu3O7-δ at wavelengths of 0.63, 3.39, and 10.6 μm and at temperatures from 25 K to 100 K. Both types of film exhibit only bolometric detection, with no evidence for nonequilibrium effects in this temperature range. For 0.63-μm radiation, mechanically chopped at 725 Hz, measurements of a 10×90 μm2 epitaxial bridge yield a bolometric responsivity of approximately 4×103 V/W, and detectivity D* of more than 108 cm√Hz/W. Granular films biased above their critical current are found to exhibit two-level switching noise, resulting in Lorentzian deviations from an otherwise 1/f noise spectrum
  • Keywords
    barium compounds; bolometers; high-temperature superconductors; infrared detectors; photodetectors; superconducting epitaxial layers; superconducting junction devices; superconducting thin films; yttrium compounds; 0.63 micron; 1/f noise spectrum; 10.6 micron; 25 to 100 K; 3.39 micron; Lorentzian deviations; YBa2Cu3O7-δ; bolometric detection; bolometric responsivity; critical current; detectivity; epitaxial bridge; epitaxial films; granular films; high temperature superconductor; optical detection; two-level switching noise; Bridges; Critical current; Current measurement; Mechanical variables measurement; Noise measurement; Optical detectors; Optical films; Radiation detectors; Temperature distribution; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.92540
  • Filename
    92540