DocumentCode
726256
Title
The high-frequency limits of SIS receivers
Author
Zmuidzinas, Jonas
Author_Institution
Div. of Phys., Math. & Astron., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
17-22 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The field of submillimeter-wavelength astronomy is blossoming thanks to major investments such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Herschel Space Telescope. These projects were enabled by the development of very sensitive receivers, especially those using Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) tunnel junction diodes. Here I review some of the challenges that were faced in pushing this technology from its first demonstrations around 100 GHz to its upper frequency limit beyond 1.2 THz.
Keywords
submillimetre wave receivers; superconductor-insulator-superconductor devices; tunnel diodes; Atacama large millimeter/submillimeter array; Herschel space telescope; SIS receiver; high-frequency limitation; sensitive receiver; submillimeter-wavelength astronomy; superconductor-insulator-superconductor tunnel junction diode; Broadband communication; Decision support systems; Heating; Lead; Mixers; Receivers; SIS; Terahertz; detectors; mixers; superconducting;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2015 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2015.7167149
Filename
7167149
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