Design and fabrication of a 800-900 GHz Pb-alloy SIS mixing device incorporating an on-substrate tuning element

Tame, Keith and Price, Mark C. and Little, L.T. (1998) Design and fabrication of a 800-900 GHz Pb-alloy SIS mixing device incorporating an on-substrate tuning element. In: Phillips, Thomas G., ed. Advanced Technology MMW, Radio, and Terahertz Telescopes. Proceedings of SPIE . SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, pp. 63-74. ISBN 0-8194-2804-3. (doi:10.1117/12.317394) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:17186)

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Abstract

The use of SIS (Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor) devices as the mixing element in ultra-sensitive heterodyne receivers for use in radio astronomy is well established. In attempting to exploit the last main submillimetre atmospheric window we are developing a Pb-alloy SIS mixer to work in the frequency band 800-900 GHz. In this paper we address some of the problems with working at frequencies above the energy gap of a superconducting alloy. We also present initial results obtained from Pb-alloy SIS junctions fabricated at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC).

Item Type:	Book section
DOI/Identification number:	10.1117/12.317394
Additional information:	Proceedings paper.
Uncontrolled keywords:	SIS receiver; quasiparticle mixer; submillimetre waves; radio astronomy; superconducting microstrip
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics
Institutional Unit:	Schools > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics > Engineering Schools > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics > Physics and Astronomy
Former Institutional Unit:	Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Tara Puri
Date Deposited:	04 Jun 2009 09:27 UTC
Last Modified:	20 May 2025 09:32 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/17186 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Price, Mark C..

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