THz Mixing with High-<i>T</i><sub>C</sub> Hot Electron Bolometers: A Performance Modeling Assessment for Y-Ba-Cu-O Devices

THz Mixing with High-<i>T</i><sub>C</sub> Hot Electron Bolometers: A Performance Modeling Assessment for Y-Ba-Cu-O Devices

Hot electron bolometers (HEB) made from high-<i>T</i><sub>C</sub> superconducting YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7</sub><sub>&#8315;<i>x</i></sub> (YBCO) oxide nano-constrictions are promising THz mixers, due...

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Main Authors: Romain Ladret, Annick Dégardin, Vishal Jagtap, Alain Kreisler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Photonics
Subjects:
THz heterodyne mixer
hot electron bolometer
Y-Ba-Cu-O high-<i>T</i><sub>C</sub> superconductor
hot spot model
RF local power distribution
THz impedance
noise temperature
conversion loss
standoff detection prediction
passive imaging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/6/1/7

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