Title :
High-
Josephson Square-Law Detectors and Hilbert Spectroscopy for Security Applications
Author :
Divin, Yury ; Poppe, Ulrich ; Gubankov, Vladimir N. ; Urban, Knut
Author_Institution :
Res. Center Juelich, Julich
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Among various discussed ways of explosive detection, the techniques using electromagnetic radiation are considered as having great potential and research activities are recommended in this field. To identify new threats, like liquid explosives, with low rate of false alarms, fast spectral measurements are required in a broad frequency range from microwave to terahertz. We attract attention to a great potential of high-Tc Josephson technology in security applications and present our results in developing high-Tc Josephson junctions for Hilbert spectroscopy and detector arrays.
Keywords :
Hilbert transforms; Josephson effect; high-temperature superconductors; security; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; superconducting photodetectors; time resolved spectroscopy; Hilbert spectroscopy; broad frequency range; detector arrays; electromagnetic radiation; high-Tc Josephson square-law detectors; liquid explosives; security applications; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic radiation; Explosives; Frequency measurement; Josephson junctions; Microwave measurements; Radiation detectors; Security; Submillimeter wave measurements; Submillimeter wave technology; High-temperature superconductors; Hilbert transforms; Josephson radiation detectors; spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2008.923185