Title :
Submillimeter-wave detection with superconducting tunnel diodes
Author :
Wengler, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
fDate :
11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The review presents a theoretical framework for understanding submillimeter detection using an optical photodiode theory. Both gain and noise in the superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) mixer are described in terms of mixing on a photodiode. The role of impedance matching in the proper design of an SIS mixer is described. A variety of methods for achieving good impedance match at submillimeter frequencies are presented. The state of the submillimeter SIS mixer art as practiced in a variety of laboratories is described and summarized
Keywords :
mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave devices; submillimetre wave devices; superconducting junction devices; tunnel diodes; SIS mixer; THF; gain; impedance matching; noise; optical photodiode theory; review; sub-MM-wave detection; submillimeter detection; submillimeter frequencies; superconducting tunnel diodes; superconductor-insulator-superconductor mixer; Art; Diodes; Frequency; Impedance matching; Optical detectors; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Photodiodes; Superconducting device noise; Superconducting devices;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
