PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION IN JOSEPHSON TUNNEL JUNCTION ARRAYS AT 33-GHZ

被引:9
作者
GOODALL, F
BALE, F
RUDNER, S
CLAESON, T
FINNEGAN, TF
机构
[1] CHALMERS UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,S-40220 GOTHENBURG 5,SWEDEN
[2] NATL PHYS LAB,TEDDINGTON TW11 0LW,MIDDLESEX,ENGLAND
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10.1109/TMAG.1979.1060278
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Progress on the development of a low-noise superconducting parametric amplifier operated at liquid helium temperatures and designed for practical use with a radio telescope at 33 GHz is reported. Series arrays of small Pb-Pb oxide-Pb tunnel junctions (~ 20 pm x 20 pm) are coupled in a microstrip configuration and the Josephson device is operated as a reflection—type amplifier in the doubly degenerate mode. Various practical considerations in using such a device on a telescope are reviewed. In preliminary experiments, gains of greater than 13 dB have been observed near 33 GHz. Controller, Her Brittanic Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1979. © 1979 IEEE
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