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International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)

Superconducting hot-electron bolometer as THz mixer, direct detector and IR single-photon counter

Gregory N Gol'tsman, Alexander A. Korneev, Matvey I. Finkel, Alexander V. Divochiy, Irina Florya, Yu. P. Korneeva, Michael A. Tarkhov, Рябчун Сергей Александрович, Ivan V. Tretyakov, S. N. Maslennikov, N. Kaurova, Чулкова Галина Меркурьевна, Boris M. Voronov

Published Sep 1, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present a new generation of superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs) and hot-electron superconducting sensors with record characteristic for many terahertz and optical applications.
DOI
10.1109/icimw.2010.5612380

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