Superconducting noise-source for ultra-low temperatures
Kim T. M., S. V. Shitov
The device operates at temperatures <300 mK and comprises a hafnium microbridge and a superconducting aluminum tunnel junction both integrated into a common coplanar waveguide. The microbridge matches with a planar antenna and operates as an optical blackbody at frequencies 600-700 GHz. The coplanar terminal is the blackbody output in the 1-2 GHz frequency range. The microbridge temperature can be set in the range of 0.4-9 K and calibrated using the shot noise of the tunnel junction. Temperature modulation of each of the sources can be performed independently using a direct current which transit them from the superconducting to the normal state with characteristic times <0.1 ms and heating power ~ 1 μW. Keywords: Superconducting microbridge, superconducting tunnel junction, thermodynamic noise, shot noise, noise thermometry.
Письма в журнал технической физики•Jan 1, 2022•0 citations