Microwave SINIS Detectors

Mikhail Tarasov; Aleksandra Gunbina; Artem Chekushkin; Renat Yusupov; Valerian Edelman; Valery Koshelets

doi:10.3390/app122010525

Applied Sciences (Oct 2022)

Microwave SINIS Detectors

Mikhail Tarasov,
Aleksandra Gunbina,
Artem Chekushkin,
Renat Yusupov,
Valerian Edelman,
Valery Koshelets

Affiliations

Mikhail Tarasov: V. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of RAS, 103907 Moscow, Russia
Aleksandra Gunbina: Institute of Applied Physics of RAS, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Artem Chekushkin: V. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of RAS, 103907 Moscow, Russia
Renat Yusupov: V. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of RAS, 103907 Moscow, Russia
Valerian Edelman: P. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems of RAS, 119334 Moscow, Russia
Valery Koshelets: V. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of RAS, 103907 Moscow, Russia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010525
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 20
p. 10525

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This review presents the main characteristics and mechanisms of operation of superconductor–insulator–normal metal–insulator–superconductor (SINIS) microwave detectors. An analysis of the detectors’ performance against a quantum detector and a photon counter is given. Methods for cooling a superconductor using normal metal traps and the role of electron cooling in optimizing the current response to terahertz radiation are discussed. Fabrication methods using shadow evaporation as well as magnetron sputtering are described.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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