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Advanced Millimeter Wave SIS Mixers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2009

D. Maier*
Affiliation:
Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique, St. Martin d'Hères, France
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Abstract

Receivers for the millimeter and sub-millimeter range employ SIS mixers for the coherent detection of astronomical signals. A very brief overview of the theory of SIS mixers is given, followed by a presentation of recent mixer development at IRAM.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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