Zhang, W. (author), Khosropanah, P. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Kollberg, E.L. (author), Yngvesson, K.S. (author), Bansal, T. (author), Barends, R. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author) We have measured the noise temperature of a single, sensitive superconducting NbN hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixer in a frequency range from 1.6 to 5.3 THz, using a setup with all the key components in vacuum. By analyzing the measured receiver noise temperature using a quantum noise (QN) model for HEB mixers, we confirm the effect of QN. The...
journal article 2010
