Characterization of an All-NbN Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor Mixer for HSTDM
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Yao, Ming; Liu, Dong; Liu, Bo-Liang; Zhang, Kun; Li, Jing; Shi, Sheng-Cai
- Source
- 2020 XXXIIIrd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), 2020 XXXIIIrd. :1-4 Aug, 2020
- Subject
- Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Geoscience
Photonics and Electrooptics
Signal Processing and Analysis
Mixers
Temperature measurement
Noise measurement
Extraterrestrial measurements
Receivers
Radiation effects
Space stations
- Language
- ISSN
- 2642-4339
An all-NbN Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) mixer working at 410-510 GHz is developed for the High-Sensitivity Terahertz Detection Module (HSTDM) which will be accommodated on the Space Station of China. HSTDM will be the first use of all-NbN SIS mixers for astronomical observation from space. Ground test performances of the all-NbN SIS mixer show very good adaptability to space environment and noise characteristics in the observation band.