Y-Ba-Cu-O thin film infrared detectors

J. P. Zheng*, Q. Y. Ying, H. S. Kwok

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Abstract

Y-Ba-Cu-O thin film infrared detectors were fabricated and studied with a CO2 laser. Operation of the detector in both the bolometric and nonbolometric modes was investigated. In the bolometric mode, the detectivity of the detector at 90 K was 2.1 × 108 cm Hz 1 2 W-1 with a response time of 15 μs, corresponding to a bandwidth of 70 KHz. The speed of the detector in the nonbolometric mode was much faster and was beyond the instrument resolution of 10 ns (100 MHz). However, the detectivity could not be determined due to the extremely low noise. The superconducting film quality is critical to the performance of these detectors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)322-326
Number of pages5
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume168
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 1990
Externally publishedYes

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