Realization and preliminary measurements on a 94 GHz SIS mixer

Authors :: Oberto, L.
De Leo, N.
Fretto, M.
Tartari, A.
Brunetti, L.
Lacquaniti, V.
Oberto, L.
De Leo, N.
Fretto, M.
Tartari, A.
Brunetti, L.
Lacquaniti, V.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: In this paper we present the realization and a preliminary characterization of a SIS based receiver. It has been developed for the MASTER experiment that consists in a three-band SIS receiver (94, 225 and 345 GHz) for astrophysical observations through the atmospheric windows available at high altitude dry sites. The measurements performed establish an upper limit to the overall receiver noise temperature. A comparison has been tried with the MASTER requirements and with state of the art results. A noise figure of 110 K has been obtained at 94 GHz, about 22 times the quantum limit.<br />Comment: Version accepted for publication on Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 6 pages, 6 figures, 1 table