Abstract
Flux flow oscillators (FFO) have been experimentally investigated at frequencies up to 850 GHz. At 440 GHz the received power in an on-chip integrated SIS mixer is 5 μW. The first experimental measurements of the FFO linewidth as a function of applied dc bias current and magnetic field have been performed both for two autonomous FFOs and with one of the FFOs injection-locked to a narrow-band external microwave source. By beating the two autonomous FFOs an integral spectral linewidth as low as 750 kHz is measured at 280 GHz. Mechanisms leading to a broadening of the FFO linewidth are discussed. Experimentally it is shown that the FFO can be used as harmonic generator
Original language | English |
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Journal | I E E E Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 2951-2954 |
ISSN | 1051-8223 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |