Intermodulation gain in nonlinear NbN superconducting microwave resonators
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Intermodulation gain in nonlinear NbN superconducting microwave resonators
We report the measurement of intermodulation gain greater than unity in NbN superconducting stripline resonators. In the intermodulation measurements we inject two unequal tones into the oscillator—the pump and signal—both lying within the resonance band. At the onset of instability of the reflected pump we obtain a simultaneous gain of both the idler and the reflected signal. The measured gain...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Physics Letters
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-6951,1077-3118
DOI: 10.1063/1.2164925