HTS Fabry-Perot resonators for the far infrared

Philipp Keller; Martin Prenninger; Evgeny V. Pechen; Karl F. Renk

doi:10.1117/12.241802

10 June 1996 HTS Fabry-Perot resonators for the far infrared

Philipp Keller, Martin Prenninger, Evgeny V. Pechen, Karl F. Renk

Proceedings Volume 2696, Spectroscopic Studies of Superconductors; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241802
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We report on far infrared (FIR) Fabry-Perot resonators (FPR) with high temperature superconductor (HTS) thin films as mirrors. For the fabrication of FPR we use two parallel MgO plates covered with YBa₂Cu₃O_7-delta thin films on adjacent sides. We have measured the far-infrared transmissivity at 10 K with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. Very sharp resonances can be observed for frequencies below 6 THz where the MgO is transparent. The finesse (width of the first order resonance) is comparable to the FPR with metallic meshes as reflectors that are applied in the FIR spectroscopy and astronomy. We have also shown that thin films of gold are not adequate substitute to HTS thin films and not suitable for the fabrication of high-quality FPR due to the ohmic losses.

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Philipp Keller, Martin Prenninger, Evgeny V. Pechen, and Karl F. Renk "HTS Fabry-Perot resonators for the far infrared", Proc. SPIE 2696, Spectroscopic Studies of Superconductors, (10 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241802

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