Highly Sensitive Infrared Detectors Fabricated with High    Temperature Superconductors Using Laser Induced Deposition  Technique
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The feasibility of developing and characterizing a highly                       sensitive infrared detector, beyond 1 micron wavelength region,                 using a high Tc superconducting Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O material will be                  examined.  The detection principal is based on the fact that                    incident infrared radiation produces a voltage shift across the                 Josephson junction, which can serve as a useful detector output.                Superconducting weak link type Josephson junctions will be                      fabricated and tested as a useful detector.  Bulk superconductor                samples of Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O will be prepared by solid state reaction               method.  Subsequently, superconducting thin film of 3-5 micron                  thickness will be deposited on a suitable substrate (MgO) by                    laser induced deposition technique.  A major advantage of the                   proposed technique is that due to excellent spatial quality and                 short wavelength of the laser, it provides a precise control over               the deposition process with submicron resolution.  To form a weak               link, a part of the substrate surface will be ground down (or                   etched by laser) to form a groove of about 5 micron deep prior to               the deposition.
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