Summary: Journal of Superconductivity, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1999
Microwave Nonlinearities in High-Tc Superconductors:
The Truth Is out There
Steven M. Anlage,1
Wensheng Hu,1
C. P. Vlahacos,1
David Steinhauer,1
B. J. Feenstra,1
Sudeep K. Dutta,1
Ashfaq Thanawalla,1
and F. C. Wellstood1
Received 18 July 1998
This paper discusses some of the major experimental features of microwave nonlinearity in
high temperature superconductors, both intrinsic and extrinsic. The case is made for solving
the problem of extrinsic nonlinearity through the use of localized measurements of microwave
surface impedance and electromagnetic fields. Along these lines, a brief introduction is given
to our work on scanning near-field microwave microscopy.
KEY WORDS: High temperature superconductors; microwave nonlinearity.
1. INTRODUCTION consulted first by newcomers to the field. We will first
review the main experimental techniques used to

Source: Anlage, Steven - Center for Superconductivity Research & Department of Physics, University of Maryland at College Park

Collections: Materials Science