Abstract
The developments in the field of low-noise receiving systems in the sub-THz range, performed at the Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences in recent years and aimed at the creation of receivers with quantum sensitivity for space and ground-based radio telescopes are presented. Superconductor–insulator–superconductor (SIS) mixers based on high-quality tunnel junctions are key elements of the most sensitive sub-THz heterodyne receivers. The article presents the results of the development of SIS receivers in the 211–275 GHz and 800–950 GHz ranges with a noise temperature in the double-sideband (DSB) mode of about 20 K and 220 K, respectively. These achievements will be used to develop receiving systems for APEX and LLMA ground-based telescopes, as well as for the Millimetron space mission.
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