Fabry-Perot resonators were built from two superconductive YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) films separated by a spacer. Each film of 35-nm thickness was deposited on a Si substrate, about 204 μm thick. A slow-scan Michelson interferometer was employed to measure the transmittance of the resonator in the far-infrared frequency region from 10 to 90 cm−1 at temperatures between 10 and 300 K. Measurements showed that in the normal state the peak (or resonant) transmittance decreases as temperature is lowered, whereas in the superconducting state it can increase with decreasing temperature. The transmittance of the resonator was calculated using properties of individual reflectors obtained previously. When the effect of partial coherence is taken into consideration, the calculated transmittance is in good agreement with the experiments. Furthermore, the maximum possible resonant transmittance was predicted based on an optimization analysis in which the cavity length is varied. The effect of the YBCO film thickness on the transmittance peaks was also studied, showing that the resonant transmittance decreases but the finesse increases as the film thickness is increased. This study should help improve the future design of Fabry-Perot resonators based on HTSC thin films. [S0022-1481(00)00604-6]

Issue Section:
Heat Transfer in Manufacturing
Keywords:
yttrium compounds, Fabry-Perot resonators, high-temperature superconductors, superconducting thin films, barium compounds
Topics:
Cavities, Optical mirrors, Resonance, Temperature, Thin films, Yttrium barium copper oxides, Optimization, Reflectance, Spectra (Spectroscopy), Film thickness
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