RESPONSE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS TO ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION - A REVIEW

Nonequilibrium processes resulting from the interaction of high-temper ature superconductors with electromagnetic radiation are considered fr om microwave to optical range. Emphasis is laid on the dependence of s urface or de resistance on external parameters (temperature, bias curr ent, modulation frequency, magnetic field, radiation power, and freque ncy), which is characteristic of every nonbolometric response mechanis m considered by us. The most frequently used methods for monitoring th e response of HTSC to electromagnetic radiation are described. (C) 199 8 American Institute of Physics.