Response of a YBaCuO/MgO bolometer structure at high levels of laser excitation. Nonlinear model and experiment

A nonlinear model is developed for the photoresponse of a bolometric structure taking into account the temperature dependences of the thermal constants of the YBaCuO/MgO structure and its boundary thermal resistance. The model also allows for the specific form of the currentvoltage characteristic of YBaCuO and the heat release from the transport current flow. A comparison between the experimental data and the model showed that the nonlinear thermal model accurately describes the temporal characteristics of the photoresponse. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 191–194 (February 1998)