MilliLab offers a cryogenic test facility for small-scale millimetre wave devices such as mixers, multipliers and amplifiers. The facility is aided by a wide range of test equipment allowing convenient functional testing under cryogenic conditions. The test site has a workshop which offers immediate assistance on all mechanical needs related to the test set-up such as cryoplate milling and hermetic feedthrough fabrication.
The specifications of the facility are briefly presented in the table below.
| Test volume | 100 x 150 x 320 mm³ | |
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| Recommended specimen size | max. 60 x 100 x 150 mm³ | |
| Specimen mass | max. 1 kg | |
| Temperature control range | 20 K to 300 K | |
| Temperature controller | Tunable PID controller | |
| Temperature measurement accuracy | ±1.5 K or ±1.5 % of temperature reading, whichever is greater | |
| Temperature stability at a steady state | ± 0.1 K (estimated) | |
| Cooling capacity | 30 mW @ 20 K 3.5 W @ 80 K | |
| Heating capacity | 25 W | |
| Vacuum level | < 10-3 mbar @ 80 K | |
| Feedthrough | One mechanical rotational and a wide range of electrical feedthrough assemblies available. On request, they are tailored according to customer's requirements. | |
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| Reporting and data analysis | According to customer's needs |
MilliLab is able to offer the service at a competitively short delivery time. For any further information, please contact Prof. Jussi Tuovinen, Director of MilliLab.
All data subject to change without notice.
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Dec. 20, 2000.