Response of high-temperature superconductors to electromagnetic radiation - A review

Nonequilibrium processes resulting from the interaction of high-temperature superconductors with electromagnetic radiation are considered from microwave to optical range. Emphasis is laid on the dependence of surface or de resistance on external parameters (temperature, bias current, modulation frequency, magnetic field, radiation power, and frequency), which is characteristic of every nonbolometric response mechanism considered by us. The most frequently used methods for monitoring the response of HTSC to electromagnetic radiation are described. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.