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SIS mixer
  آمیزگر ِ SIS  
âmizgar-e SIS
Fr.: mélangeur SIS  

In a → superheterodyne receiver, a → mixer which consists of a sandwich structure of two superconducting leads separated by a thin isolator. SIS mixers give a good noise performance especially for → millimeter wavelengths.

See also: SIS, acronym for Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor; → mixer.