Focused Connected Array Antenna as a Broadband Beam-Steering Feed for Quasi-Optical System

This communication proposes a broadband and efficient integrated focal plane array solution based on a near-field focused connected array of slots. The focused aperture provides: 1) broadband and highly efficient illumination of the quasi-optical system and 2) scanning capabilities within a focusing system. The connected array antenna in turn...

Early design of the MOSAIC antenna

The work of this thesis has been carried out in the framework of the project Multi-Object Spectrometer with an Array of superconducting Integrated Circuits, also known as MOSAIC. The aim of this instrument is to resolve the Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB) from a 10 m diameter ground-based telescope. MOSAIC will be the first multi-object three...