Demonstration and stabilization of a 2x4 HEB array receiver at 1.4 THz based on a Fourier phase grating local oscillator

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

J. P. R. Silva SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
X Liu SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, QN/Quantum Transport
B. Mirzaei QN/Mol. Electronics & Devices
YC Luo SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Darren J. Hayton SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
J.R. Gao QN/Gao Lab , SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Christopher E. Groppi Arizona State University
Research Group
QN/Quantum Transport
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Research Group

QN/Quantum Transport

Abstract

This paper is a report on the demonstration and stabilization of a 2x4 NbN hot electron bolometer (HEB) array receiver for GUSTO based on a multiple beam local oscillator (LO). Through the combination of a FIR Gas laser and a Fourier phase grating we were able to generate a 8 beam pattern at 1.4 THz. For the array demonstration, it used a 2x2 HEB mixer array which was translated vertically to match the full 2x4 LO beam pattern. Here two lens with a 60 mm were applied to reduce the beam pattern divergence, allowing for a 12 mm spacing between the beams to be achieved at 130 mm from the grating. To stabilize the array receiver, we introduced a new stabilization method, requiring only a voice coil PID controlled loop between the beam originated from the gas laser and a given pumped pixel. The total power Allan time measurements indicate a five times improvement on a two-pixel system stability.

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