NbN hot electron bolometer mixer at 5.3 THz

W. Zhang; J. R. Gao; P. Khosropanah; T. Bansal; T. M. Klapwijk; W. Miao; S. C. Shi

doi:10.1117/12.857683

15 July 2010 NbN hot electron bolometer mixer at 5.3 THz

W. Zhang, J. R. Gao, P. Khosropanah, T. Bansal, T. M. Klapwijk, W. Miao, S. C. Shi

Proceedings Volume 7741, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 77411B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857683
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We report the sensitivity of a superconducting NbN hot electron bolometer mixer integrated with a tight spiral antenna at 5.3 THz. Using a measurement setup with black body calibration sources and a beam splitter in vacuo, and an antireflection coated Si lens, we obtained a double sideband receiver noise temperature of 1150 K, which is 4.5 times hν/kB (quantum limit). Our experimental results in combination with an antenna-to-bolometer coupling simulation suggest that HEB mixer can work well at least up to 6 THz, suitable for next generation of high-resolution spectroscopic of the neutral atomic oxygen (OI) line at 4.7 THz.

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W. Zhang, J. R. Gao, P. Khosropanah, T. Bansal, T. M. Klapwijk, W. Miao, and S. C. Shi "NbN hot electron bolometer mixer at 5.3 THz", Proc. SPIE 7741, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 77411B (15 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857683

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