DocumentCode
2176700
Title
Focal plane arrays for THz imaging
Author
Iacono, Annalisa ; Bencivenni, Carlo ; Freni, Angelo ; Neto, Andrea ; Gerini, Giampiero
Author_Institution
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
fYear
2012
fDate
26-30 March 2012
Firstpage
893
Lastpage
897
Abstract
The growing attention for Terahertz technology finds support in the high number of applications which will benefit by its use. In the space science sector, the investigation of the THz frequency range will improve the knowledge of the universe, giving a clearer view on its origin and its evolution. In this paper an overview of the work done on the design of a focal plane array based on KIDs sensors is reported. Moreover, a new modeling tool for array of large lenses will be presented.
Keywords
astronomical instruments; focal planes; lenses; superconducting photodetectors; terahertz wave imaging; KID sensors; THz frequency range; THz imaging; focal plane arrays; kinetic inductance detectors; large lens array; terahertz technology; Antenna feeds; Detectors; Instruments; Lenses; Sensitivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Prague
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4577-0919-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6205929
Filename
6205929
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