Title :
First light from the Superconducting Integrated Receiver on board Terahertz Limb Sounder TELIS
Author :
Yagoubov, P. ; de Lange, G. ; Hoogeveen, R. ; de Lange, A. ; Koshelets, V.
Author_Institution :
Netherlands Inst. for Space Res., SRON, Utrecht
Abstract :
We present the flight configuration and performance of the superconducting integrated receiver (SIR) channel on the TELIS instrument (terahertz and submm limb sounder). The SIR is an on-chip combination of a low-noise SIS mixer with a quasioptical antenna, a superconducting Flux Flow Oscillator (FFO) acting as Local Oscillator (LO) and an SIS harmonic mixer (HM) for FFO phase locking. The SIR has been assembled, fully integrated into the system and thoroughly tested in preparation for the flight campaign in May 2008 (Teresina, Brazil).
Keywords :
submillimetre wave mixers; submillimetre wave oscillators; submillimetre wave receivers; superconducting microwave devices; terahertz wave detectors; FFO phase locking; SIS harmonic mixer; TELIS; Terahertz end Submm Limb Sounder; flight configuration; local oscillator; low-noise SIS mixer; quasioptical antenna; superconducting flux flow oscillator; superconducting integrated receiver channel; terahertz limb sounder; Acoustic noise; Aerospace electronics; Frequency; Instruments; Local oscillators; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Spectroscopy; Superconducting devices; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665849
