Title :
THz leaky lens antenna coupled KIDs for broadband imaging and spectroscopy
Author :
Neto, Augusto ; Llombart, Nuria ; Baselmans, Jochem ; Baryshev, A. ; Yates, S.
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
This contribution presents the first demonstration of a linear polarized ultra wide bandwidth antenna, the Leaky Lens Antenna, coupled to a Kinetic Inductance Detector (KID). The two of them function as an ultra sensitive receiver over a bandwidth ranging from 0.15 GHz to 1.5 THz. The system has been manufactured and characterized in terms of power efficiency, and radiation pattern properties. The agreement between the expectations and the measurements is excellent.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; inductance; leaky wave antennas; lens antennas; receivers; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave imaging; ultra wideband antennas; KID; THz leaky lens antenna; bandwidth 0.15 GHz to 1.5 GHz; broadband imaging; kinetic inductance detector; linear polarized ultra wide bandwidth antenna; power efficiency; radiation pattern property; spectroscopy; ultra sensitive receiver; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Feeds; Lenses; Loaded antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665526
