Beam-combining superconducting detector for submillimetre-wave astronomical interferometry

The feasibility of making single-chip, superconducting detectors for submillimetre-wave astronomical inteferometry is demonstrated. An experimental device based on back-to-back corrugated horns, and back-to-back finline transitions, was fabricated. The detector was illuminated at 350 GHz, using a co...

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Главные авторы: Withington, S, Campbell, E, Yassin, G, Tham, C, Wolfe, S, Jacobs, K
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2003
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Итог:The feasibility of making single-chip, superconducting detectors for submillimetre-wave astronomical inteferometry is demonstrated. An experimental device based on back-to-back corrugated horns, and back-to-back finline transitions, was fabricated. The detector was illuminated at 350 GHz, using a coherent laboratory source, and 0.6° fringes were measured.