Design of broadband filters and antennas for SAMBA

Alexey Goldin, J. J. Bock, Cynthia L. Hunt, A. E. Lange, H. G. LeDuc, Anastasios Vayonakis, J. Žmuidzinas

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2003 · 19 citations · 5 references

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We present a design for multipixel, multiband submillimeter instrument: SAMBA (Superconducting Antenna-coupled, Multi-frequency, Bolometric Array). SAMBA uses antenna coupled bolometers and microstrip filters. The concept allows for a much more compact, multiband imager compared to a comparable feedhorn-coupled bolometric system. SAMBA incorporates an array of slot antennas, superconducting transmission lines, a wide band multiplexer and superconducting transition edge bolometers. The transition-edge film measures the millimeter-wave power deposited in the resistor that terminates the transmission line.

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