New developments for integrated Schottky receivers in the terahertz regime

Jonathan R. Hoh; Christopher E. Groppi; Jose V. Siles

doi:10.1117/12.2312927

31 July 2018 New developments for integrated Schottky receivers in the terahertz regime

Jonathan R. Hoh, Christopher E. Groppi, Jose V. Siles

Proceedings Volume 10708, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX; 1070817 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312927
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

Here we present the preliminary and final designs of a low-mass, low-power, highly integrated Schottky diode based coherent receiver system suitable for deployment on cubesat or other small satellite platforms. Currently, coherent Schottky receivers are far too large and consume too much power to be considered for deployment on any smaller forms of space-based satellites. Using an already existing design for a modular 520-600 GHz receiver designed at JPL, we have used novel packaging methods to condense this receiver into an integrated system. This integrated receiver has shown to have a volume and power consumption significantly smaller than the current state of the art. We will further present the designs of a similar integrated receiver for the first excited state of water vapor operating at the 1040-1200 GHz range. Finally, we discuss future plans for the combined mixer system and its potential for use in cubesat interferometry systems.

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Jonathan R. Hoh, Christopher E. Groppi, and Jose V. Siles "New developments for integrated Schottky receivers in the terahertz regime", Proc. SPIE 10708, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, 1070817 (31 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312927

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