A 4.7THz heterodyne receiver for a balloon borne telescope

D. J. Hayton; J. L. Kloosterman; Y. Ren; T. Y. Kao; J. R. Gao; T. M. Klapwijk; Q. Hu; C. K. Walker; J. L. Reno

doi:10.1117/12.2055790

23 July 2014 A 4.7THz heterodyne receiver for a balloon borne telescope

D. J. Hayton, J. L. Kloosterman, Y. Ren, T. Y. Kao, J. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk, Q. Hu, C. K. Walker, J. L. Reno

Proceedings Volume 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 91531R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055790
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

We report on the performance of a high sensitivity 4.7 THz heterodyne receiver based on a NbN hot electron bolometer mixer and a quantum cascade laser (QCL) as local oscillator. The receiver is developed to observe the astronomically important neutral atomic oxygen [OI] line at 4.7448 THz on a balloon based telescope. The single-line frequency control and improved beam pattern of QCL have taken advantage of a third-order distributed feedback structure. We measured a double sideband receiver noise temperature (T_rec(DSB)) of 815 K, which is ~ 7 times the quantum noise limit (hν/2kB). An Allan time of 15 s at an effective noise fluctuation bandwidth of 18 MHz is demonstrated. Heterodyne performance was further supported by a measured methanol line spectrum around 4.7 THz.

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D. J. Hayton, J. L. Kloosterman, Y. Ren, T. Y. Kao, J. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk, Q. Hu, C. K. Walker, and J. L. Reno "A 4.7THz heterodyne receiver for a balloon borne telescope", Proc. SPIE 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 91531R (23 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055790

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