Dr. Jason Glenn Profile

Dr. Jason Glenn

Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at Univ of Colorado Boulder

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Publications (42)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster

SuperSpec: On-chip spectrometer design, characterization, and performance

Joseph Redford, Peter Barry, Charles Bradford, Scott Chapman, Jason Glenn, Steven Hailey-Dunsheath, Reinier M. Janssen, Kirit Karkare, Henry LeDuc, Philip Mauskopf, Ryan McGeehan, Erik Shirokoff, Jordan Wheeler, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 11453, 1145336 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563110

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Spectrometer engineering, Sensors, Telescopes, Optical filters, Astronomy, Niobium, Antennas, Titanium, Inductance

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SPIE Journal Paper | 5 April 2019 Open Access

Review: far-infrared instrumentation and technological development for the next decade

Duncan Farrah, Kimberly Ennico Smith, David Ardila, Charles Bradford, Michael DiPirro, Carl Ferkinhoff, Jason Glenn, Paul Goldsmith, David Leisawitz, Thomas Nikola, Naseem Rangwala, Stephen Rinehart, Johannes Staguhn, Michael Zemcov, Jonas Zmuidzinas, James Bartlett, Sean Carey, William Fischer, Julia Kamenetzky, Jeyhan Kartaltepe, Mark Lacy, Dariusz Lis, Lisa Locke, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Meredith MacGregor, Elisabeth Mills, Samuel Moseley, Eric J. Murphy, Alan Rhodes, Matthew Richter, Dimitra Rigopoulou, David Sanders, Ravi Sankrit, Giorgio Savini, John-David Smith, Sabrina Stierwalt

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 020901, (April 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Detector arrays, Infrared radiation, Interferometry, Interferometers, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2018 Paper

Progress towards ultra sensitive KIDs for future far-infrared missions: a focus on recombination times

Adalyn Fyhrie, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Jason Glenn, Peter Day, Henry LeDuc, Christopher McKenney

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107083A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312867

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Quasiparticles, Aluminum, Resonators, Galaxy evolution, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2018 Paper

Thermal architecture of the galaxy evolution probe mission concept

Bradley Moore, Jason Glenn, C. Matt Bradford, Rashied Amini

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069858 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314237

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Amplifiers, Thermal modeling, Space telescopes, Sensors, Telescopes, Beryllium, Space operations, James Webb Space Telescope, Galaxy evolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The Galaxy Evolution Probe: a concept for a mid and far-infrared space observatory

Jason Glenn, C. Matt Bradford, Rashied Amini, Bradley Moore, Andrew Benson, Lee Armus, Katherine Alatalo, Jeremy Darling, Peter Day, Jeanette Domber, Duncan Farrah, Adalyn Fyhrie, Brandon Hensley, Sarah Lipscy, David Redding, Michael Rogers, Mark Shannon, John Steeves, Carole Tucker, Gordon Wu, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314076

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Galaxy evolution, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

On-sky demonstration of the SuperSpec millimeter-wave spectrometer (Conference Presentation)

Kirit Karkare, Peter Barry, C. Matt Bradford, Scott Chapman, George Che, Jason Glenn, Sam Gordon, Steven Hailey-Dunsheath, Matthew Hollister, Attila Kovacs, Henry Leduc, Philip Mauskopf, Ryan McGeehan, Chris McKenney, Theodore Reck, Joseph Redford, Erik Shirokoff, Carole Tucker, Jordan Turner, Samantha Walker, Jordan Wheeler, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107081R (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313786

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Optical filters, Spectrometer engineering, Spectroscopes, Tin, Inductance, Sensors, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

SuperSpec: the on-chip spectrometer: characterization of a full 300 channel filterbank (Conference Presentation)

Jordan Wheeler, Steve Hailey-Dunsheath, Erik Shirokoff, Peter Barry, Charles Bradford, Scott Chapman, George Che, Simon Doyle, Jason Glenn, Sam Gordon, Matthew Hollister, Atilla Kovacs, Henry Leduc, Philip Mauskopf, Ryan McGeehan, Christopher McKenney, Theodore Reck, Joeseph Redford, Colin Ross, Corwin Shiu, Carole Tucker, Jordan Turner, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107080P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314364

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Sensors, Spectroscopes, Resonators, Astronomical imaging, Tin, Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopic atmospheric monitoring techniques

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SuperSpec is a new technology for millimeter and submillimeter spectroscopy. It is an on-chip spectrometer being developed for multi-object, moderate resolution (R = ~300), large bandwidth survey spectroscopy of high-redshift galaxies for the 1 mm atmospheric window. SuperSpec targets the CO ladder in the redshift range of z = 0 to 4, the [CII] 158 um line from z = 5 to 9, and the [NII] 205 um line from z = 4-7. All together these lines offer complete redshift coverage from z = 0 to 9. SuperSpec employs a novel architecture in which detectors are coupled to a series of resonant filters along a single microwave feedline instead of using dispersive optics. This construction allows for the creation of a full spectrometer occupying only 20 cm squared of silicon, a reduction in size of several orders of magnitude when compared to standard grating spectrometers. This small profile enables the production of future multi-object spectroscopic instruments required as the millimeter-wave spectroscopy field matures. SuperSpec uses a lens-coupled antenna to deliver astrophysical radiation to a microstrip transmission line. The radiation then propagates down this transmission line where upon proximity coupled half wavelength microstrip resonators pick off specific frequencies of radiation. Careful tuning of the proximity of the resonators to the feedline dials in the desired resolving power of the SuperSpec filterbank by tuning the coupling quality factor. The half wavelength resonators are then in turn coupled to the inductive meander of kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs), which serve as the power detectors for the SuperSpec filterbank. Each SuperSpec filter bank contains hundreds of titanium nitride TiN KIDs and the natural multiplexibility of these detectors allow for readout of the large numbers of required detectors. The unique coupling scheme employed by SuperSpec allows for the creation of incredibly low volume (2.6 cubic microns), high responsivity, TiN KIDs. Since responsivity is proportional to the inverse of quasiparticle-occupied volume, this allows SuperSpec to reach the low NEPs required by moderate resolution spectroscopy to be photon limited from the best ground-based observing sites. We will present the latest results from SuperSpec devices. In particular, detector NEPs, measured filter bank efficiency (including transmission line losses), and spectral profiles for a full ~ 300-channel filterbank. Finally, we will report on our system end to end efficiency and total system NEP.

Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The design and characterization of a 300 channel, optimized full-band millimeter filterbank for science with SuperSpec

J. Redford, J. Wheeler, K. Karkare, S. Hailey-Dunsheath, C. Bradford, E. Shirokoff, P. Barry, G. Che, J. Glenn, H. Leduc, P. Mauskopf, R. McGeehan, T. Reck, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107081O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313666

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Optical filters, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Antennas, Niobium, Capacitors

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

SuperSpec: development towards a full-scale filter bank

J. Wheeler, S. Hailey-Dunsheath, E. Shirokoff, P. Barry, C. Bradford, S. Chapman, G. Che, J. Glenn, M. Hollister, A. Kovács, H. LeDuc, P. Mauskopf, R. McGeehan, C. McKenney, R. O’Brient, S. Padin, T. Reck, C. Ross, C. Shiu, C. Tucker, R. Williamson, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99143K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233798

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Galactic astronomy, Optical filters, Prototyping, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Technetium, Resonators, Tomography, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

Responsivity boosting in FIR TiN LEKIDs using phonon recycling: simulations and array design

Adalyn Fyhrie, Christopher McKenney, Jason Glenn, Henry LeDuc, Jiansong Gao, Peter Day, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99142B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231476

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Phonons, Tin, Quasiparticles, Silicon, Inductance, Superconductors, Capacitors, Monte Carlo methods, Active sensors

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Low-volume aluminum and aluminum / titanium nitride bilayer lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors for far-infrared astronomy

Jason Glenn, Adalyn Fyhrie, Jordan Wheeler, Peter Day, Byeong Eom, Henry Leduc

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99140Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233649

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Inductance, Aluminum, Astronomy, Capacitors, Black bodies, Quasiparticles, Technetium, Titanium, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2014 Paper

The status of MUSIC: the multiwavelength sub-millimeter inductance camera

Jack Sayers, Clint Bockstiegel, Spencer Brugger, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Amandeep Gill, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Matthew Hollister, Albert Lam, Henry LeDuc, Philip Maloney, Benjamin Mazin, Sean McHugh, David Miller, Anthony Mroczkowski, Omid Noroozian, Hien Trong Nguyen, James Schlaerth, Seth Siegel, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 9153, 915304 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055444

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Antennas, Point spread functions, Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Electronics, Mirrors, Absorption, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2014 Paper

SWCam: the short wavelength camera for the CCAT Observatory

Gordon Stacey, Stephen Parshley, Thomas Nikola, German Cortes-Medellin, Justin Schoenwald, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Michael Niemack, Tim Jenness, Patricio Gallardo, Brian Koopman, Charles Dowell, Peter Day, Matthew Hollister, Attila Kovacs, Henry LeDuc, Christopher McKenney, Ryan Monroe, Hiroshige Yoshida, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Loren Swenson, Simon Radford, Hien Trong Nguyen, Anthony Mroczkowski, Jason Glenn, Jordan Wheeler, Philip Maloney, Spencer Brugger, Joseph Adams, Frank Bertoldi, Reinhold Schaaf, Mark Halpern, Douglas Scott, Galen Marsden, Jack Sayers, Scott Chapman, Joaquin Vieira

Proceedings Volume 9153, 91530L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057101

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Silicon, Stars, Thin film coatings, Telescopes, Deep reactive ion etching, Surface conduction electron emitter displays, Observatories

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We describe the Short Wavelength Camera (SWCam) for the CCAT observatory including the primary science drivers, the coupling of the science drivers to the instrument requirements, the resulting implementation of the design, and its performance expectations at first light. CCAT is a 25 m submillimeter telescope planned to operate at 5600 meters, near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. CCAT is designed to give a total wave front error of 12.5 μm rms, so that combined with its high and exceptionally dry site, the facility will provide unsurpassed point source sensitivity deep into the short submillimeter bands to wavelengths as short as the 200 μm telluric window. The SWCam system consists of 7 sub-cameras that address 4 different telluric windows: 4 subcameras at 350 μm, 1 at 450 μm, 1 at 850 μm, and 1 at 2 mm wavelength. Each sub-camera has a 6’ diameter field of view, so that the total instantaneous field of view for SWCam is equivalent to a 16’ diameter circle. Each focal plane is populated with near unit filling factor arrays of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors (LEKIDs) with pixels scaled to subtend an solid angle of (λ/D)2 on the sky. The total pixel count is 57,160. We expect background limited performance at each wavelength, and to be able to map < 35(°)2 of sky to 5 σ on the confusion noise at each wavelength per year with this first light instrument. Our primary science goal is to resolve the Cosmic Far-IR Background (CIRB) in our four colors so that we may explore the star and galaxy formation history of the Universe extending to within 500 million years of the Big Bang. CCAT's large and high-accuracy aperture, its fast slewing speed, use of instruments with large format arrays, and being located at a superb site enables mapping speeds of up to three orders of magnitude larger than contemporary or near future facilities and makes it uniquely sensitive, especially in the short submm bands.

Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

Antireflection coatings for submillimeter silicon lenses

Jordan Wheeler, Brian Koopman, Patricio Gallardo, Philip Maloney, Spencer Brugger, German Cortes-Medellin, Rahul Datta, C. Darren Dowell, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Chris McKenney, Jeffery McMahon, Charles Munson, Mike Niemack, Stephen Parshley, Gordon Stacey

Proceedings Volume 9153, 91532Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057011

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Antireflective coatings, Coating, Terahertz radiation, Deep reactive ion etching, Lenses, Dielectrics, Absorption, Interfaces, Etching

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Status of MUSIC, the MUltiwavelength Sub/millimeter Inductance Camera

Sunil Golwala, Clint Bockstiegel, Spencer Brugger, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Amandeep Gill, Jason Glenn, Matthew Hollister, Henry LeDuc, Philip Maloney, Benjamin Mazin, Sean McHugh, David Miller, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, Jack Sayers, James Schlaerth, Seth Siegel, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 8452, 845205 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926055

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Antennas, Sensors, Aluminum, Mirrors, Electronics, Optical filters, Telescopes, Quasiparticles, Dielectric filters

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

POLOCAM: a millimeter wavelength cryogenic polarimeter prototype for MUSIC-POL

Glenn Laurent, John Vaillancourt, Giorgio Savini, Peter A. Ade, Stephane Beland, Jason Glenn, Matthew Hollister, Philip Maloney, Jack Sayers

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84521S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926430

KEYWORDS: Wave plates, Polarization, Cryogenics, Polarimetry, Computer programming, Sensors, Prototyping, Fourier transforms, Bolometers, Sapphire

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

The background-limited infrared-submillimeter spectrograph (BLISS) for SPICA: a design study

C. Bradford, James Bock, Warren Holmes, M. Kenyon, A. Beyer, M. Werner, M. Rud, T. Prouvé, P. Echternach, K. Irwin, S. Cho, M. Harwit, G. Stacey, G. Helou, L. Armus, P. Appleton, J. D. Smith, U. Gorti, G. Rieke, E. Egami, D. Lester, J. Glenn, M. Malkan, D. Dale

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857779

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrometers, Galactic astronomy, Bolometers, Stars, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Status of the SPIRE photometer data processing pipelines during the early phases of the Herschel Mission

C. Darren Dowell, Michael Pohlen, Chris Pearson, Matt Griffin, Tanya Lim, George Bendo, Dominique Benielli, James Bock, Pierre Chanial, Dave Clements, Luca Conversi, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Rene Gastaud, Jason Glenn, Tim Grundy, Steve Guest, Ken King, Sarah Leeks, Louis Levenson, Nanyao Lu, Huw Morris, Hien Nguyen, Brian O'Halloran, Seb Oliver, Pasquale Panuzzo, Andreas Papageorgiou, Edward Polehampton, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Helene Roussel, Nicola Schneider, Bernhard Schulz, Arnold Schwartz, David Shupe, Bruce Sibthorpe, Sunil Sidher, Anthony Smith, Bruce Swinyard, Markos Trichas, Ivan Valtchanov, Adam Woodcraft, C. Kevin Xu, Lijun Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773136 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858035

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bolometers, Photometry, Calibration, Signal detection, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Data processing, Astronomy, Detector arrays

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