Title :
Trade-offs in multi-element receiving antennas with superconducting feed lines
Author :
Iacono, A. ; Coenen, T.J. ; Bekers, D.J. ; Neto, A. ; Gerini, G.
Author_Institution :
TNO Defence, Security & Safety, The Hague, Netherlands
Abstract :
Kinetic Inductance Detectors are widely accepted as receivers for Terahertz imaging. They are realized on superconductors and, exploiting the Cooper-pairs breaking by photons, they are able to sense incoming Terahertz radiation. In this paper we investigate the impact that the related absorption mechanism has on the angular dependence of the receiving system.
Keywords :
Absorption; Antenna feeds; Coplanar waveguides; Detectors; Inductance; Optical imaging; Receiving antennas; Slot antennas; Submillimeter wave technology; Superconducting microwave devices;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
