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THIRTY-FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

ON SPACE TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY

March 8-11, 2020

Tempe, Arizona

1. Invited Talk

   • The Gal/Xgal Ultra-Long Duration Balloon-borne Spectroscopic THz Observatory (GUSTO)

     Christopher Walker, Craig Kulesa, Paul Goldsmith

2. Session I: Suborbital, Chair: Chris Groppi

   • First Flight of an Almost All-CMOS 183 GHz Limb-Sounding Spectrometer System Aboard the ReckTangLE Ballooncraft

     A. Tang, et al.

   • The Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM): Far-infrared Balloon Mission for Spectroscopic Galaxy Evolution Studies

     R. Janssen, et al.

   • In-flight Performance of the BLAST-TNG Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays and Readout Electronics

     P. Mauskopf, C. Groppi

   • ASTHROS - Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High-Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-waves: Mission Overview and Development Status

     J. V. Siles, et al.

3. Session II: Missions and Concepts, Chair: Jose Siles

   • THz Space Mission to Probe the Trail of Water

     P. Goldsmith, D. Lis, J. Kawamura, J. Siles, Y. Seo

   • The SAFARI far-IR Spectrometer for SPICA

     W. Jellema, P. Dieleman, P. Roelfsema

   • Submillimeter Wave Differntial Absorption Radar For Water Vapor Sounding In The Martial Atmosphere

     O. Pradhan, et al.

   • Millimetron Space Observatory Mission Development

     A. Baryshev, et al.

4. Invited Talk

   • Submillimeter Wave Power Generation with InP HEMT Technology

     Bill Deal

5. Session III: Schottky Diode and CMOS receivers, Chair: Imran Mehdi

   • Technology Roadmap for the HEterodyne Receiver for Origins (HERO)

     M. Wiedner

   • High-Sensitivity Terahertz Detection Module (HSTDM) onboard China's Space Station

     S.-C. Shi

   • A Single Sideband 530-600 GHz Integrated Receiver Utilizing Tunable Waveguide Filters

     T. Reck, D. Koller, J. Hesler, E. Bryerton

   • MetOp-SG Ice Cloud Imager 183-664 GHz Front-End Engineering and Qualification Model Test Results

     P. Pütz, et al.

   • 180 GHz CMOS Pulsed Transmitter and Heterodyne Receiver Pair for in-situ Chemical Detections

     D. Nemchick, et al.

   • Integrated Silicon Platform for Co-planar Design of Vertically Stacked 2.06 THz Mixer Module

     C. Chen

6. Invited Talk

   • FIR Astrophysics in the US

     Kartik Sheth

7. Session IV: Novel Devices, Chair: Boris Karasik

   • Heterodyne Receiving with Frequency Combs: Towards Simultaneous Ultrabroadband Spectroscopy

     D. Burghoff

   • Wideband Superconducting Parametric Amplifiers for Millimeter-wave Instruments

     P. Day, N. Klimovich, B. Eom, H. Leduc

   • Mixing with Y-Ba-Cu-O Josephson Junctions Fabricated with Focused Helium Ion Beam Irradiation

     A. Cortez, et al.

   • Low-power consumption THz quantum-cascade VECSEL using patch-based metasurface

     C. Curwen, J. Reno, B. Williams

   • Design Study for Optimal Performance of Tunable Antenna-Coupled Intersubband Terahertz (TACIT) Mixer

     C. Yoo, et al.

   • NOEMA Heterodyne Receivers Performance and Tuning Optimization

     C. Risacher

8. Session V: THz sources, Chair: H.W. Huebers

   • Development and Testing of the 1.46 THz and 1.9 THz GUSTO Flight-Model Local Oscillator Arrays

     J. Hesler, et al.

   • Compact Multi-Pixel Frequency Multiplied Local Oscillator Sources for Wideband Array Receivers in the 200-600 GHz & 1.4-2.7 THz Ranges

     J. V. Siles, et al.

   • Stabilization of Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers by Near-Infrared Optical Excitation

     M. Wienold, et al.

   • Advances in High-Power THz Sources

     T. Crowe, S. Retzloff, E. Bryerton, J. Hesler

9. Session VI: Spectrometers, Readouts, and IF electronics, Chair: Patricio Mena

   • Advancements in Millimeter-Wave Filter Bank Spectrometers

     K. Massingill, et al.

   • Development of a Tone-Tracking Algorithm for Maximizing Dynamic Range of Kinetic Inductance Detectors

     J. Hoh, A. Sinclair, R. Stephenson

   • Ultra-high Gain, Low Distortion Cryogenic Low-Noise Amplifier for Astronomical Purposes

     J. Mathewson, J. Hoh, H. Mani

   • Characterization of Cryogenic Flexible Transmission Lines Designed for the GUSTO IF Harness

     M. Neric, T. Mozdzen, H. Mani, C. Groppi

10. Poster Session

    • A Novel WR1.0 Full Band Terahertz Frequency Quadrupler

      F. Yang

    • Thermal Transport in Graphene-Based Hot Electron Bolometers with Different Electrode Contacts

      W. Miao, et al.

    • Development of a 350-GHz Dual-Polarization On-Chip Spectrometer

      J. Li

    • Follow-up Experiments of the Gain and Noise IF Bandwidth for a Ni-NbN HEBM

      Y. Irimajiri, A. Kawakami

    • A Full Octave-Band OMT for Millimetre-Wave Receivers

      D. Henke

    • A Balloon-Borne Heterodyne Receiver for Atmospheric Studies of Atomic Oxygen

      M. Wienold, A. Semenov, H. Richter, H.-W. Hübers

    • Research on High Precision Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Reflector Panels for Dome A 5m Terahertz Explorer

      Y. Qian, X. Hao, H. Xu

    • Suppressing Cavity Resonances in High-Frequency Amplifiers with Metamaterial Structures

      D. Monasterio, N. Castro, F. Pizarro, P. Mena

    • Modelling of Travelling-Wave Kinetic-Inductance Parametric Amplifiers Implemented with Artificial Transmission Lines

      P. Mena, D. Valenzuela

    • High Dynamic Range Josephson Travelling Wave Parametric Amplifier

      K. Ratter, B.-K. Tan

    • High Reflectance of Roughened Surface for the Integrating Sphere of SAFARI Calibration Source

      M.-J. Wang, C.-L. Wang, C.-P. Chiu, T.-H. Pei

    • Mid-Infrared Multi-Beam Local Oscillator Source Based on a Fiber Coupled Quantum Cascade Laser

      Y. Ren, et al.

    • Characterization System for SIS Frequency Converters based on Scalar Mixer Calibration Technique

      T. Kojima, Y. Uzawa, W. Shan, Y. Kozuki

    • Planar Silicon Metamaterial Lenses with Integrated Anti-Reflection Coatings for Frequencies Around 150 GHz

      J. Jauk, et al.

    • Development of Wideband Circular Polarizer in 70-118 GHz Band

      S. Masui, et al.

    • Preliminary Design of a Multibeam Receiver for the SMA

      J. Garrett, P. Grimes, E. Tong

    • Performance of the SIS Terahertz Photon Detector

      H. Ezawa, H. Matsuo, M. Ukibe, G. Fujii, S. Shiki

    • Waveguide Components for wSMA Frontends

      L. Zeng, C. E. Tong, P. Grimes

    • Development of a Dual-Band Metamaterial Lens for Cubesat Water Observation

      C. Whitton, C. Groppi, P. Mauskopf, J. Siles, A. Tang

    • Development of Readout Electronics for SIS Photon Counting Detectors

      H. Matsuo, H. Ezawa, R. Noji, S. Kawahara

    • High Power Amplifier Modules from 110 to 200 GHz

      T. Reck, Z. Griffith, E. Bryerton

    • Reliability Study of THz Schottky Mixers and HBV Frequency Multipliers for Space Applications

      V. Drakinskiy, et al.

    • Tuning of Superconducting Ti and Ti/Au Bilayer Films for Transition-Edge Sensors

      W. Zhang, et al.

    • A 200 GHz Cloud Radar Multiplexing Antenna

      R. Wylde, et al.

    • 1 to 8 beam Distributor at 4.7 THz for GUSTO

      B. Mirzaei, et al.

    • Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Waveguide to Substrate Transition Based on Unilateral Substrateless Finline Structures

      C. Lopez, V. Desmaris, D. Meledin, A. Pavolotsky, V. Belitsky

    • Spline-Profile Diagonal Horn Transmitter at 104 GHz Suitable for LLAMA Observatory Holography Measurements

      D. R. Lima, et al.

    • Design, Construction and Characterization of a Dichroic Filter for Dual-Band Observation with ALMA

      D. Montofre, F. P. Mena, A. Baryshev

    • Development of THz Superconducting HEB Receiver Systems for Balloons, Aircraft, SmallSats and Future Large Missions

      J. Kawamura

    • Photo-Induced Coded-Aperture Terahertz Imaging using Mesa-Array Structures for Approaching Subwavelength Resolution

      Y. Deng, Y. Shi, J. Ren, P. Fay, L. Liu

    • A 1.37 THz Waveguide-based 2 X 2 Beam Divider Fabricated by Two Microfabrication Technologies

      H. Zhu, et al.

    • Absorber Optimization Study for the Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM)

      R. Nie, R. Janssen, M. Bradford, J. Filippini, S. Hailey-Dunsheath

    • Meissner Effect Transistor

      S. Sirsi, C. Walker

    • Design Concept of the W-Band Multibeam Receiver for the SRT

      A. Navarrini, et al.

    • Developing High-Sensitivity Graphene Terahertz Detectors Through A High-Yield Nanofabrication Process

      P. Theofanopoulos, G. Trichopoulos

    • A Small Satellite with a Dual-Frequency Heterodyne Spectrometer for the Detection of Atomic Oxygen in the Atmosphere of Earth

      H. Richter, et al.

    • SuperSpec: On-Chip Direct-Detection Spectroscopy, Preparing for LMT Campaign

      J. Redford, et al.

11. Invited Talk

    • Steward Observatory's Radio Telescopes: Recent Advancements and Future Developments

      Alyson Ford

12. Session VII: Optics and Waveguide Components, Chair: Andrey Baryshev

    • 4 THz Beam Filter Based on a Back to Back Si-Lens System

      Y. Gan, et al.

    • Silicon Micromachined Receiver Calibration Switch for THz Frequencies

      A. G. Torrent, U. Shah, J. Oberhammer

    • Characterization of Dielectric Material at 300 GHz for Vacuum Window Applications

      C. E. Tong, K. Carter, J. Connors

    • Contactless Rotating MEMS Waveguide Switch for Water Detection at 557 GHz

      S. Rahiminejad, C. Jung-Kubiak, M. Rais-Zadeh, G. Chattopadhyay

    • Receivers for the Wideband Submillimeter Array

      P. Grimes, R. Blundell, S. Paine, E. Tong, L. Zeng

13. Session VIII: SIS Mixers and Receivers, Chair: Edward Tong

    • A Horn-Coupled 4-Beam Dual-Polarization Balanced SIS Mixer Based on Planar-integrated Circuits

      W. Shan, et al.

    • Advanced Tuning Algorithms for High-Frequency SIS Mixers

      R. Hesper, et al.

    • Optics and Feed Design for the wSMA Receiver System

      P. Grimes, S. Paine, L. Zeng, E. Tong

14. Invited Talk

    • The Evolution of Antenna Technology: Past, Present and Future

      Constantine Balanis

15. Session VIII: SIS Mixers and Receivers, cont.

    • Terahertz MgB2 HEB Mixers with a 13GHz Gain Bandwidth

      N. Acharya, E. Novoselov, S. Cherednichenko

    • Experimental Characterization of the LO Heating Effect in THz SIS mixers

      A. Traini, et al.

Participants

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