Submillimeter Sensors Program First and Second Quarter FY 1994 Publications

• S.T.Allen, M. Reddy, M.U.W. Rodwell, R.P. Smith, S.C. Martin, J. Liu, R.E. Muller, Submicron Schottky-Collector AlAs/GaAs Resonant Tunnel Diodes, to be published in Electron Device Letters.

• S.T.Allen, M. Reddy, M.U.W. Rodwell, R.P. Smith, S.C. Martin, J. Liu, R.E. Muller, Submicron Schottky-Collector AlAs/GaAs Resonant Tunnel Diodes, Proceedings of the International Electron Device Meeting, 1993, Washington, D.C.

• D. Choudhury, A.V. Raisanen, R.P. Smith and M.A. Frerking, " Study of the Effect of the Cmax/Cmin Ratio on the Performance of Back-to-Back Barrier-N-N+(bbBNN+) Varactor Frequency Multipliers," IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, vol. 4, no.4, April 1994.

• D. Choudhury, P.H. Siegel A.V. Raisanen, S.C. Martin and R.P. Smith, " A Tripler to 220 GHz using a Back-to-Back Barrier-N-N+ Varactor Diode," Fifth International Conference on Space THz Technology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 10-12, 1994.

• D. Choudhury, A.V. Raisanen, R.P Smith, S.C. Martin, J.E. Oswald, R.J. Dengler, M.A. Frerking and P.H. Siegel, " Frequency Tripler with Integrated Back-to-Back Barrier-N-N+ (bbBNN) Varactor Diodes in a Novel Split-Waveguide Block at 220 GHz," 1994 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symposium, San Diego, CA, May 22-27, 1994.

• D. Choudhury, A. V. Raisanen, R. P. Smith, M. A. Frerking, " A Back-toBack Barrier-N-N+ (bbBNN) Diode Tripler at 200 GHz" Proc. of Fourth Int'l. Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, March 30-April 1, 1993.

• D. Choudhury, A.V. Raisanen, R.P. Smith, M.A. Frerking, S.C. Martin, and J.K. Liu, " Experimental Peformance of a Back-to-Back Barrier-N-N+ (bbBNN)) Varactor Tripler at 200 GHz." IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, April, 1994.

• Dzura, M.S., V.S. Etkin, A.S. Khrupin, M.N. Pospelov, and M.D. Raev, " Radiometers-Polarimeters: principles of design and applications for sea surface microwave emission polarimetry," International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Houston, 1992.

• J. East, E. Kollberg, M. Frerking, " Performance Limitations of Varactor Multipliers" Proc. of Fourth Int'l. Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, March 30-April 1, 1993.

• G. Engargiola, J. Zmuidzinas, and K. Y. Lo, " A 492 GHz quasioptical SIS receiver for submillimeter astronomy" to appear in: Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 65, no. 6, June 1994.

• Etkin, V.S., M.D. Raev, M.G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Militsky, A.V. Smirnov, V. Yu. Raizer, Yu. A. Trokhimovsky, V.G. Irisov, A.V. Kuzmin, K.Ts. Litovchenko, E.A. Bespalova, E.I. Skvortsov, M.N. Pospelov, and A.I. Smirnov, Radiohydrophysical Aerospace Research of Ocean, Report IIp-1749, Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Moscow, USSR, 1991.

• P. Febvre, W. R. McGrath, P. Batelaan, H. G. LeDuc, B. Bumble, M. A. Frerking, and J. Hernichel, " Performance of an SIS Receiver over 460 GHz to 640 GHz using submicron Nb junctions with integrated RF tuning circuits," to appear in Digest of 18th Int'l. Conference on Infrared & Millimeter Waves, Colchester, Essex, UK, September 1993.

• P. Febvre, W. R. McGrath, H. G. LeDuc, P. Batelaan, B. Bumble, M. A. Frerking, and J. Hernichel, " A 547 GHz SIS Receiver Employing a Submicron Nb Junction with an Integrated Matching Circuit," Digest of 1993 IEEE MTT-S Int'l. Microwave Symposium (1993).

• Y. Konishi, S.T. Allen, M. Reddy, M.J.W. Rodwell, R. Peter Smith, and John Liu, " AlAs/GaAs Schottky -Collector Resonant -Tunnel-Diodes," Solid-State Electronics, 1993

• T.H. Lee, J. East, C.Y. Chi, G.M. Rebeiz, R.J. Dengler, I. Mehdi, P.H. Siegel and G. Haddad, " The Fabrication and Performance of Planar Doped Barrier Diodes as 200 Ghz Subharmonically Pumped Mixers," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Tech., April 1994.

• V. M. Lubecke, W.R. McGrath, D.B. Rutledge, " A 100 GHz Coplanar Strip Circuit Tuned with a Sliding Planar Backshort," IEEE Microwave & Guided Waves Letters3, no.12, December 1993 (Accepted for publication)

• W. R. McGrath, P. Febvre, H. H. S. Javadi, M. Salez, P. Batelaan, M. A. Frerking, H. G. LeDuc, B. Bumble, and J. Hernichel, " A Submillimeter Wave SIS Receiver for 547 GHz," Proc. of Fourth Int'l. Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, March 30-April 1, 1993.

• W.R. McGrath, T.M. Weller, and L. P. Katehi, " A Novel Noncontacting Waveguide Backshort. Part II: Experimental, " IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory & Techniques, November 1993 (Accepted for publication)

• I. Mehdi and P.H. Siegel, " Performance Analysis of Planar Subharmonically Pumped Antiparallel Pair Schottky Diode Mixers for Submillimeter-Wave Applications," SPIE International Conf. on Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves, San Diego, CA, Jan, 10-14, 1994.

• I. Mehdi and P.H. Siegel, " Performance Analysis of Planar Schottky Diodes as Millimeter-Wave Mixers," Fifth International Conference on Space THz Technology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 10-12, 1994.

• I. Mehdi, M. Mazed, R.J. Dengler, A. Pease, M. Natzic and P.H. Siegel, " Planar GaAs Schottky Diodes Integrated with Quartz Substrate Circuitry for Waveguide Subharmonic Mixers at 215 GHz," 1994 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symposium San Diego, CA, May 22-27, 1994.

• J.E. Oswald, P.H. Siegel and S. Ali, " Finite Difference Time Domain Analysis of Coplanar Transmission Line Cirsuits and a Post Gap Waveguide Mounting Structure," Fifth International Conference on Space THz Technology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 10-12, 1994.

• J.E. Oswald and P.H. Siegel, " The Application of the FDTD Method to Millimeter-Wave Filter Circuits Including the Design and Analysis of a Compact Coplanar Strip Filter for THz Frequencies," 1994 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symposium, San Diego, CA, May 22-27, 1994.

• A.V. Raisanen, D. Choudhury, R.J. Dengler, J.E. Oswald and P.H. Siegel, " A Novel Split-Waveguide Mount Design for Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Frequency Multipliers and Harmonic Mixers," IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, pp. 369-371, October 1993.

• A.V. Raisanen, R.J. Dengler, I. Mehdi, J.E. Oswald, D. Choudhury and P.H. Siegel, " Subharmonic Mixer with Planar Schottky Diodes in a Novel Split-Block at 200-240 GHz," 1994 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symposium San Diego, CA, May 22-27, 1994.

• M. Salez, W.R. McGrath, P. Febvre, B. Bumble, H.G. LeDuc, " A Submillimeter Wave SIS Heterodyne Receiver using Nb Tunnel Junctions with Integrated Tuning Circuits for 626 GHz," Digest 4th Int'l. Superconductive Electronics Conference, ISEC'93, pp. 384-385, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, August 11-14, 1993

• M. Salez, P. Febvre, W.R. McGrath, B. Bumble, H.G. LeDuc, " An SIS Waveguide Heterodyne Receiver for 600 GHz-635 GHz," Int'l. J. IR & Millimeter Waves, December 1993 (Accepted for publication)

• P.H. Siegel and J.W. Waters, " The Application of Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Heterodyne Radiometry to the Study of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion," Space Microelectronics, Issue 5, pp. 22-32, Fall 1993.

• R.P. Smith, S.T. Allen, M. Reddy, S.C. Martin, J. Liu, R.E. Muller, and M.J.W. Rodwell, " 0.1 mm Schottky-Collector AlAs/GaAs Resonant Tunnel Diodes," Electron Device Letters, December 1993, (submitted)

• J. A. Stern, H. G. LeDuc, J. Zmuidzinas, " Quasi-Optical Josephson Junction Oscillator Arrays," IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 2485-2488, 1993

• P.A. Stimson, R.J. Dengler, H.G. LeDuc and P.H. Siegel, " Superconducting Heterodyne Planar Array Mixer Using a Dielectric-Filled Parabola: Status and Measured Performance," Multi-Feed Systems for Radio Telescopes, Tucson, AZ, May 16-17, 1994

• P.A. Stimson, R.J. Dengler, H.G. LeDuc and P.H. Siegel, " A Prototype Quasi-Optical SIS Array Receiver," 1994 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symposium. San Diego, CA, May 22-27, 1994.

• E.M. Tentzeris, N.J. Dib, L.P.B. Katehi, J. Oswald and P. Siegel, " Modelling of Diode Mounting Structures using the Finite Difference Time Domain Method," 1994 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Seattle, Wash., June 19-24, 1994.

• E.M. Tentzeris, N.J. Dib, L.P.B. Katehi, J. Oswald and P. Siegel, " Time Domain Characterization of Diode Mounting Structures," 1994 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Seattle, Wash., June 19-24, 1994.

• T.M. Weller, L.P. Katehi, and W.R. McGrath, " A Novel Noncontacting Waveguide Backshort. Part I: Theory," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory & Techniques, November 1993 (Accepted for publication)

• N. G. Ugras, J. Zmuidzinas, D. Miller, H. G. LeDuc, and J. A. Stern " Slot antenna SIS mixers with antireflection-coated silicon lenses" To be submitted to:IEEE Trans. Applied Superconductivity.

• N. G. Ugras, J. Zmuidzinas, and H. G. LeDuc, " Quasi-optical SIS mixer with a silicon lens for submillimeter astronomy" Fifth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, May 10-12, 1994, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• J. Zmuidzinas, J. Carlstrom, D. Miller, and N. G. Ugras, " A 500-750 GHz SIS receiver for the Kuiper Airborne Observatory," Airborne Astronomy Symposium, July 5-8, 1994, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.

• J. Zmuidzinas, N. G. Ugras, H. G. LeDuc, and J. A. Stern, " Low-noise slot antenna SIS mixers" , 1994 Applied Superconductivity Conference, October 16-21, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts.

• J. Zmuidzinas, H. G. LeDuc, J. A. Stern, and S. R. Cypher, " Two-junction tuning circuits for submillimeter SIS mixers" to appear in: IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 42, April 1994.