Voltage-biased TES bolometers for the far-infrared to millimeter-wavelength range

Adrian T. Lee; Sherry Cho; Jan M. Gildemeister; Nils Halverson; William L. Holzapfel; Jared Mehl; Michael J. Myers; Trevor Lanting; Paul L. Richards; Eva Rittweger; Dan Schwan; Helmuth Spieler; Huan Tran

doi:10.1117/12.459668

17 February 2003 Voltage-biased TES bolometers for the far-infrared to millimeter wavelength range

Adrian T. Lee, Sherry Cho, Jan M. Gildemeister, Nils Halverson, William L. Holzapfel, Jared Mehl, Michael J. Myers, Trevor Lanting, Paul L. Richards, Eva Rittweger, Dan Schwan, Helmuth Spieler, Huan Tran

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Proceedings Volume 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459668
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

We report on the development of arrays of Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) bolometers. We describe several architectures including planar-antenna-coupled, horn-coupled, and absorber-coupled devices. Antenna coupling can greatly simplify the fabrication of multi-frequency bolometer arrays compared to techniques in common use. Planar antennas are intrinsically polarization sensitive and are a promising technology for measurements of CMB polarization. We have designed a prototype device with a double-slot dipole antenna, integrated band-defining filters, and a membrane-suspended bolometer. A test chip has been constructed. We are developing 300-1000 element arrays of horn-coupled TES bolometers with spider-web absorbers for galaxy cluster searches using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. Finally, we describe a filled absorber-coupled array design that is built using a single silicon wafer. Such arrays are well suited for far-infrared and sub-millimeter observations such as those from SOFIA and future orbital missions.

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Adrian T. Lee, Sherry Cho, Jan M. Gildemeister, Nils Halverson, William L. Holzapfel, Jared Mehl, Michael J. Myers, Trevor Lanting, Paul L. Richards, Eva Rittweger, Dan Schwan, Helmuth Spieler, and Huan Tran "Voltage-biased TES bolometers for the far-infrared to millimeter wavelength range", Proc. SPIE 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy, (17 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459668

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