1998 Table Of Contents

Opening Session

  1. Welcoming Remarks ,Carl Kukkonen
  2. SOFIA--A Versatile Facility for Infrared and Submillimeter Astronomy in the New Millennium , M. Morris [abstract only]

Session 1: HEB Mixers 1

  1. Noise Performance of Diffusion Cooled Hot Electron Bolometers: Theory vs, Experiment ,P. J. Burke, R. J. Schoelkopf, 1. Siddiqi, D. E. Prober, A. Skalare, B. S. Karasik, M. C. Gaidis, W. R. McGrath, B. Bumble, H. G. LeDuc
  2. First Light with an 800 GHz Phonon-Cooled HEB Mixer Receiver ,J. Kawamura, R. Blundell, c.- Y. E. Tong, D. C. Papa, T. R. Hunter, G. Gol'tsrnan, S. Cherendichenko, B. Voronov, E. Gershenzon
  3. Quasioptical Phonon-Cooled NbN Hot-Electron Bolometer Mixers at 0.5-1.1 THz ,S. Svechnikov, A. Verevkin, B. Voronov, E. Menschikov, E. Gershenzon, G. Gol'tsman
  4. Low Noise NbN Phonon-Cooled Hot-Electron Bolometer Mixers at 810 GHz ,C. Roesch, T. Lehnert, C. Schwoerer, M. Schicke, K. H. Gundlach, K. F. Schuster, F. Schaefer

Session 2: HEB Mixers II

  1. Resistive Behaviour of Nb Diffusion-Cooled Hot Electron Bolometers ,D. W. Floet, J. 1. A. Baselmans, 1. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk
  2. Optimal Choice of Material for HEB Superconducting Mixers ,B. Karasik, W. McGrath
  3. A Large Signal Model for Phonon-Cooled Hot Electron Bolometric Mixers for THz Frequency Applications ,H. F. Merkel, E. L. Kollberg, K. S. Yngvesson
  4. Capacitively Coupled Hot-Electron Microbolometer as a Perspective IR and Sub-mm Wave Sensor ,L. S. Kuzmin

Session 3: HEB Mixers III

  1. Measured Results for NbN Phonon-Cooled Hot Electron Bolometric Mixers at 0.6-0.75 THz, 1.56 THz, and 2.5 THz ,E. Gerecht, C. F. Musante, H. Jian, K. S. Yngvesson, J. Dickinson, J. Waldman, G. N. Gol'tsman, P. A. Yagoubov, B. M. Voronov, E. M. Gershenzon
  2. Measurements with a Diffusion-Cooled Nb Hot-Electron Bolometer Mixer at 1100 GHz ,A. Skalare, W. R. McGrath, B. Bumble, H. LeDuc
  3. NbN Hot-Electron Mixer at Radiation Frequencies Between 0.9 THz and 1.2 THz ,Y. P. Gousev, H. K. Olsson, G. N. GoJ'tsman, B. M. Voronov, E. M. Gershenzon
  4. Quasioptical NbN Phonon-Cooled Hot Electron Bolometric Mixers with Low Optimal Local Oscillator Power ,P. Yagoubov, M. Kroug, H. Merkel, E. Kollberg, G. Gol'tsrnan, A. Lipatov, S. Svechnikov, E. Gershenzon
  5. Gain-Bandwidth Characteristics of High- Tc Superconducting Millimeter- Wave Hot-Electron Bolometer Mixers ,C.-T. Li, B. Deaver, Jr., R. M. Weikle, II, M. Lee, R. A. Rao, C.B. Eom

Session 4 Schottky Diode Mixers

  1. 2.5 THz GaAs Monolithic Membrane-Diode Mixer-A New Planar Circuit Realization for High Frequency Semiconductor Components ,P. H. Siegel, R. P. Smith, M. Gaidis, S. Martin, J. Podosek, U. Zimmermann
  2. On the Design and Measurement of a 2.5 THz Waveguide Mixer ,C. M. Mann, D. N. Matheson, B. N. Ellison, M. L. Oldfield, B. P. Moyna, J. J. Spencer, D. S.Wilsher, B. J. Maddison
  3. A Discussion of Power Coupling Bandwidth Limitations of Planar Schottky Diodes at Submillimeter Wavelengths ,J. L. Hesler, B. Gelmont
  4. A High Performance, 318 GHz Subharmonic (x3) Balanced Mixer ,I. Galin
  5. Quasi-Integrated Planar Schottky Barrier Diodes for 2.5 THz Receivers ,T. Suzuki, C. Mann, T. Yasui, H. Fujishima, K. Mizuno

Session 5: SIS Mixers and Receivers I

  1. A Tunerless SIS Mixer for 200-280 GHz with Low Output Capacitance and Inductance ,A. R. Kerr. S.-K. Pan, A. W. Lichtenberger, H. H. Huang
  2. A 350 GHz Finline Mixer Fed by a Hom-Reflector Antenna ,G. Yassin, S. Withington, M. Buffey, K. Jacobs, S. Wulff
  3. An Integrated Sideband Separating SIS Mixer for 200-280 GHz ,A. R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, H. G. LeDuc
  4. Experimental Results of SIS Mixer with Distributed Junction Arrays ,S.C. Shi, T. Noguchi. J. Inatani, Y. Irimajiri, T. Saito
  5. Doubled Shot Noise in Niobium SIS Mixers ,P. Dieleman, J. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk

Session 6: SIS Mixers and Receivers II

  1. Low Noise Fixed Tuned 490 GHz SIS Mixers Made of Epoxy Resin ,M. Sahr, D. Hottgenroth, S. Haas, K. Jacobs, C. E. Honingh [abstract]
  2. A Low-Noise, 9-Element Micromachined SIS Imaging Array ,G. de Lange, K. Konistis, Q. Hu, R. Robertazzi, D. Osterman
  3. Results of the PIROG 8 Balloon Flight with an Embarked Experiment Based on a 425/441 GHz SIS Receiver for 02 Search ,A. Deschamps, P. Encrenaz, P. Febvre, H. G. Floren, S. George, B. Lecomte, B. Ljung, L. Nordh, G. Olofsson, L. Pagani, J. R. Pardo, I. Peron, M. Sjoekvist, K. Stegner, L. Stenrnark, J. Tauber, C. Ullberg
  4. Recent Progress on the Superconducting Imaging Receiver at 500 GHz ,S. V. Shitov, A. B. Ermakov, L. V. Filippenko, V. P. Koshelets, W. Luinge, A. M. Baryshev, J.-R. Gao, P. Lehikoinen

Session 7: SIS Mixers and Devices

  1. Terahertz NbN/AlNlNbN Mixers with AI/SiOlNbN Microstrip Tuning Circuits ,Y. Uzawa, Z. Wang, A. Kawakami
  2. Low-Loss NbTiN Films for THz SIS Mixer Tuning Circuits ,J. Kooi, J.A. Stern, G. Chattopadhyay, H. LeDuc, B. Bumble, J. Zmuidzinas
  3. Fabrication of Nb/AI-NxlNbTiN Junctions for SIS Mixer Applications Above 1 THz ,B. Bumble, H. G. LeDuc, J. A. Sten
  4. Fabrication and DC-Characterization of NbTiN Based SIS Mixers for Use Between 600 and 1200 GHz ,J. A. Stern, B. Bumble, H. G. LeDuc, J. W. Kooi, J. Zmuidzinas

Poster Session

  1. A 4x 1 GHz Array Acousto-Optical Spectrometer for Air- and Spaceborne Observations in the Submm Region ,J. Horn, C. Macke, F. Schloeder, F. Schmuelling, O. Siebertz, R. Schieder
  2. Comparative Study of the Bandwidth of Phonon Cooled NbN Hot-Electron Bolometers in Submillimeter and Optical Wavelength Ranges ,K. S. II'in, S. 1. Cherednichenko, G. N. Gol'tsrnan, M. Currie, R. Sobolewski
  3. Normal Metal Hot-Electron Microbolometer with Andreev Mirrors for THz Space Applications ,D. Chouvaev, L. Kuzmin, M. Tarasov, P. Sundqvist, M. Willander, T. Claeson
  4. Single Sideband Mixing at Submillimeter Wavelengths ,J. Inatani, S.-c. Shi, Y. Sekirnoto, H. Masuko, S. Ochiai
  5. Noise and Conversion Efficiency of High- Tc Superconductor Josephson Mixers ,O. Harnack, S. Beuven, M. Darula, H. Kohlstedt.M. Tarasov, E. Stepantsov, Z. Ivanov
  6. Design of 100-900 GHz AIGaAs/GaAs Planar Heterostructure Barrier Varactor Frequency Triplers ,J. Stake, L. Dillner, S. H. Jones, C. Mann, E. Kollberg
  7. A Compact 500 GHz Planar Schottky Diode Receiver with a Wide Instantaneous Bandwidth ,B. J. Maddison, R. J. Martin, M. L. Oldfield, C. M. Mann, D. B. Matheson, B. N. Ellison, J. Thornton, W. J. Hall, D. M. Larnarre
  8. Computer Controlled, Phase-Locked 126-147 GHz Transferred Electron Oscillator System ,T. Ye, S. Jones, J. Carlstrom, R. Weikle
  9. Series Connection of Resonant Tunneling Diodes for Eliminating Spurious Oscillations ,T. Fujii, O. Boric-Lubecke, J. Bae. K. Mizuno
  10. Electromagnetic Modeling of Objective Lenses in Combination with Integrated Lens Antennas ,M. J. M. van der Vorst, P. J. 1. de Maagt, M. H. A. J. Herben
  11. A Novel Radio-Wave Alignment Technique for Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Receivers ,C. Y. E. Tong, M. T. Chen, D. C. Papa, R. Blundell
  12. Spectroscopic Measurements of Optical Components Around I Terahertz ,D. J. Benford, J. W. Kooi, E. Serabyn
  13. A Simple Millimeter/Submillimeter-Wave Blackbody Load Suitable for Spaceborne Applications ,P. H. Siegel, R. H. Tuffias, P. Goy
  14. Practical Micromachining Techniques for High Aspect Ratio Submillimeter Wave Components ,V. M. Lubecke, C. M. Mann, K. Mizuno
  15. A Supra THz SIS Heterodyne Receiver Using Waveguide/Membrane Technology , M. Salez, Y. Delorme, I. Peron, J.M. Munier, D. Rovera, J.C. Villegier, V. Larrey [abstract]
  16. Design of Mixer Elements for the HHT 345 GHz Heterodyne Array Receiver ,G. Narayanan, C. K. Walker, H. Knoepfle, J. Capara
  17. Low Noise Single Sideband SIS Mixers for MM and Submillimeter Radio Astronomy ,A. Karpov, J. Blondel, M. Voss, D. Billon-Pierron, P. Pasturel, K. H. Gundlach [abstract]
  18. A High-Power Frequency-Stabilized Tunable TwoFrequency Diode Laser System for Generation of Coherent Terahertz-Wave by Photomixing ,S. Matsuura, G. Blake, P. Chen, J. C. Pearson, H. M. Pickett

Invited Talk

  1. The Focal Plane Unit of the Heterodyne Instrument for FIRST: HIFI ,N. D. Whyborn, Th. de Graauw, H. van de Stadt, V. Belitsky, R. Kruisinga, S. Torchinsky, H. Visser, K. Wildeman

Session 8: Multiplier Sources

  1. A Local Oscillator System for the FIRST Heterodyne Instrument ,G. W. Schwaab, J. C. Pearson, N. D. Whyborn
  2. Wideband High Efficiency Planar Diode Doublers ,N. Erickson
  3. A Broadband Frequency Tripier for SIS Receivers ,S. Mahieu, C. M. Mann, J. Stake, L. Dillner, S. H. Jones, E. Tong, J. Thornton
  4. A 430.5 GHz Quasi-Optical HBV Frequency Tripler ,P. Arcioni, M. Bozzi, G. Conciauro, H. L. Hartnagel, L. Perregrini, E. Sacchi, M. Shaalan, J. Weinzierl

Session 9: Schottky Diode Fabrication

  1. Planar Schottky Mixer Development to 1 THz and Beyond ,S. M. Marazita, J. L. Hesler, R.d Feinaugle, W. L. Bishop, T. W. Crowe
  2. Quartz-Based GaAs Schottky Diodes-Lifetime and Failure Analysis ,R. Lin, A. Pease, R. Dengler, D. Humphrey, T. Lee, S. Kayali, I. Medhi
  3. Physical Properties of the Potential Barrier of Pt/n-GaAs Schottky Mixer Diodes ,H.-W. Hubers, H. P. Roser

Session 10: Fundamental Sources

  1. Photomixing in Low-Temperature-Grown GaAs ,S. Verghese, K. A. McIntosh, S. M. Duffy, E. R. Brown, S. Calawa, K. Molvar, W. F. Dinatale, T. M. Lyszezarz
  2. A Coherent, Tunable, FIR Source , J. H. Brownell, M. F. Kimmitt, J. C. Swartz, J. E. Walsh
  3. Electrical Generation of Terahertz Current Oscillations in Ballistic Devices , A. N. Korshak, V. V. Mitin
  4. Generation of CW-Terahertz Radiation Using a Two-Longitudinal-Mode Laser Diode ,P. Gu, M. Tani, K. Sakai,T. Hidaka
  5. 2.5 THz Laser Local Oscillator for the EOS CHEM 1 Satellite , E. R. Mueller, W. E. Robotham, Jr., R. P. Meisner, R. A. Hart, J. Kennedy, L.A. Newman

Session 11: Fundamental Sources II

  1. A W-Band HEMT Based Power Amplifier Module for Millimeter-Wave LO Multipliers ,I. Mehdi, T. Gaier, J. Kooi, B. Fujiwara, R. Lai
  2. Transient Simulation of Harmonic TEO Circuits ,G. B. Tail, S. H. Jones
  3. GaAs TUNNETT Diodes and InP Gunn Devices for Efficient Second-Harmonic Power Generation Above 200 GHz ,H. Eisele

Session 12: Detectors and Backends

  1. A Non-Bolomerric Model for a Tunable Antenna-Coupled Intersubband Terahertz (TACIT) Detector ,C. L. Cates, G. Briceno, M. S. Sherwin, K. D. Maranowski, A. C. Gossard
  2. Superconducting Correlators for Radio Astronomy ,M. J. Feldman
  3. WASP; A Wideband Analog Autocorrelation Spectrometer ,K. G. Isaak, A. I. Harris, J. Zmuidzinas