345 GHz prototype SIS mixer with integrated MMIC LNA

P. Pütz; A. Hedden; P. Gensheimer; D. Golish; C. E. Groppi; C. Kulesa; G. Narayanan; A. Lichtenberger; J. W. Kooi; N. Wadefalk; S. Weinreb; C. K. Walker

doi:10.1007/s10762-006-9145-0

345 GHz prototype SIS mixer with integrated MMIC LNA

P. Pütz, A. Hedden, P. Gensheimer, D. Golish, C. E. Groppi, C. Kulesa, G. Narayanan, A. Lichtenberger, J. W. Kooi, N. Wadefalk, S. Weinreb, C. K. Walker

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We report on heterodyne measurements at submillimeter wavelengths using a receiver with a Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) mixer device and a Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC) cryogenic low noise amplifier (LNA) module integrated into the same block. The mixer characterization presented in this work demonstrates the feasibility of operating a MMIC LNA in close proximity to the SIS device without penalty in mixer performance due to heating effects. Verification of this functionality is crucial for the ongoing development of SuperCam, a 64-pixel focal plane array receiver consisting of eight, 1 × 8 integrated mixer/LNA modules. The test setup included a mixer block modified to accept a MMIC amplifier. Our tests show that the LNA can be operated over a broad range of V _drain voltages from 0.40-1.40 V, corresponding to dissipative powers of 2.6-29 mW. We observe no significant effect on the measured uncorrected receiver noise temperatures in the 345 GHz band.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1365-1379
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
Volume	27
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-006-9145-0
State	Published - Oct 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Array
Heterodyne receiver
Low noise amplifier
MMIC
SIS mixer
Submillimeter

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Instrumentation
Condensed Matter Physics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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