@inproceedings{2eb888a40c714f54add3d9905721883a,
title = "A Millimeter-wave kinetic inductance detector camera for long-range imaging through optical obscurants",
abstract = "Millimeter-wave imaging provides a promising option for long-range target detection through optical obscurants such as fog, which often occur in marine environments. Given this motivation, we are currently developing a 150 GHz polarization-sensitive imager using a relatively new type of superconducting pair-breaking detector, the kinetic inductance detector (KID). This imager will be paired with a 1.5 m telescope to obtain an angular resolution of 0.09° over a 3.5° field of view using 3,840 KIDs. We have fully characterized a prototype KID array, which shows excellent performance with noise strongly limited by the irreducible fluctuations from the ambient temperature background. Full-scale KID arrays are now being fabricated and characterized for a planned demonstration in a maritime environment later this year.",
keywords = "Kinetic Inductance Detectors, Millimeter-Wave Imaging, Optical Obscurants",
author = "Jack Sayers and Day, {Peter K.} and Cunnane, {Daniel P.} and Eom, {Byeong Ho} and LeDuc, {Henry G.} and O'Brient, {Roger C.} and Runyan, {Marcus C.} and Bryan, {Sean A.} and Gordon, {Samuel B.} and Mauskopf, {Philip D.} and Johnson, {Bradley R.} and Heather McCarrick and Bhandarkar, {Tanay A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This project has been funded by the Office of Naval Research. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 SPIE. All rights reserved.; Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXIII 2020 ; Conference date: 27-04-2020 Through 08-05-2020",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1117/12.2557428",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Wikner, {David A.} and Robertson, {Duncan A.}",
booktitle = "Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXIII",
}