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1994 Table of Contents

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

ON SPACE TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY

May 10-12, 1994

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

1. Opening Session, Chair: Fawwaz Ulaby

   • Novel Devices for Terahertz Generation and Radiation

     E. Brown (paper not available in the proceedings)

   • Terahertz-Research at Erlangen University Laboratories for High Frequency Technology - A 5-Years Review

     H.H. Brand, J. Brune, A.J. Harth, R.H. Janker, M.G. Marz, S.L. Martius, D.P. Steup, B.G. Stockel

2. Session 1: SIS Receivers, Chairs: Margaret Frerking & Bob McGrath

   • A Wideband Fixed-Tuned SIS Receiver for 200 GHz Operation

     R. Blundell, C.-Y.E. Tong, D.C. Papa, R.L. Leombruno, X. Zhang, S. Paine, J.A. Stern, H.G. LeDuc, and B. Bumble

   • 180-425 GHz Low Noise SIS Waveguide Receivers Employing Tuned Nb/AlO_x/Nb Tunnel Junctions

     J.W. Kooi, M. Chan, B. Bumble, H.G. LeDuc, P.L. Schaffer, and T.G. Phillips

   • SIS Receivers with Large Instantaneous Bandwidth for Radio Astronomy

     K. Jacobs, U. Müller, U. Schwenk, D. Diehl, C.E. Honingh, S. Haas

   • Millimeter and Submillimeter SIS Mixers with the Noise Temperature Close to the Quantum Limit

     A. Karpov, J. Blondel, B. Lazareff, K.H. Gundlach

   • 100 GHz Band Planar Type SIS Mixer

     M. Hieda, K. Kojima, T. Takami, T. Kashiwa, A. Iida, T. Imatani, J. Inatani

   • FANATIC: An SIS Radiometer for Radio Astronomy in the 660-690 GHz Band

     A.I. Harris, K.-F. Schuster, K.-H. Gundlach, and B. Plathner

   • High Frequency Effects and Performance of a 600 GHz - 635 GHz SIS Receiver Using Nb/AlO_x/Nb Junctions

     M. Salez, P. Febvre, W.R. McGrath, B. Bumble, H.G. LeDuc

   • Quasi-Optical SIS Mixer with a Silicon Lens for Submillimeter Astronomy

     N.G. Ugras, J. Zmuidzinas, H.G. LeDuc

   • A Low Noise 565-735 GHz SIS Waveguide Receiver

     J.W. Kooi, C.K. Walker, H.G. LeDuc, P.L. Schaffer, and T.G. Phillips

   • An Airborne SIS-Receiver for Atmospheric Measurements at 625 to 720 GHz

     J. Mees, S. Crewell, H. Nett, G. de Lange, H. van de Stadt, J.J. Kuipers, and R.A. Panhuyzen

3. Session 2: Hot-Electron Mixers & Superconducting Detectors, Chair: Erich Grossman

   • A Superconducting Hot Electron Bolometer Mixer for 530 GHz

     A. Skalare, W.R. McGrath, B. Bumble, H.G. LeDuc, P.J. Burke, A.A. Verheijen, D.E. Prober

   • Investigation of a Superconducting Hot Electron Mixer

     H. Ekström, B. Karasik, E. Kollberg, K.S. Yngvesson

   • Cyclotron Resonance Detectors for THz Frequencies

     D. Dai, C.R. Lutz, Jr., C.F. Musante, K.S. Yngvesson, K.M. Lau, E.S. Jacobs, E.R. Mueller, J. Waldman, and M.A. Tischler

   • Slot-Line Tapered Antenna with NbN Hot Electron Mixer for 300-360 GHz Operation

     G. Gol'tsman, S. Jacobsson, H. Ekstrom, B. Karasik, E. Kollberg, and E. Gershenzon

   • NbN Hot Electron Waveguide Mixer for 100 GHz Operation

     O. Okunev, A. Dzardanov, H. Ekstrom, S. Jacobsson, E. Kollberg, G. Gol'tsman, and E. Gershenzon

   • Noise Temperature of a Superconducting Hot-Electron Mixer

     Andrey I. Elantev and Boris S. Karasik

4. Session 3: Josephson Effect Devices, Chair: Jonas Zmuidzinas

   • Radiation from a Quasioptical Josephson Junction Array

     Michael J. Wengler, Boran Guan, and Elie K. Track

   • Characterization of the Emission from 2D Array Josephson Oscillators

     P.A.A. Booi and S.P. Benz

   • Heterodyne Mixing and Direct Detection with High Temperature Josephson Junctions

     Erich N. Grossman and Leila R. Vale

   • Measurements of Noise in Josephson-Effect Mixers

     R.J. Schoelkopf, J. Zmuidzinas, and T.G. Phillips

5. Session 4: Nonlinear Transmission Lines & Transistors, Chair: Michael Wengler

   • High Power Impulse Generation Using Lateral Stacked Nonlinear Transmission Lines

     H. Shi, C.W. Domier, and N.C. Luhmann, Jr.

   • Millimeter-Wave On-Wafer Waveform and Network Measurements Using Active Probes

     Ruai Y. Yu, Madhukar Reddy, Joe Pusl, Scott T. Allen, Michael Case, and Mark J.W. Rodwell

   • Cryogenic Performance of Monolithic Amplifiers for 85-115 GHz

     N.R. Erickson, S. Weinreb, and B.C. Kane

   • Monolithic 155 GHz & 213 GHz Quasi-Optical Transistor Oscillators

     Brian K. Kormanyos, Steven E. Rosenbaum, Linda P. Katehi, and Gabriel M. Rebeiz

   • Monolithic Nonlinear Transmission Line Using Multi-barrier Devices

     W.-M. Zhang, X.-H. Qin, J.Y. Liao, R.P. Hsia, R.W. Geck, F. Jiang, Y. Li, C.W. Domier, and N.C. Luhmann, Jr.

   • Monolithic Millimeter Wave Beam Control Grid

     Xiaohui Qin, W-M. Zhang, J.Y. Liao, R.P. Hsia, W.R. Geck, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., W. Berk, S. Duncan, and D.W. Tu

6. Session 5: Terahertz Schottky Diodes & Receivers, Chair: Peter Siegel

   • A Novel Biased Anti-Parallel Schottky Diode Structure for Subharmonic Mixing

     Trong-Huang Lee, Chen-Yu Chi, Jack R. East, Gabriel M. Rebeiz, and George I. Haddad

   • GaAs Schottky Diodes for Atmospheric Measurements at 2.5 THz

     Perry A.D. Wood, David W. Porterfield, William L. Bishop, and Thomas W. Crowe

   • A Monolithic Double-Slot Schottky-Diode Receiver

     Steven S. Gearhart, and Gabriel M. Rebeiz

   • Effect of Parasitic Capacitance on the Performance of Planar Subharmonically Pumped Schottky Diode Mixers

     I. Mehdi and P.H. Siegel

   • Design Optimization of Schottky Barrier Diodes at THz Frequencies

     A. Grüb, V. Krozer, A. Simon, H.L. Hartnagel

   • Novel Chip Geometries for THz Schottky Diodes

     W.M. Kelly, S. Mackenzie, and P. Maaskant

7. Session 6: Multipliers & Varactor Devices I, Chair: Andrew Harris

   • A Balanced Doubler Using a Planar Diode Array for 270 GHz

     N.R. Erickson, J. Tuovinen, B.J. Rizzi, and T.W. Crowe

   • Planar Balanced Doubler Chip to 320 GHz

     Brian J. Rizzi and Thomas W. Crowe

   • On the Modelling of the Millimeter Wave Schottky Varactor

     Jyrki T. Louhi and A. V. Räisänen

   • Verification of the Finite Element Analysis and Study of Losses of a Planar Diode Doubler

     Jussi Tuovinen and Neal R. Erickson

   • Solid-State Local Oscillator Sources for 600-900 GHz

     P.A. Jaminet

   • Novel Varactor Diode Structures for Improved Power Performance

     Fred T. Brauchler, Jack R. East, and George I. Haddad

8. Session 7: Multipliers & Varactor Devices II, Chair: Neil Erickson

   • A Tripler to 220 GHz Using a Back-To-Back Barrier-N-N+ Varactor Diode

     Debabani Choudhury, Peter H. Siegel, Antti V. Räisänen, Suzanne E. Martin, and R. Peter Smith

   • Experiments with Single Barrier Varactor Tripler and Quintupler at Millimeter Wavelengths

     Timo J. Tolmunen, Antii V. Räisänen, Elliot Brown, Hans Grönqvist, and Svein Nilsen

   • GaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs Heterostructure Barrier Varactors for Frequency Tripling

     J.R. Jones, S.H. Jones, and G.B. Tait

   • Planar Varactor and Mixer Diodes Fabricated Using InP-Based Materials

     P. Marsh, D. Pavlidis, and K. Hong

   • Frequency Conversion to 368 GHz Using Resonant Tunneling Diodes

     O. Tanguy, D. Lippens, J. Bruston, J.C. Pernot, G. Beaudin, J. Nagel, and B. Vinter

   • Quasioptical Multiplier Array with Separate Waveguide Feed

     D. Steup, A. Weber

9. Session 8: SIS Mixer Theory, Chair: Ray Blundell

   • Theoretical and Practical Limits on the RF Bandwidth of SIS Mixers

     A.R. Kerr

   • Josephson Noise in SIS Receivers

     Brigitte Leridon

   • Signal and Image Port Output Power in the Quantum Theory of Mixing

     Qing Ke and M.J. Feldman

   • Analytical Description of the Influence of the Quantum Susceptance of the Performance of SIS Mixers

     Pascal Febvre

   • Cancellation of Josephson Current in Superconducting Junction Arrays

     Roberto Maoli and Brigitte Leridon

10. Session 9: Negative Resistance Devices I, Chair: Thomas Crowe

    • Design and Realization of GaAs D-Band IMPATT Oscillators

      M. Tschernitz and J. Freyer

    • Performance of GaAs TUNNETT Diodes as Local Oscillator Sources

      H. Eisele, C.-C. Chen, R. Mains, G.I. Haddad

    • Second Harmonic 210 GHz InP Millimeter Wave Transferred Electron Oscillators

      M.P. Zybura, S.H. Jones, G.B. Tait

    • High-Efficiency InP IMPATT Diodes for High-Frequency Power Generation

      Chien-Chung Chen, Richard K. Mains, George I. Haddad, and Heribert Eisele

    • A Quasi-Optical Power Combiner with a Metallic Grating

      K. Mizuno, J. Bae, Y. Aburakawa, and T. Fujii

11. Session 10: Passive Components and Quasi-Optics I, Chair: Koji Mizuno

    • Near-Field Characterization of 2-D Beam Patterns of Submillimeter Superconducting Receivers

      Cheuk-yu. Edward Tong, Scott Paine, and Raymond Blundell

    • A Submillimeter Wave Platelet Horn Array: Fabrication and Performance

      Robert W. Haas, Sanjay Raman, Gabriel Rebeiz, William R. McGrath, Gordon Chin, Hemant Dave

    • Quasi-Optical Optimization and Modal Analysis of Cornercube Schottky-Diode Mixers

      J. Brune, P. Bierschneider

    • Terahertz-Bandwidth Transmission Lines on Low-Permittivity Substrates

      H. Cheng, J.F. Whitaker, T.M. Weller, and L.P.B. Katehi

    • Finite Difference Time Domain Analysis of Coplanar Transmission Line Circuits and a Post-Gap Waveguide Mounting Structure

      John E. Oswald, Peter H. Siegel, Sami M. Ali

    • Time-Domain Characterization of Diode Mounting Structures

      E. Tentzeris, N. Dib, L. Katehi, J. Oswald, and P. Siegel

12. Session 11: Negative Resistance Devices II, Chair: Gerard Beaudin

    • Large Signal Impedance of Resonant Tunneling Diodes

      J.F. Lampin, O. Vanbésien, O. Tanguy, and D. Lippens

    • Excitation of an Oscillator with Several Resonant Tunneling Devices Integrated in Series Using RF Source

      Olga Boric-Lubecke, Runhua Sun, Dee-Son Pan, and Tatsuo Itoh

    • An Heterojunction Schottky Barrier Diode with RTD Emitter

      X.J. Lu, T.E. Kosica, and B.S. Perlman

    • Demonstration of Power Combining at W-Band From GaAs/ AlAs Resonant Tunnelling Diodes

      D.P. Steenson, R.E. Miles, R.D. Pollard, J.M. Chamberlain, M. Henini

13. Session 12: Passive Components & Quasi Optics II, Chair: Andreas Grüb

    • An Electro-Optic Attenuator for Terahertz Frequencies

      Guillermo P. Delgado, Stellan W. Jacobsson, Joakim P. Johansson

    • Off-Axis Imaging Properties of Substrate Lens Antennas

      Daniel F. Filipovic, George V. Eleftheriades, and Gabriel M. Rebeiz

    • 230 GHz Beam Pattern Measurements of a Dipole Array-Fed Dielectric Filled Parabola

      S. Raman, D.F. Filipovic, P.A. Stimson, R.J. Dengler, P.H. Siegel, and G.M. Rebeiz

    • Micromachined Detector Mounts for Millimeter Wave Applications

      R.F. Drayton, C. Kidner, J. East, L.P.B. Katehi

    • Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Microshield Line Components

      Thomas M. Weller, Stephen V. Robertson, Linda P. Katehi, and Gabriel M. Rebeiz

    • Beam Waveguide and Receiver Optics for the SMA

      Scott Paine, D. Cosmo Papa, R. Louie Leombruno, Xiaolei Zhang, and Raymond Blundell

    • Alignment for the PRONAOS Submillimeter segmented telescope,

      I. Ristorcelli, G. Recouvreur, M. Giard, B. Leriche, M. Gheudin, G. Beaudin, P. Encrenaz, F. Buisson, J. M. Lamarre, G. Serra

    • Towards the Realisation of Space Borne Terahertz Waveguide Devices

      C.M. Mann, B.J. Maddison, D.N. Matheson, M.L. Oldfield, B.N. Ellison

    • Corrugated Feedhorns at Terahertz Frequencies - Preliminary Results

      B.N. Ellison, M.L. Oldfield, D.N. Matheson, B.J. Maddison, C.M. Mann, and A.F. Smith

    
    

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