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THIRTY-SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

ON SPACE TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY

October 16-20, 2022

Baeza, Spain

1. Invited Talk I, Chair: Jose V. Siles

   • [Title]

     Dr. Kartik Seth

2. Session I: Instruments & Systems for Future Missions I, Chair: Victor Belitski

   • A Direct Up-Conversion G-band Radar Prototype for Atmospheric Measurements

     R. R. Monje, et al.

   • MetOp-SG Ice Cloud Imager 183-664 GHz Front-End Receivers Proto-Flight Model Qualification and Acceptance Test Results

     Bertrand Thomas, et al.

   • On-Ground Calibration Targets for the Ice Cloud Imager Instrument on the MetOP Second Generation Satellite

     A. Murk, et al.

   • Highly-Compact Terahertz Spectrometers on Ultra-Small Platforms

     G. Chattopadhyay, et al.

3. Session II: Best Student Paper Competition Finalists, Chair: Jeffrey Hesler

   • [Optimization of a PID controlled TES detector array for use in an FIR double-Fourier interferometer]

     C. S. Benson, J. P. Scott, L. D. Spencer

   • The effect of complex dispersion and impedance in the gain of superconducting traveling-wave kinetic inductance parametric amplifiers

     J. Carrasco, D. Valenzuela, C. Falcón, F. P. Mena

   • [Gas Analysis with High-Resolution Fabry-Perot Spectrometry in the 550-650 GHz Range]

     C. Elmaleh, et al.

   • Design and Characterisation of a 3.5-THz Fundamental Schottky Mixer

     D. Jayasankar, et al.

   • Experimental characterisation of titanium nitride transmission lines for applications as kinetic inductance travelling wave parametric amplifiers

     J. C. Longden, F. Boussaha, C. Chaumont, B.-K. Tan

   • A Cryogenic Scalable Small-Signal & Noise Model of GaN HEMTs

     M. A. Mebarki, et al.

   • Development of an instantaneous multiband digital 2SB receiver for the 67-116-GHz band

     D. Monasterio, F. P. Mena

   • Exploring the Limits of the Tunnel Junction Fabrication Technique for Josephson Junctions TWPA and the Preliminary Characterisation Results

     J. Navarro Montilla, et al.

   • Design, Operation, and Characterization of a Laboratory Spatial-Spectral Fourier Transform Interferometer

     J. P. Scott, C. S. Benson, L. D. Spencer

   • [Preliminary Characterisation of] a Compact 240 GHz SIS Polarimeter for Large Array Applications

     J. Wenninger, F. Boussaha, C. Chaumont, B.-K. Tan, G. Yassin

4. Diamond Sponsors Session, Chair: Imran Mehdi

   • Virginia Diodes, Inc.

   • Genera Tecnologías, S.A.

5. Session III: Terahertz Sources I , Chair: Alain Maestrini

   • An Upgrade to the 1.9THz Local Oscillator for the SOFIA GREAT Instrument

     T. Crowe, T. Reck, S. Retzloff, J. Hesler

   • Electron Speed Saturation Effects in the Schottky Barrier Diodes Implemented in an 800 - 900 GHz Frequency Tripler

     D. Moro-Melgar, O. Cojocari, V. Laín Rubio, I. Oprea, A. Negrus

   • High-Power Compact Sources in the 200 - 300 GHz Frequency Range

     V. Laín-Rubio, D. Moro-Melgar, O. Cojocari, F. Gorski

   • Ultra-broadband integrated room-temperature Schottky diode based local oscillators for line surveys in the 400-2070 GHz range

     J. V. Siles, et al.

6. Session IV: Solid State Receivers, Chair: Berhanu Bulcha

   • Terahertz Heterodyne Receiver Frontend Based on SiGe BiCMOS Technology for Space Applications

     N. Rothbart, A. Glück, K. Schmalz, H.-W. Hübers

   • A Solid-State, Non-Cryogenic Receiver Operating at 2.5THz

     T. Reck, S. Durant, J. Hesler

   • THz Receivers for Thermospheric Science

     A. Maestrini, et al.

7. Plenary Talk, Chair: Paul Goldsmith

   • Opening the Infrared Treasure Chest with JWST

     Dr. John Mather

8. Roundtable: Women on Space Terahertz Research, Chairs: Martina Wiedner, Kartik Sheth

9. Platinum Sponsors Session, Chair: Imran Mehdi

   • ACST

   • Thomas Keating

   • RPG / Rohde & Schwarz

10. Session V: Novel Devices, Technologies & Components , Chair: Hiroshi Matsuo

    • Measurement of Transmission Losses of Superconducting Coplanar Waveguide and Microstrip Lines with On-chip Resonators at 2 mm Wavelength

      W. Shan, S. Ezaki

    • A Micromachined 1.37 THz Waveguide-based 2X2 Beam Divider for HEB Detectors

      H. Zhu, et al.

    • A Turnstile Quad-Ridge OMT for Full Octave-Bandwidth Receivers

      D. Henke, N. Kelly, K. Marshall, I. Wevers, L. B. G. Knee1

    • Recent research on (sub)mm-wave OMTs at NAOJ

      A. González, K. Kaneko, R. Sakai, S. Masui, T. Kojima

11. Session VI: Instruments & Systems for Ground Telescopes, Chair: Patricio Mena

    • Results from ALMA Band 2 cryogenic LNA pre-production run

      Sener Türk, et al.

    • ALMA Band 2 Cold Cartridge Assembly Design

      V. Belitsky, et al.

    • ALMA Band 9 Sideband Separating Upgrade

      R. Hesper, et al.

    • Status of ALMA Band 6v2 Receiver Development

      J. G. Lambert, et al.

    • [16 pixel, 3 mm band, Cryogenic Array Receiver for Users of the Sardinia (CARUSO)]

      N. Daghestani, et al.

12. Session VII: Terahertz Antennas & Optical Components, Chair: Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers

    • Algorithmic Design of Terahertz Silicon Metaoptics

      C. Ballew, S. van Berkel, C. Jung-Kubiak, S. Khanal, G. Chattapodhyay

    • Optics for the TEMPERA-C polarimetric middle atmosphere temperature sounder

      R. Albers, W. Krochin, G. Stober, A. Murk

    • Monolithic focal plane array concept for space and ground applications

      A. Baryshev, M. Wiedner

    • 3D Printed Submillimeter Reflectors: a New Design and Manufacturing Methodology

      R. T. Watkins, P. F. Goldsmith, Y. Seo, S. A. Firdosy

13. Session VIII: Cryogenic Receivers, Mixers & Back-ends, Chair: Netty Honingh

    • Towards the heterodyne receiver for balloons and SmallSats above 2 THz

      C. A. Curwen, et al.

    • Performance analysis of superconductor insulator superconductor mixer for 260 GHz atmospheric window

      Andrey Baryshev, et al.

    • Low noise, wide band MgB2 hot electron bolometer mixer at 5.3 THz and 20 K

      B. Mirzaei, Y. Gan, J. R. G. Silva, S. Chirednichenko, J. R. Gao

    • On embedding of an HEB mixer into a THz photonic integrated circuit

      A. Shurakov, I. Belikov, A. Prikhodko, G. Goltsman

    • 2-18 GHz Ultra-wideband Cryogenic Amplifier with 4 K Noise Temperature

      I. López Fernández, et al.

14. Poster Session P1: Instruments and Systems for Future Missions, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • Architecture of ASTHROS' Spectral Data Collection and Onboard Anomaly Detection Pipeline

      P. Horton, C. Thompson, C. Groppi, J. V. Siles, J. H, Kawamura

    • Atmospheric Phase Monitoring System Evolution for the NOEMA interferometer

      S. Mahieu, et al.

    • Heterodyne Array Receiver Study for the FIRSST Space Mission

      M. Wiedner, et al.

    • Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, Submillimeter wave Instrument: Delivery status of the 1200 GHz high spectral resolution receiver front end

      J. Treuttel, et al.

    • Cold Optics on the Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM)

      T. Saeid, et al.

    • Multipixel 2-color Superconducting Receiver for ASTHROS

      J. Kawamura, et al.

    • Progress toward Antarctic Terahertz Intensity Interferometry

      H. Matsuo, et al.

    • Breaking the 10mW/pixel limit for kinetic inductance detector readout electronics

      A. K. Sinclair, et al.

    • The Space Interferometer for Cosmic Evolution (SPICE): The Far Infrared Universe at High Spectral Resolution

      L. D. Spencer

15. Poster Session P2: Best Student Paper Competition, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • G-Band Metamaterial-Based Circulator for FCC-Compliant Space-to-Earth Communication

      A. J. Alqaraghuli, S. Aliaga, A. Singh, J. M. Jornet

    • [Optimization of a PID controlled TES detector array for use in an FIR double-Fourier interferometer]

      C. S. Benson, J. P. Scott, L. D. Spencer

    • Particle Swarm Algorithm Applied to Quadrature Hybrid Multi-Branch Directional Coupler Optimization for ALMA Band 3

      J. H. Cárdenas, Ó. Restrepo, F. P. Mena, D. Monasterio, G. Chaparro

    • The effect of complex dispersion and impedance in the gain of superconducting traveling-wave kinetic inductance parametric amplifiers

      J. Carrasco, D. Valenzuela, C. Falcón, F. P. Mena

    • [Gas Analysis with High-Resolution Fabry-Perot Spectrometry in the 550-650 GHz Range]

      C. Elmaleh, et al.

    • A MKID-readout based on a heterogeneous, closely coupled architecture

      G. Grutzeck, et al.

    • [Development of an FPGA-Based, 1024-Channel Spectrometer with Individual Channel Lock-in Amplification]

      J. R. Hoh, M. Jarrahi, C. Groppi

    • Design and Characterisation of a 3.5-THz Fundamental Schottky Mixer

      D. Jayasankar, et al.

    • Experimental characterisation of titanium nitride transmission lines for applications as kinetic inductance travelling wave parametric amplifiers

      J. C. Longden, F. Boussaha, C. Chaumont, B.-K. Tan

    • Design and Fabrication of All-metal Micromachined Finline Structures for Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Applications

      C. López, V. Desmaris, D. Meledin, A. Pavolotsky, V. Belitsky

    • Sub-mm Wave Schottky Mixer Pumped with 170μW Optically Generated Local Oscillator Power

      J. Martínez, et al.

    • CubeSounder: Development of Microwave Radiometer 3D Weather Imaging Sensors

      K. D. Massingill, et al.

    • Proof-of-concept experiment on a novel microwave circulator based on frequency converters

      S. Masui, et al.

    • A Cryogenic Scalable Small-Signal & Noise Model of GaN HEMTs

      M. A. Mebarki, et al.

    • Development of an instantaneous multiband digital 2SB receiver for the 67-116-GHz band

      D. Monasterio, F. P. Mena

    • Exploring the Limits of the Tunnel Junction Fabrication Technique for Josephson Junctions TWPA and the Preliminary Characterisation Results

      J. Navarro Montilla, et al.

    • SIS photon detectors for THz observations beyond the gap energy

      A. Niwa, H. Ezawa, T. Tamura, H. Matsuo

    • Design, Operation, and Characterization of a Laboratory Spatial-Spectral Fourier Transform Interferometer

      J. P. Scott, C. S. Benson, L. D. Spencer

    • Development of the wide IF 230 GHz SIS mixer design for KVN-Pyeongchang VLBI station

      N. Shin, J.-W. Lee, M.-J.Wang

    • 4×2 Hot Electron bolometer mixer arrays for detection at 1.4, 1.9 and 4.7 THz for [a balloon borne terahertz observatory]

      J. R. G. Silva, et al.

    • Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems

      S. Sirsi, et al.

    • [Preliminary Characterisation of] a Compact 240 GHz SIS Polarimeter for Large Array Applications

      J. Wenninger, F. Boussaha, C. Chaumont, B.-K. Tan, G. Yassin

    • Study of anti-reflection layer on dielectric lens for the new 72-116 GHz 7-beam receiver of the Nobeyama 45-m telescope

      Y. Yamasaki, et al.

    • Tunable Antenna-Coupled Intersubband Terahertz (TACIT) Mixer Integrated with Self-complementary Antenna

      C. Yoo, et al.

16. Poster Session P3: Solid-State Receivers, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • 325 GHz and 650 GHz Dual-polarisation receivers Concept

      O. Auriacombe, et al.

17. Poster Session P4: Novel Devices, Technologies & Components, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • SIS technology development to serve Next Generation receivers for ALMA

      A. Pavolotsky, T. Kojima, S. Masui, V. Belitsky

    • Integrated Schottky Technology for Supra-THz Applications

      V. Drakinskiy, D. Jayasankar, P. Sobis, J. Stake

    • Estimation of Input Power Handling Capability of Next-Generation GaN Schottky Diodes for Millimeter Wave Frequency Multipliers

      P. Mondal, et al.

    • Characterization of a Wide-Band Microstrip Parametric Amplifier Utilizing 4-Wave-Mixing Techniques

      E. Linden, et al.

    • Analysis of the low temperature behavior of GaN-on-SiC Schottky barrier diodes

      B. Orfao, et al.

    • LO power division circuits for the CCAT-prime Heterodyne Array Instrument (CHAI)

      I. Barrueto, et al.

    • Characterization of monolithically integrated lithium niobate ring resonator for a high sensitivity room temperature radiometer

      J. César Cuello, et al.

    • [Characterization of Microwave Properties of Superconducting NbTiN Films using TDS]

      F. V. Khan, et al.

    • A Low Loss Diplexer for Submillimeter-wave Sideband Separating Receivers

      S. Khanal, A. Maestrini, R. Lin, G. Chattopadhyay

    • Design of RF waveguide structure for 2SB SIS receiver for Millimetron 211-275 GHz VLBI channel

      A. Khudchenko, I. Tretyakov, V. P. Koshelets, A. M. Baryshev, R. A. Cherniy

18. Poster Session P5: Instruments & Systems for Ground Telescopes, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • A 67-116 GHz MMIC-based dual-polarized 2SB down-converter for the ALMA Band 2 Warm Cartridge Assembly prototype development

      B. Thomas, et al.

    • SEPIA345: a dual polarization 2SB cartridge receiver for APEX telescope: Design and Performance

      D. Meledin, et al.

    • ALMA Band 2 Receiver Automated Test System

      J. Barkhof, et al.

    • Development of ALMA Band 1 Corrugated Horns based on Metal 3D Printer

      K. Kaneko, et al.

    • Demonstrator of Cryogenic Multibeam Receiver with MMIC LNAs for 75-116 GHz

      P. Serres, et al.

    • Study of ALMA Band 2 receiver optical design for ACA 7-m antenna

      H. Imada, K. Kaneko, R. Sakai, T. Kojima, A. Gonzal

19. Poster Session P6: Terahertz Antennas & Optical Components, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • Measurements of a 480 GHz Metamaterial Flat Lens

      C. Whitton, J. V. Siles, C. E. Groppi, P. D. Mauskopf, A. J. Tang

    • A Tunable Linear to Right-Handed Circularly Polarized THz Antenna Based on Graphene Switch

      M. M. Fakharian, M. Alibakhshikenari, M. Dalarsson

    • A broad-band and dual-polarization single-layer dichroic filter for applications in Sub-THz Range

      D. Montofré, et al.

    • Stepped Impedance Metal-Mesh Filters for Terahertz Frequencies

      A. B. Sriram, et al.

    • A Compact Dielectrically Loaded Quad-ridge Feed Horn for Octave Band Radio Astronomy Application

      S. S. Hesari, B. Veidt, I. Wevers

    • A satellite tracking system at 78GHz using the over-moded TE21 ground-station antenna pattern

      H. Gibson, et al.

    • Diffraction efficiency simulation for reflective metallic gratings operating in the THz range: comparison between the RCWA and FEM-based methods

      M. Fernández, et al.

    • Circularly Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna for the Terahertz Band Applications

      I. E. Lamri, S. Ahmad, W. Jaafar, M. Alibakhshikenari, H. Yanikomeroglu

    • Design and Analysis of a Spline-Profile Diagonal Horn Antenna at 104GHz for Microwave Holography

      D. R. Lima, A. M. Barychev, J. R. D. Lèpine

20. Poster Session P7: Cryogenic Receivers, Mixers & Back-ends, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • Design of a 350 GHz Circular Waveguide Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor Mixer for Array Applications

      B. K. Tan, et al.

    • Design of RF waveguide structure for 2SB SIS mixer at 210-280 GHz

      S. Realini, R. Hesper, A. M. Baryshev

    • Towards 100% array yield: understanding (and fixing) the causes of KID array inhomogeneity

      J. Goupy, et al.

    • Design and Performance of the Terahertz Photon Counting System: Detectors and Cryogenics

      H. Ezawa, et al.

    • Enhanced sensitivity of THz NbN hot electron bolometer mixers

      B. Mirzaei, J. R. G. Silva, W. J. Vreeling, W. Laauwen, J. R. Gao

    • 10.7 THz HEB heterodyne mixer designs

      J. Böhm, K. Jacobs, M. Schultz, C.E. Honingh, J. Stutzki

    • Noise temperature and S-parameter measurements of an SIS-based microwave amplifier

      T. Kojima, et al.

21. Poster Session P8: Measurement Techniques, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • Development of Broadband Permittivity Measurement System

      R. Sakai, A. Gonzalez, K. Kaneko, T. Kojima, Y. Uzawa

    • Applying Energy Absorption Interferometry to THz direct detectors using photomixers

      I. Veenendaal, E. C. Dominguez, S. Yates, B. Lap, W. Jellema

    • Space qualification of MMIC Schottky diodes chips for SWI instrument of JUICE mission

      J. Valentin, et al.

    • In situ 1-Port Cryogenic Vacuum Device Calibration

      M. Neric, S. Sypkens, F. Faramarzi, C. Groppi

    • Characterization of a 183 GHz radiometer receiver with heterodyne noise injection calibration system

      T. Thuroczy, A. Feret, B. Collay, J. Treuttel

    • Numerical and theoretical modeling of a heterodyne noise injection radiometer system

      T. Thuroczy, A. Feret, J. Treuttel

22. Poster Session P9: Terahertz Sources, Chair: Cecile Jung-Kubiak

    • [Frequency Locking of a 4.7 THz Quantum Cascade Laser using a Delay Line]

      S. Mahdizadeh, U. Graf, M. Justen, J. Stutzki

    • Study on Oscillation Characteristics of G-band Gyrotron Traveling Wave Tubes with a Tapered Interaction Circuit

      W. Gao, et al.

    • Phase-locking THz QC-VECSEL local oscillators using diode mixers and sources

      C. A. Curwen, et al.

23. Session IX: Measurement Techniques, Chair: Christopher Groppi

    • Versatile Radiometric Testbed for the Submillimeter Wave Instrument

      M. Kotiranta, K. Jacob, M. Olberg, P. Hartogh, A. Murk

    • Harmonic phase and amplitude beam characterization of a wideband on-chip spectrometer

      S. J. C. Yates, et al.

    • Characterization of widefield THz optics using phase shifting interferometry

      N. Reyes, et al.

    • [CCAT prime: 'Multi-map' Holographic Measurement for the FYST Testbed - Near-field beam measurement and Data analysis]

      X. Ren, et al.

    • Introducing LORENTZ: A Novel Low-temperature Near-field Terahertz Chamber for Instrument Characterisation

      P. Moseley, et al.

24. Invited Talk II, Chair: Imran Mehdi

    • The Submillimeter Wave Instrument on JUICE

      Dr. Paul Hartogh

25. Session X: Far-Infrared Balloon-Borne Missions, Chair: Kartik Sheth

    • GUSTO Payload Design and Performance

      C. Walker

    • The Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM): design and development status of a far-infrared balloon for spectroscopic galaxy evolution studies

      C. E. Groppi, et al.

    • The OSAS-B instrument: a balloon-borne heterodyne spectrometer for atomic oxygen in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

      M. Wienold, et al.

    • ASTHROS - Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High-Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-Wavelengths: Architecture Design and Subsystem

      J. V. Siles, et al.

26. Session XI: Terahertz Sources II, Chair: Jian-Rong Gao

    • Frequency stabilization of 3.5-THz and 4.7-THz quantum-cascade lasers by a phase-locked loop

      H. Richter, et al.

    • The ammonia laser: a possible local oscillator for space applications?

      M.-H. Mammez, et al.

    • A tunable, high power source for GUSTO's local oscillator at 4.74 THz

      A. Khalatpour, et al.

27. Session XII: Instruments & Systems for Future Missions II, Chair: Martina Wiedner

    • Kinetic Inductance Detector based focal plane arrays for the Terahertz Intensity Mapper

      R. M. J. Janssen, et al.

    • Reflector-Based Phased Array for High Power G-band radars

      A. Maestrini, et al.

    • French contribution on the SWI hardware and flight models acceptance levels

      J. Treuttel, et al.

28. Public Outreach Talk, Chair: Jose V. Siles

    • The Legacy of the Arecibo Telescope

      Dr. Paul Goldsmith

29. Invited Talk III, Chair: Jose V. Siles

    • [Title]

      Dr. Antxon Alberdi

30. Participants

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