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18 November 2019 Characterization of a 0.35 THz aluminum 64-pixel MKID array
Qing Shi, Wei-tao Lv, Bowen Fan, Zhi Li, Zheng Wang, Zhen-Hui Lin, Jing Li, Sheng-Cai Shi
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Abstract
Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKID) are a promising low temperature superconducting detector because of high sensitivity, easy frequency-domain multiplexing and simple structure for large-format arrays. To develop large-format THz detectors for China’s Antarctic THz telescope, we have preliminarily designed an aluminum 64-pixel MKID array operating at the 350 GHz band. In this paper, the characteristics of the MKID array are thoroughly measured.
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Qing Shi, Wei-tao Lv, Bowen Fan, Zhi Li, Zheng Wang, Zhen-Hui Lin, Jing Li, and Sheng-Cai Shi "Characterization of a 0.35 THz aluminum 64-pixel MKID array", Proc. SPIE 11196, Infrared, Millimeter-Wave, and Terahertz Technologies VI, 111960S (18 November 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2537092
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KEYWORDS
Aluminum

Sensors

Astronomical imaging

X-ray optics

Detector arrays

Detector development

Frequency division multiplexing

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