Lens array of distributed absorbers coupled MKIDs for the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA)

Shahab Oddin Dabironezare; David J. Thoen; Anthony H. M. Coppens; Dimitry Lamers; Sven van Berkel; Pierre M. Echternach; Peter K. Day; Charles M. Bradford; Jochem J. A. Baselmans

doi:10.1117/12.3019756

17 August 2024 Lens array of distributed absorbers coupled MKIDs for the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA)

Shahab Oddin Dabironezare, David J. Thoen, Anthony H. M. Coppens, Dimitry Lamers, Sven van Berkel, Pierre M. Echternach, Peter K. Day, Charles M. Bradford, Jochem J. A. Baselmans

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Proceedings Volume PC13102, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XII; PC131020M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019756
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

Future observatories for the far-infrared (FIR), such as envisioned in the NASA Probe announcement, will offer unprecedented sensitivity by using cryogenically cooled optics. Large arrays of lens-absorber coupled Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) are the only candidate to fulfill the requirements for these observatories, requiring unprecedented sensitivity with a noise equivalent power below 10^(-19) W/√Hz while operating up to 12THz. The incoherent coupling mechanism of distributed absorbers leads to a robustness against misalignment, assembly, and fabrication issues at FIR wavelengths. In this contribution, we will present the design and fabrication of large arrays of lens-absorber coupled detectors and evaluate their performance at 7 and 12THz and demonstrate an NEP of 0.7⋅10^(-19) W/√Hz.

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Shahab Oddin Dabironezare, David J. Thoen, Anthony H. M. Coppens, Dimitry Lamers, Sven van Berkel, Pierre M. Echternach, Peter K. Day, Charles M. Bradford, and Jochem J. A. Baselmans "Lens array of distributed absorbers coupled MKIDs for the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA)", Proc. SPIE PC13102, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XII, PC131020M (17 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019756

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