Simulations for membrane-based HEB mixers in array configuration for SHAHIRA

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5498, Issue , 2004, Pages 667-674

  Baubert, J ^a   Salez, M ^a   Merkel, H ^b   Pons, P ^c   Delorme, Y ^a   Lecomte, B ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c LAAS CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Coupling efficiency; HEB mixer; Heterodyne receiver; Low cost space applications; Quasi optic array design; Stress less membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSTALK; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SILICA; SILICON NITRIDE; SLOT ANTENNAS; SPACE TELESCOPES;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY; HEB MIXERS; HETERODYNE RECEIVERS; LOW-COST SPACE APPLICATIONS; QUASI-OPTIC ARRAY DESIGN; STRESS-LESS MEMBRANE;

RADIO ASTRONOMY;

EID: 12744269654     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.550041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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