Spectral characteristics of the double-folded slot antennas with cold-electron bolometers for the 220/240 GHz channels of the LSPE instrument

L. S. Revin; D. A. Pimanov; A. V. Blagodatkin; A. V. Gordeeva; A. L. Pankratov; A. V. Chiginev; I. V. Rakut; V. O. Zbrozhek; Leonid Kuzmin; S. Masi; P. de Bernardis

doi:10.3390/app112210746

Spectral characteristics of the double-folded slot antennas with cold-electron bolometers for the 220/240 GHz channels of the LSPE instrument
Journal article, 2021

We present the results of the experimental and theoretical study of the resonant properties and noise of a single cell of a receiving system based on cold-electron bolometers (CEB) with a double-folded slot antenna and coplanar lines. The system was designed to receive signals at 220/240 GHz frequencies with a 5% bandwidth. In measurements, we used the samples of the double-folded slot antennas with slot lengths of 162 um and coplanar line lengths from 185 to 360 um. Measurements of the resonance properties of CEB located at 0.3 K cryostat plate were carried out using a generator based on a high-temperature YBCO Josephson junction located inside the same cryostat at 4 K plate. This arrangement made it possible to obtain smooth amplitude-frequency characteristics with a clearly defined peak of a 15–21 GHz bandwidth at different frequencies. Based on these results, 2-D array of double-folded slot antennas with CEBs as 220/240 GHz LSPE channel prototype was calculated.The absorption efficiency of the array has reached 81% and 77% for 220 and 240 GHz channels, respectively.

Resonant properties

Coplanar line

YBaCuO

Double-folded slot antenna

Josephson junction

Cold-electron bolometer