Abstract:We demonstrate that the superconducting film resonator can be used to accurately and quantitatively measure the microwave dielectric loss tangent of a variety of materials. Compared to traditional dielectric resonator loaded metal cavity method, it has advantage of small sample size (*2-3 orders of magnitude smaller than the old method), and much higher sensitivity to measure small loss tangent values as small as 10 -5 at around 7 GHz band at cryogenic temperatures. This method can be utilized widely in study … Show more
“…2, for the two linear polarized incident waves (TEMV, TEMH) and lossless silicon substrate, are plotted in Fig. 6 [22], therefore it has been considered negligible for the design. Moreover, the obtained impedance matching, for both incident waves, is not affected by the strip with capacitive performance.…”
Lumped-Element Superconducting resonators are a promising technology for its use in millimeter-wave observations and quantum computing applications that require large arrays of extremely sensitive detectors. Among them, Lumped-Element Kinetic Inductor Detectors (LEKIDs) have shown good performance in the submillimeter band in several Earth-based telescopes. In this work, LEKIDs for their use as millimeter-wave receivers of astronomical applications are presented. LEKIDs arrays using a thin bilayer of superconducting titanium/aluminum (Ti/Al), deposited on silicon substrate, have been designed and fabricated. The design of a dual-polarization LEKID with the goal of detection at W-Band for two orthogonal polarizations is described and a fabricated array has demonstrated absorption at ambient temperature. Also, an approximate design methodology of the coupling parameter for LEKIDs readout, essential for dynamic range optimization of the detector under millimeter wave radiation, is proposed. In addition, resonance characteristics and coupling factor of the fabricated superconducting resonators using high-quality internal factor Qi under cryogenic temperatures have been analyzed. The design guidelines in this work are applicable to other LEKIDs arrays, and the presented superconducting Ti/Al thin film LEKIDs can be used in future receiver arrays in millimeter bands.
“…2, for the two linear polarized incident waves (TEMV, TEMH) and lossless silicon substrate, are plotted in Fig. 6 [22], therefore it has been considered negligible for the design. Moreover, the obtained impedance matching, for both incident waves, is not affected by the strip with capacitive performance.…”
Lumped-Element Superconducting resonators are a promising technology for its use in millimeter-wave observations and quantum computing applications that require large arrays of extremely sensitive detectors. Among them, Lumped-Element Kinetic Inductor Detectors (LEKIDs) have shown good performance in the submillimeter band in several Earth-based telescopes. In this work, LEKIDs for their use as millimeter-wave receivers of astronomical applications are presented. LEKIDs arrays using a thin bilayer of superconducting titanium/aluminum (Ti/Al), deposited on silicon substrate, have been designed and fabricated. The design of a dual-polarization LEKID with the goal of detection at W-Band for two orthogonal polarizations is described and a fabricated array has demonstrated absorption at ambient temperature. Also, an approximate design methodology of the coupling parameter for LEKIDs readout, essential for dynamic range optimization of the detector under millimeter wave radiation, is proposed. In addition, resonance characteristics and coupling factor of the fabricated superconducting resonators using high-quality internal factor Qi under cryogenic temperatures have been analyzed. The design guidelines in this work are applicable to other LEKIDs arrays, and the presented superconducting Ti/Al thin film LEKIDs can be used in future receiver arrays in millimeter bands.
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