Monolithic silicon microlens arrays for far-infrared astrophysics

NF Cothard, T Stevenson, J Mateo, N Costen… - Applied Optics, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Future far-infrared astrophysics observatories will require focal plane arrays containing
thousands of ultrasensitive, superconducting detectors, each of which require efficient …

Monolithic Kilopixel Silicon Microlens Arrays for Future Far-Infrared Observatories

NF Cothard, T Stevenson, J Mateo, N Costen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Future far-infrared astrophysics observatories will require focal plane arrays containing
thousands of ultra-sensitive, superconducting detectors, each of which needs to be optically …

Wavelength Scale Singlet Achromatic Microlenses Based on High Refractive Index Materials

X Wang, C Liu, L Qiao, J Zhou, Y Bai… - Annalen der …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The common methods used for correcting chromatic aberration are typically based on multi‐
lens and multi‐material systems, resulting in lens thicknesses that are several orders of …

Flat silicon gradient index lens with 3-layer anti-reflection structures for millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths

F Defrance, C Jung-Kubiak, J Gill… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present the design, fabrication, and test of a 100 mm diameter flat gradient-index (GRIN)
lens fabricated with high-resistivity silicon and combined with three-layer anti-reflection (AR) …

Improving the radiation performance of resonant-tunneling diode by using planar metallic arrays

MS Li, S Suzuki, C Fumeaux… - … Waves (IRMMW-THz …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Resonant-tunneling diodes (RTDs) are promising candidates for terahertz sources but
typically exhibit an unexpected large tilt angle in the main lobe of their radiation pattern. In …

Mock Observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in Massive Galaxy Clusters and a Six-Layer Integral Antireflective Structure for Silicon Optics

TK Macioce - 2023 - thesis.library.caltech.edu
Part 1: Measuring the kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (kSZ) effect is a promising
observational tool to constrain both cosmic growth and galaxy cluster formation. As …