An Ultra-Wideband Leaky Lens Antenna for Broadband Spectroscopic Imaging Applications

Abstract

We present the design, fabrication and characterisation of a broadband leaky lens antenna for broadband, spectroscopic imaging applications. The antenna is designed for operation in the 300-900 GHz band. We integrate the antenna directly into an Al-NbTiN hybrid MKID to measure the beam pattern and absolute coupling efficiency at three frequency bands centred around 350, 650 and 850 GHz, covering the full antenna band. We find an aperture efficiency ${\eta }_{ap}\approx 0.4$ over the whole frequency band, limited by lens reflections. We find a good match with simulations for both the patterns and efficiency, demonstrating a 1:3 bandwidth in the sub-mm wavelength range for future on-chip spectrometers.

arXiv commentAccepted for Publication at IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

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