Planar orthomode transducers for feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeters

J. McMahon; J. W. Appel; J. E. Austermann; J. A. Beall; D. Becker; B. A. Benson; L. E. Bleem; J. Britton; C. L. Chang; J. E. Carlstrom; H. M. Cho; A. T. Crites; T. Essinger-Hileman; W. Everett; N. W. Halverson; J. W. Henning; G. C. Hilton; K. D. Irwin; J. Mehl; S. S. Meyer; S. Mossley; M. D. Niemack; L. P. Parker; S. M. Simon; S. T. Staggs; C. Visnjic; E. Wollack; K. U-Yen; K. W. Yoon; Y. Zhao

doi:10.1063/1.3292386

Planar orthomode transducers for feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeters

J. McMahon
, J. W. Appel
, J. E. Austermann
, J. A. Beall
, D. Becker
, B. A. Benson
, L. E. Bleem
, J. Britton
, C. L. Chang
, J. E. Carlstrom
, H. M. Cho
, A. T. Crites
, T. Essinger-Hileman
, W. Everett
, N. W. Halverson
, J. W. Henning
, G. C. Hilton
, K. D. Irwin
, J. Mehl
, S. S. Meyer

S. Mossley, M. D. Niemack, L. P. Parker, S. M. Simon, S. T. Staggs, C. Visnjic, E. Wollack, K. U-Yen, K. W. Yoon, Y. Zhao

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Abstract

We present simulations and discuss measurements of a planar orthomode transducer (OMT) being developed for use with bolometric detectors in observations of the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). This OMT couples radiation from a circular waveguide onto microstrip where it is filtered and then detected. A corrugated feed horn defines the optical beam. Simulations suggest this OMT achieves a coupling efficiency of greater than 96% with crosspolarization below 1% over 30% bandwidth.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Low Temperature Detectors LTD-13 - Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop
Pages	490-493
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292386
State	Published - 2009
Event	13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, LTD-13 - Stanford, CA, United States Duration: Jul 20 2009 → Jul 24 2009

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1185
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, LTD-13
Country/Territory	United States
City	Stanford, CA
Period	7/20/09 → 7/24/09

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General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

Cosmic microwave background
Polarimetry
TES bolometers

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McMahon, J., Appel, J. W., Austermann, J. E., Beall, J. A., Becker, D., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Britton, J., Chang, C. L., Carlstrom, J. E., Cho, H. M., Crites, A. T., Essinger-Hileman, T., Everett, W., Halverson, N. W., Henning, J. W., Hilton, G. C., Irwin, K. D., Mehl, J., ... Zhao, Y. (2009). Planar orthomode transducers for feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeters. In Low Temperature Detectors LTD-13 - Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop (pp. 490-493). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1185). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292386

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Planar orthomode transducers for feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeters

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