Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Compact, Low Power, Readout Electronics for KID Arrays
Project Description
We propose to demonstrate a low power radiation hard readout system for frequency multiplexing of large format arrays of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs). Large format arrays of superconducting detectors are a leading technology for a number of future NASA missions described in the recent astrophysics roadmap, ?Enduring Quests ? Daring Visions? (Koubeliotou, et al.)
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Anticipated Benefits
There are many NASA applications and programs to benefit from this R&D, which include: 1.A mission to map the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at millimeter-wavelengths (CMB Polarization Surveyor) 2.A Far-Infrared Explorer to study star and planet formation in our galaxy and throughout cosmic time 3.A future large UV-optical-NIR mission (e.g. LUVOIR) with energy resolving single photon detectors for deep uv/optical/NIR low resolution spectroscopy 4.Future X-ray imaging spectrometers
Non-NASA applications are more limited, but certainly extend to our allies national space astrophysics programs (ESA, NASDA, ISRO, etc) in Europe, Japan, India, etc. More »
Non-NASA applications are more limited, but certainly extend to our allies national space astrophysics programs (ESA, NASDA, ISRO, etc) in Europe, Japan, India, etc. More »
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Micro, Inc. | Lead Organization | Industry | San Diego, California |
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | Supporting Organization | FFRDC/UARC | Pasadena, California |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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