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Submillimeter Sensors Program

On this page:

• Submillimeter Sensors Program Goals and Objectives
• Submillimeter Sensors Program Accomplishments
• Submillimeter Sensors Program Milestones and Roadmaps
• Submillimeter Sensors Program Progress Reports
• Additional Information

Submillimeter Sensors Program Goals and Objectives

The objective of the NASA OSAT Submillimeter Wave Sensors program is to develop components required for submillimeter wave heterodyne receiver systems and accurately characterize their performance. Performance requirements address the needs of NASA submillimeter space missions including the Submillimeter Astrophysics Mission (SAM) and the earth remote sensing EOS Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS MLS). Performance goals include extending technical capability to higher frequencies (1200 GHz in the near-term, 3000 GHz in the far-term), improving sensitivity an order of magnitude, and developing a viable array technology.

Near-term objectives include demonstration of astrophysics receivers near 600, 800 and 1200 GHz and Earth remote-sensing receiver capabilities at 640 GHz. Longer-term objectives include 1200 and 1800 GHz receivers for Earth remote-sensing programs, and receivers to 3000 GHz and receiver arrays for astrophysical applications.

Submillimeter Sensors Program Accomplishments

OSAT Technology Contribution: Measuring and Understanding the Earth's Ozone Layer

Submillimeter Sensors Program Milestones and Roadmaps

Submillimeter Sensors Program Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

Submillimeter Sensors Astrophysics Roadmap.

Submillimeter Sensors Earth Sensing Roadmap.

Submillimeter Sensing Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) Mixer Performance.

Submillimeter Sensors Program Progress Reports

• Quarterly Progress Report, NASA/OSAT Submillimeter Sensor Technology Program, PERIOD: JANUARY - MARCH 1995 from the Center for Space Microelectronics Technology at JPL. JPL is the lead Center for the Submillimeter Technology Program.
• LaRC Submillimeter Local Oscillator Program Status

  Quarterly Report for the first two quarters of fiscal year 1994 (October 1993 to March 1994).

• Submillimeter Sensing Highlights and Accomplishments (October 1993 to March 1994).
• Submillimeter Sensing Industrial Collaborations.
• Submillimeter Sensing Program Publications.

Additional Information

Related NASA Programs

The Center for Space Terahertz Technology at the University of Michigan is one of the eight NASA University Space Engineering Research Centers.

Announcements

• A Postscript version of the program for the Sixth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, March 21 to 23, 1995, at Caltech.
• The Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP) is a six-agency, dual-use technology investment effort.
  • TRP UPDATE: The TRP put its FY 1995 Competition on hold because it became uncertain how much money would actually be available once proposals were selected. In early April, the Congress passed and the President signed the Defense Supplemental Appropriation. This bill reduced the funds available to TRP. One of the areas no longer included is Millimeter Wave (i.e., greater than 30 GHz) Products for Military and Civilian Applications.
• For your information, the Microwave Journal is available on-line. This journal provides technical coverage of the wireless, RF, microwave and lightwave industries.

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