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Terahertz heterodyne receiver components for future European space missions
Start date:2010-04-01
End date:2013-03-31
Project Acronym:TERACOMP
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Jan |
GOETEBORG SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE VÄSTSVERIGE Göteborgs och Bohus län |
| Tel:+46317721836 | |
| Fax:+46-311-64513 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.chalmers.se | Organization Type:Education |
Description
Objective:
Sub-millimeter wave or terahertz heterodyne receivers are key instruments for many space applications. For example, they are required for monitoring of the earth s atmosphere or detection of molecules that might be tracers of life on other planets or moons. However, key components of these systems are currently supplied from outside Europe and performance as well as mass and power requirements often prohibit the implementation. The TeraComp project aims at developing European industrial level capability to design and manufacture terahertz front-end electronics based on high frequency Schottky diodes, Hetero-structure Barrier Varactor (HBV) diodes and mHEMT MMICs for space and other applications. The prototype components will be integrated into a compact 557 GHz heterodyne receiver and evaluated for space instrument applications. The front-end demonstrator consists of a low noise 557 GHz sub-harmonic Schottky diode mixer, a 275 GHz Hetero-structure Barrier Varactor frequency tripler and a 92 GHz mHEMT power amplifiers and a 15 to 92 GHz 6x multiplier as part of the local oscillator chain. This development will significantly contribute to mass and power reduction and it will improve the performance of terahertz heterodyne receivers. In addition, the dependence on critical technologies and capabilities from outside Europe for future space applications will be reduced.
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Project Details
Start date:2010-04-01
End date:2013-03-31
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:242424
Project cost:1999370 EURO
Project Funding:1511371 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Space technologies
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://www.chalmers.se/hosted/teracomp-en/
Subject index:Other Technology, Space & satellite research
Results for this Project
| Periodic Report Summary - TERACOMP (Terahertz heterodyne receiver components for future European space missions) | 08/01/2013 |
Other participants
| Organization name:FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Andrea |
Hansastrasse 80686 MUENCHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-8912052723 | |
| Fax:+49-891205772723 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.fraunhofer.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:OMNISYS INSTRUMENTS AB | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Martin |
GRUVGATAN VASTRA FROLUNDA SVERIGE Region: |
| Tel:+46-317343416 | |
| Fax:+46-317343429 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.omnisys.se | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Mareike |
Senckenberganlage 31 FRANKFURT AM MAIN DEUTSCHLAND Region:HESSEN DARMSTADT Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-697-9825194 | |
| Fax:+49-697-9825007 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.uni-frankfurt.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Doris |
Linder Hoehe KOELN DEUTSCHLAND Region: |
| Tel:+49-3067055-119 | |
| Fax:+49-3067055-126 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.dlr.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Tom Kenicke |
Anker Engelundsvej 1, Building 101A KONGENS LYNGBY DANMARK Region: |
| Tel:+45-45253770 | |
| Fax:+45-45931634 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.dtu.dk | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:WASA MILLIMETER WAVE AB | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Tomas |
Tylö Fyrs Väg TORSLANDA SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE Vastsverige Västra Götalands län |
| Tel:+46-732-087999 | |
| Fax:+46-31164513 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.wmmw.se | Organization Type: |
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