Following is a list of recent publications MDL scientists and technologists have been involved in during 2011:

  1. C.R. Webster and P. R. Mahaffy, “Determining the Local Abundance of Martian Methane and Its 13C/12C and D/H Isotopic Ratios for Comparison with Related Gas and Soil Analysis on the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission,” Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 59, 271 (2011).
  2. D. Z.-Y. Ting, A. Soibel, L. Hoglund, J. Nguyen, C. J. Hill, A. Khoshakhlagh, and S. D. Gunapala, “Type-II Superlattice Infrared Detectors,” in Semiconductors and Semimetals, Vol. 84, (Academic Press, 2011), pp.1–57.
  3. S. D. Gunapala, S. V. Bandara, S. B. Rafol, and D. Z. Ting, “Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors,” in Semiconductors and Semimetals, Vol. 84, (Academic Press, 2011), pp. 59–151.
  4. S. D. Gunapala, D. Z. Ting, C. J. Hill, J. Nguyen, A. Soibel, S. B. Rafol, S. A. Keo, J. M. Mumolo, M. C. Lee, J. K. Liu, B. Yang, and A. Liao, “Large-Area III–V Infrared Focal Planes,” Infrared Phys. Technol., Vol. 54, 155 (2011).
  5. A. Soibel, J. Nguyen, L. Hoglund, C. J. Hill, D. Z. Ting, S. A. Keo, J. M. Mumolo, M. C. Lee, and S. D. Gunapala, “InAs/GaSb Superlattice Based Long-Wavelength Complementary Barrier Infrared Detectors: Growth, Processing and Characterization,” Infrared Phys. Technol., Vol. 54, 247 (2011).
  6. D. Z. –Y. Ting, A. Soibel, C. J. Hill, J. Nguyen, S. A. Keo, S. B. Rafol, B. Yang, M. C. Lee, J. M. Mumolo, J. K. Liu, L. Hoglund, and S. D. Gunapala, “Antimonide Superlattice Complementary Barrier Infrared Detector (CBIRD),” Infrared Phys. Technol., Vol. 54, 267 (2011).
  7. J. R. Weber, D. J. Cuccia, W. R. Johnson, G. H. Bearman, A. J. Durkin, M. Hsu, A. Lin, D. K. Binder, D. Wilson, and B. J. Tromberg, “Multispectral Imaging of Tissue Absorption and Scattering Using Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging and a Computed-Tomography Imaging Spectrometer,” J. Biomed. Opt., Vol. 16, 011015 (2011).
  8. R. O. Green, C. Pieters, P. Mouroulis, M. Eastwood, J. Boardman, T. Glavich, P. Isaacson, M. Annadurai, S. Besse, D. Barr, B. Buratti, D. Cate, A. Chatterjee, R. Clark, L. Cheek, J. Combe, D. Dhingra, V. Essandoh, S. Geier, J. N. Goswami, R. Green, V. Haemmerle, J. Head, L. Hovland, S. Hyman, R. Klima, T. Koch, G. Kramer, A. S. K. Kumar, K. Lee, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T. McCord, S. McLaughlin, J. Mustard, J. Nettles, N. Petro, K. Plourde, C. Racho, J. Rodriquez, C. Runyon, G. Sellar, C. Smith, H. Sobel, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L. Taylor, K. Thaisen, S. Tompkins, H. Tseng, G. Vane, P. Varanasi, M. White and D. Wilson, “The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Imaging Spectrometer for Lunar Science: Instrument Description, Calibration, On-Orbit Measurements, Science Data Calibration and On-Orbit Validation,” J. Geophys. Res.–Planets, Vol. 116, 31 (2011).
  9. P. A. Willis and A. Stockton, “Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis for In Situ Planetary Exploration,” in Fundamental Concepts, Practical Applications, and Limitations of Capillary Electrophoresis and Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis, (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in press).
  10. M. F. Mora, F. Greer, A. Stockton, S. Bryant, and P. A. Willis, “Towards Total Automation for Extraterrestrial In Situ Analysis,” Anal. Chem. Vol. 83, 8636 (2011).
  11. M. L. Cable, S. M. Hörst, R. Hodyss, P. M. Beauchamp, M. A. Smith, and P. A. Willis, “Titan Tholins: Simulating Titan Organic Chemistry in the Cassini–Huygens Era,” Chem. Rev., doi10.1021/cr200221x (2011).
  12. K. B. Cooper, R. J. Dengler, N. Llombart, B. Thomas, G. Chattopadhyay, and P. H. Siegel, “THz Imaging Radar for Standoff Personnel Screening,” IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol., Vol. 1, 169 (2011).
  13. J. C. Pearson, B. J. Drouin, A. Maestrini, I. Mehdi, J. Ward, R. H. Lin, S. Yu, J. J. Gill, B. Thomas, C. Lee, G. Chattopadhyay, E. Schlecht, F. W. Maiwald, P. F. Goldsmith, and P. H. Siegel, “Demonstration of a Room-Temperature 2.48–2.75 THz Coherent Spectroscopy Source,” Rev. Sci. Instrum., Vol. 82, 093105-1 (2011).
  14. P. H. Siegel, “THz Pioneers: David H. Auston,” IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol., Vol. 1, 5 (2011).
  15. P. H. Siegel, “THz Pioneers: Paul L. Richards,” IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol., Vol. 1, 341 (2011).
  16. G. Chattopadhyay, “Technology, Capabilities, and Performance of Low-Power Terahertz Sources,” IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol., Vol. 1, 33 (2011).
  17. N. Llombert, G. Chattopadhyay, and I. Mehdi, “Integrated Silicon Lens Antennas for Terahertz Heterodyne Arrays,” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., Vol. 59, 2160 (2011).
  18. B. S. Karasik and R. Cantor, “Demonstration of High Optical Sensitivity in Far-Infrared Hot-Electron Bolometer,” App. Phys. Lett. Vol. 98 (19), 193503 (2011).
  19. B. S. Karasik, A. V. Sergeev, and D. E. Prober, “Nanobolometers for THz Photon Detection,” IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol., Vol. 1, 97 (2011).
  20. L. Samoska, “An Overview of Solid-State Integrated Circuit Amplifiers in the Submillimeter-Wave and THz Regime,” IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol., Vol. 1, 9 (2011).
  21. J. Bueno, N. Llombart, P. K. Day, and P. M. Echternach, “Optical Characterization of the Quantum Capacitance Detector at 200 µm,” Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 99, 173503 (2011).
  22. A. D. Beyer, M. E. Kenyon, P. M. Echternach, J. Bueno, P. K. Day, J. J. Bock, C. M. Bradford, P. Khosropanah, M. Ridder, M. Bruijn, H. Hoevers, and J. R. Gao, “Characterization of an Ultra-Sensitive Transition-Edge Sensor for Space-Borne Far-IR/Sub-mm Spectroscopy,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., Vol. 21 (3), 199 (2011).
  23. J. A. Bonetti, A. D. Turner, M. E. Kenyon, H. G. LeDuc, J. A. Brevik, A. Orlando, A. Trangsrud, R. Sudiwala, H. T. Nguyen, P. K. Day, J. J. Bock, S. R. Golwala, J. M. Kovac, W. C. Jones, and C. L. Kuo, “Transition-Edge Sensor Focal Plane Arrays for the BICEP2, Keck, and Spider CMB Polarimeters,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., Vol. 21 (3), 219 (2011).
  24. B. A. Mazin, B. Bumble, K. O’Brien, S. McHugh, S. Meeker, and E. Langman, “A Superconducting Focal Plane Array for Ultraviolet, Optical, and Near-Infrared Astrophysics,” Opt. Express, Vol. 20, 1503 (2012).
  25. N. Tripathi, L. D. Bell, S. Nikzad, M. Tungare, P. H. Suvarna, and F. Shahedipour Sandvik, “Novel Cs-free GaN photocathodes,” J. Electron. Mater., Vol. 40, 382 (2011).
  26. N. Tripathi, F. Shahedipour-Sandvik, and L. D. Bell, “AlGaN Based III-Nitride Tunnel Barrier Hyperspectral Detector: Effect of Internal Polarization,” J. App.Phys., Vol. 109, 124508 (2011).
  27. S. Nikzad, M. E. Hoenk, F. Greer, B. Jacquot, S. Monacos, T. J. Jones, J. Blacksberg, E. Hamden, D. Schiminovich, C. Martin, and P. Morrissey, “Delta-Doped Electron-Multiplied CCD with Absolute Quantum Efficiency Over 50% in the Near to Far Ultraviolet Range for Single Photon Counting Applications,” App. Opt., Vol. 51, 124508 (2012).
  28. E. Hamden, F. Greer, M. E. Hoenk, J. Blacksberg, M. R. Dickie, S. Nikzad, D. C. Martin, and D. Schiminovich, “Ultraviolet Antireflection Coatings for Use in Silicon Detector Design,” App. Opt., Vol. 50, 4180 (2011).
  29. B. C. Jacquot, S. P. Monacos, T. J. Jones, J. Blacksberg, M. E. Hoenk, and S. Nikzad, “Development of a System and Methodologies for Measuring Absolute Quantum Efficiency of Delta-Doped CCDs from the Vacuum Ultraviolet through the Near Infrared,” Rev. Sci. Instrum., Vol. 82, 043102 (2011).
  30. R. Goldstein, S. Nikzad, M. Davis, R. Frahm, and D. Slater, “Results of Measurements of the Response of a Delta-Doped CCD to Vacuum Ultra-Violet and Neutrals and Charged Particle Beams,” Adv. Space Res., Vol. 47 (11), 1931 (2011).
  31. S. Y. Bae, R. Korniski, A. Ream, H. Shahinian, and H. Manohara, “A New Technique of 3D Imaging through a 3-mm Single Lens Camera,” Opt. Eng., Vol. 51(2), Accepted (2011).
  32. Siamak Forouhar, Ryan M. Briggs, Clifford Frez, Kale J. Franz, and Alexander Ksendzov, “High-Power Laterally Coupled Distributed-Feedback GaSb-based Diode Lasers at 2 µm Wavelength,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol.100, 031107 (2012).
  33. J. Blacksberg, Y. Maruyama, E. Charbon, G.R. Rossman “Fast Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Arrays For Laser Raman Spectroscopy”, Optics Letters, 36 (18), pp. 3672–3674, September 15, 2011.
  34. J. Blacksberg and G.R. Rossman, “On-Surface Planetary Mineralogy Using Time Resolved Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy”, Abstract #1166, 42nd LPSC, March 2011.

New Technology Reports (NTRs)

  1. E. T. Schlecht, M. A. Allen, J. J. Gill, C. Lee, R. H. Lin, S. Sin, I. Mehdi, P. H. Siegel, and A. Maestrini, “Submillimeter Planetary Atmospheric Chemistry Exploration Sounder (SPACES),” NTR #48207.
  2. G. Chattopadhyay, I. Mehdi, C. Lee, J. J. Gill, C. Jung-Kubiak, and N. Llombart, “Microfabrication of Silicon Microlens Array for Terahertz Applications,” NTR #48107.
  3. E. T. Schlecht, G. Chattopadhyay, R. H. Lin, S. Sin, W. Deal, K. Loi, P. Nam, B. Rodriguez, B. Bayuk, and K. Long, “670 GHz Down- and Up-Converting pHEMT Based Mixers,” NTR #48204.
  4. I. Mehdi, G. Chattopadhyay, R. H. Lin, A. Peralta, J. J. Gill, K. B. Cooper, R. Toda, C. Lee, C. Jung-Kubiak, and B. Thomas, “Silicon Pins: An Easy Way to Realize a Wafer-to-Wafer Alignment,” NTR #48709.
  5. G. Chattopadhyay, I. Mehdi, E. T. Schlecht, R. H. Lin, S. Sin, A. Peralta, C. Lee, J. J. Gill, C. Pearson, P. F. Goldsmith, P. H. Siegel, B. Drouin, P. J. Bruneau, B. Thomas, A. Maestrini, and J. Ward, “All Solid-State 2.45 to 2.78 THz Source,” NTR #47903.
  6. B. S. Karasik, J. J. Gill, I. Mehdi, T. J. Crawford, A. V. Sergeev, and V. Mitin, “Terahertz Radiation Hetrodyne Detector Using Two-Dimensional Electron,” NTR #47796.
  7. I. Mehdi , G. Chattopadhyay, E. T. Schlecht, C. Lee, J. V. Siles, A. Maestrini, B. Thomas, and C. Jung-Kubiak, “On-Chip Power-Combining for High-Power Schottky Diode Based Frequency Multipliers,” NTR #48155.
  8. G. Chattopadhyay, E. T. Schlecht, C. Lee, R. H. Lin, J. J. Gill, I. Mehdi, S. Sin, K. K. Loi, P. Nam, B. Rodriguez, and W. Dean, “670 GHz Schottky Diode Based Subharmonic Mixer with CPW Circuits and 70 GHz IF,” NTR #48021.
  9. A. W. Kleinsasser, P. K. Day, J. A. Bonetti, and W. A. Holmes, “Microresonator Readout for High-Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Bolometer Arrays,” NTR #48396.
  10. M. E. Kenyon and M. C. Foote, “Development of Thermopile Detectors for Multi-Spectral, Remote-Sensing Radiometry from Space,” NTR #48474.
  11. M. E. Hoenk, B. Bumble, A. G. Carver, and J. Zmuidzinas, “Delta-Doped Lumped Element MKID Arrays,” NTR #48470.
  12. M. Shearn, S. Y. Bae, and R. Korniski, “Programmable Spectral Source and Design Tool for 3D Imaging using Complementary Bandpass Filters,” NTR #4326, 11 Aug. 2011.
  13. R. Korniski, S. Y. Bae, and P. Mouroulis, “High Performance, Wide Field of View, Fast Relative Aperture (f/n) Endoscope Objective Lenses for Space-Constrained Applications,” NTR #48246, 14 July 2011.
  14. M. Shearn, S. Y. Bae, and R. Korniski, “Programmable Spectral Illumination Source,” NTR #48223, 10 July 2011.
  15. M. Shearn, J. Mondry, and H. Manohara, “Multi-Angle Rear Viewing Endoscopic tooL (MARVEL), Actuation Design,” NTR #48327, 2011, pp. 1–5.
  16. M. Shearn, S. Y. Bae, R. Korniski, E. Fritz, and A. Ream, “Programmable Spectral Source and Design Tool for 3D Imaging using Complementary Bandpass Filters,” NTR #48326, 2011, pp. 1–3.