Publications
2012Billade, Bhushan; Nyström, Olle; Meledin, Denis; Sundin, Erik; Lapkin, Igor; Fredrixon, Mathias; Desmaris, Vincent; Rashid, Hawal; Strandberg, Magnus; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Performance of the First ALMA Band 5 Production Cartridge. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TERAHERTZ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2 (2) pp. 208-214.
2011Belitsky, Victor; Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey: Towards Multi-Pixel Heterodyne Terahertz Receivers. Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Tucson, AZ, USA, April 26-28, 2011 , pp. 1-3.
Billade, Bhushan; Nyström, Olle; Meledin, Denis; Sundin, Erik; Lapkin, Igor; Fredrixon, Mathias; Desmaris, Vincent; Rashid, Hawal; Strandberg, Magnus; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Wang, Hui; Xu, Hui; Obrocka, Monika; Ellison, Brian; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Performance of the first ALMA Band 5 production cartridge. Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, April 26-28th, 2011 - Tucson, Arizona, USA, pp. P-2.
Desmaris, Vincent; Meledin, Denis; Dochev, Dimitar; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Terahertz components packaging using integrated waveguide technology. 2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop on Millimeter Wave Integration Technologies, IMWS 2011, Sitges 15 September 2011 through 16 September 2011, pp. 81-84 . ISBN/ISSN: 978-161284965-2
Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Waveguide Packaging Technology for THz Components and Systems. Proceedings of 6th ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications, May 23-25, 2011, Espoo, Finland,
Dochev, Dimitar; Desmaris, Vincent; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: A Technology Demonstrator for 1.6–2.0 THz Waveguide HEB Receiver with a Novel Mixer Layout. Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 32 (4) pp. 451-465.
Dochev, Dimitar; Desmaris, Vincent; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Lai, Zonghe; Henry, Anne; Janzen, Erik; Pippel, E.; Woltersdorf, J; Belitsky, Victor: Growth and characterization of epitaxial ultra-thin NbN films on 3C-SiC/Si substrate for terahertz applications. Superconductor Science and Technology, 24 (3) pp. 035016 (6pp).
Henry, Manju; Wang, Hui; Ellison, Brian; Alderman, Byron; Huggard, Peter; Billade, Bhushan; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Local Oscillator System Development for the ALMA Band 5 Receiver. 4 th Europe/UK-China Workshop on MillimetreWaves and Terahertz Technologies,
Pavolotsky, Alexey; Dochev, Dimitar; Belitsky, Victor: Aging- and annealing-induced variations in Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb tunnel junction properties. Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (2) pp. 024502.
Pavolotsky, Alexey; Dochev, Dimitar; Belitsky, Victor: Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb Junction Properties' Variations Due to Storage and Mounting. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY,
Wang, Hui; Ellison, Brian; Henry, Manju; Billade, Bhushan; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Excess Noise Generation from Solid State Tunable Local Oscillators. 4 th Europe/UK-China Workshop on MillimetreWaves and Terahertz Technologies,
2010Belitsky, Victor; Billade, Bhushan; Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Fredrixon, Mathias; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Johnsen, Gert; Lapkin, Igor; Meledin, Denis; Nyström, Olle; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Rashid, Hawal; Sundin, Erik; Strandberg, Magnus: Advanced Technologies for Radio Astronomy Instrumentation. Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma,
Belitsky, Victor; Billade, Bhushan; Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Fredrixon, Mathias; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Johnsen, Gert; Lapkin, Igor; Meledin, Denis; Nyström, Olle; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Rashid, Hawal; Sundin, Erik; Strandberg, Magnus: Design and performance of ALMA band 5 receiver cartridge. 35th International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 , pp. 1-2. ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-4244-6655-9
Billade, Bhushan; Lapkin, Igor; Nyström, Olle; Sundin, Erik; Fredrixon, Mathias; Strandberg, Magnus; Meledin, Denis; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Rashid, Hawal; Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Johnsen, Gert; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Design and Performance of ALMA Band 5 Receiver Components. Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma,
Dochev, Dimitar; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Lai, Zonghe; Belitsky, Victor: The influence of aging and annealing on the properties of Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb tunnel junctions . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 234 (4) pp. 042006.
Nyström, Olle; Rashid, Hawal; Billade, Bhushan; Sundin, Erik; Fredrixon, Mathias; Johnsen, Gert; Lapkin, Igor; Meledin, Denis; Strandberg, Magnus; Finger, Ricardo; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Desmaris, Vincent; Belitsky, Victor: Integrated Setup for THz Receiver Characterization. in Proceedings of The 21st International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Oxford, 23-25 March 2010, pp. P6-4.
2009Belitsky, Victor; Lapkin, Igor; Billade, Bhushan; Sundin, Erik; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Desmaris, Vincent; Strandberg, Magnus; Finger, Ricardo; Nyström, Olle; Fredrixon, Mathias; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Rashid, Hawal; Henke, Doug: Prototype ALMA Band 5 Cartridge:Design and Performance. Proceedings of the 20TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY, Charlottesville, VA, USA, April 20-22, 2009, s. 2-5,
Belitsky, Victor; Billade, Bhushan; Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Fredrixon, Mathias; Johnsen, Gert; Lapkin, Igor; Meledin, Denis; Nyström, Olle; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Rashid, Hawal; Strandberg, Magnus; Sundin, Erik; Monje, Raquel; Risacher, Christophe; Henke, Doug; Vassilev, Vessen: Terahertz Instrumentation For Radio Astronomy. International Symposium on Terahertz Science and Technology between Japan and Sweden, pp. 28-29.
Billade, Bhushan; Belitsky, Victor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Lapkin, Igor; Kooi, Jacob: ALMA Band 5 (163-211 GHz) Sideband Separation Mixer. 20th international Symposium on Space and Terahertz technology, Charlottesville, VA, USA, April 20-22, 2009, pp. 19-23.
Desmaris, Vincent; Rashid, Hawal; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Design, simulations and optimization of micromachined Golay-cell based THz sensors operating at room temperature. Procedia Chemistry - Proceedings of the Eurosensors XXIII conference, 1 (1) pp. 1175-1178.
Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Desmaris, Vincent; Lapkin, Igor; Risacher, Christophe; Perez Robles, Victor; Henke, Doug; Nyström, Olle; Sundin, Erik; Dochev, Dimitar; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Fredrixon, Mathias; Strandberg, Magnus; Voronov, Boris; Goltsman, Gregory; Belitsky, Victor: A 1.3-THz Balanced Waveguide HEB Mixer for the APEX Telescope. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 57 (1) pp. 89-98.
Strandberg, Magnus; Lapkin, Igor; Belitsky, Victor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Ferm, Sven-Erik: Analysis, Simulation and Design of Cryogenic Systems for ALMA Band 5 Prototype Cartridge. Proceedings of the 20TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY, Charlottesville, VA, USA, April 20-22, 2009, pp. 307-310.
2008Afanas´ev, V.P.; Lubenchenko, A.V.; Pavolotsky, Alexey: Al/Nb Interface Study Based on the Analysis of the Energy Spectra of Reflected Electrons. JOURNAL OF SURFACE INVESTIGATION-X-RAY SYNCHROTRON AND NEUTRON TECHNIQUES, 2 (5) pp. 790-795.
Billade, Bhushan; Belitsky, Victor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Lapkin, Igor; Monje, Raquel; Vassilev, Vessen; Kooi, Jacob: ALMA Band 5 (163-211 GHz) Sideband Separating Mixer Design. in Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Groningen, 28-30 April 2008, ed. W. Wild, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON) , part I pp. 250-252.
Desmaris, Vincent; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Monje, Raquel; Belitsky, Victor: All-metal micromachining for the fabrication of sub-millimetre and THz waveguide components and circuits. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 18 pp. 095004.
Desmaris, Vincent; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Microfabrication Technology for All-Metal Sub-mm and THz Waveguide Receiver Components. In Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Groningen, 28-30 April, 2008, ed. W. Wild, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON) , part I pp. 342-345.
Dochev, Dimitar; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor; Olofsson, Hans: Nb3Al thin film deposition for low-noise terahertz electronics. Journal of Physics : Conference Series, 97 (1) pp. 012072 (6 pp.).
Lubenchenko, A.V.; Afanas´ev, V.P.; Lukashevsky, M.V.; Norell, Mats; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Fedorovich, S.D.: Study of Nb/Al Interface Combining Spectroscopy of Reflected Electrons with Ion Sputtering.
Lubenchenko, A.V.; Afanas´ev, V.P.; Lukashevsky, M.V.; Norell, Mats; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Fedorovich, S.D.: Study of Nb/Al interface combining spectroscopy of reflected electrons with ion sputtering. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 97 pp. 012210.
Meledin, Denis; Desmaris, Vincent; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Fredrixon, Mathias; Henke, Doug; Lapkin, Igor; Nyström, Olle; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Strandberg, Magnus; Sundin, Erik; Belitsky, Victor: APEX Band T2: A 1.25 – 1.39 THz Waveguide Balanced HEB Receiver. In Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Groningen, 28-30 April, 2008, ed. W. Wild, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON) , part I pp. 181-185.
Mena, F; Kooi, Jacob; Baryshev, A.; Lodewijk, C.F.J; Klapwijk, T.M.; Wild, W.; Desmaris, Vincent; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: RF Performance of a 600-720 GHz Sideband-Separating Mixer with All-Copper Micromachined Waveguide Mixer Block. In Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Groningen, 28-30 April, 2008, ed. W. Wild, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON) , Part I pp. 90-92.
Monje, Raquel; Belitsky, Victor; Vassilev, Vessen; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Lapkin, Igor; Desmaris, Vincent; Meledin, Denis; Henke, Doug; Dochev, Dimitar: A 0.5 THz Sideband Separation SIS Mixer for APEX Telescope. In Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Groningen, 28-30 April, 2008, ed. W. Wild, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON),, Part II pp. 439-443.
Vassilev, Vessen; Meledin, Denis; Lapkin, Igor; Belitsky, Victor; Nyström, Olle; Henke, Doug; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Monje, Raquel; Risacher, Christophe; Olberg, Michael; Strandberg, Magnus; Sundin, Erik; Fredrixon, Mathias; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Desmaris, Vincent; Dochev, Dimitar; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Bergman, Per; Olofsson, Hans: A Swedish heterodyne facility instrument for the APEX telescope. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 490 (3) pp. 1157-1163.
Vassilev, Vessen; Henke, Doug; Lapkin, Igor; Nyström, Olle; Monje, Raquel; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: Design and Characterization of a 211-275 GHz Sideband Separating Mixer for the APEX Telescope. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 18 (1) pp. 58 - 60 .
2007Afanas´ev, V.P.; Lubenchenko, A.V.; Lukashevsky, M.V.; Norell, Mats; Pavolotsky, Alexey: Study of A1/Nb interface by spectroscopy of reflected electrons. Journal of Applied Physics, 101 (064912) pp. 1-6.
Belitsky, Victor; Lapkin, Igor; Vassilev, Vessen; Monje, Raquel; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Henke, Doug; Nyström, Olle; Desmaris, Vincent; Risacher, C.; Svensson, Magnus; Olberg, Michael; Sundin, Erik; Fredrixon, Mathias; Dochev, Dimitar; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Olofsson, Hans: Facility Heterodyne Receiver for the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment Telescope. Proceedings of Joint 32nd International Conference on Infrared Millimeter Waves and 15th International conference on Terahertz Electronics, Sept 3-7, 2007, City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK, pp. 326-328. ISBN/ISSN: 1424414303
Dochev, Dimitar; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor; Olofsson, Hans: Nb3Al thin film deposition for low-noise terahertz electronics. 8th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity,
Vassilev, Vessen; Monje, Raquel; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Dochev, Dimitar; Belitsky, Victor: A 211-275 GHz Sideband Separating SIS Mixer for APEX. Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, 10-12 May 2006, Paris, Edited by Dr. Alain Maestrini and Dr. Gérard Beaudin, pp. 145-148.
2006Belitsky, Victor; Lapkin, Igor; Monje, Raquel; Vassilev, Vessen; Risacher, Christophe; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Olberg, Michael; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Booth, Roy: Heterodyne Single-Pixel Facility Instrumentation for APEX Telescope. in "Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy III", eds. J. Zmuidzinas, W.S. Holland, S. Withington, W.D. Duncan, Proceedings of SPIE, 6275 pp. 15.
Meledin, Denis; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Risacher, C.; Belitsky, Victor; Drakinskiy, Vladimir; Cherednichenko, Sergey: Balanced Waveguide HEB Mixer for APEX 1.3 THz Receiver. Proceedings of 16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2-4, 2005, pp. 214-216.
Monje, Raquel; Belitsky, Victor; Vassilev, Vessen; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Lapkin, Igor: A 385-500 GHz SIS Mixer for APEX Telescope. in "Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy III", eds. J. Zmuidzinas, W.S. Holland, S. Withington, W.D. Duncan, Proceedings of SPIE, 6275 pp. 19.
Risacher, C.; Belitsky, Victor; Lapkin, Igor; Monje, Raquel; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Vassilev, Vessen; Sundin, Erik; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Johansson, Karl-Åke; Gunnarsson, Lars-Göran; Svensson, Magnus; Fredrixon, Mathias; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Robles, V.P.; Hagström, Magne; Booth, Roy; et., al: A 279-381 GHz SIS Receiver for the APEX Telescope. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2-4, 2005, pp. 432-437.
Risacher, Christophe; Vassilev, Vessen; Monje, Raquel; Lapkin, Igor; Belitsky, Victor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Bergman, Per; Ferm, Sven-Erik; Sundin, Erik; Svensson, Magnus; Fredrixon, Mathias; Meledin, Denis; Gunnarsson, Lars-Göran; Hagström, Magne; Johansson, Karl-Åke; Olberg, Michael; Booth, Roy; Olofsson, Hans; Nyman, L.-Å.: A 0.8 mm heterodyne facility receiver for the APEX telescope. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 454 pp. L17-L20.
Risacher, Christophe; Monje, Raquel; Vassilev, Vessen; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: A sideband separation SIS mixer for 275-370 GHz for the APEX telescope. Proceedings of the SPIE "Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III", eds. J. Zmuidzinas, W.S. Holland, S. Withington, W.D. Duncan, 6275 pp. 62751T.
Sundin, Erik; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Risacher, C.; Vassilev, Vessen; Belitsky, Victor: Cryogenic LNA Characterization with SIS Junction as Noise Source. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, May 2-4, 2005, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, pp. 188-190.
Vassilev, Vessen; Monje, Raquel; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Lapkin, Igor; Belitsky, Victor: Sideband Separating SIS Mixer with On-Substrate LO-Injection Circuitry. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2-4, 2005, pp. 38-41.
2005Karlén, David; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor; Enoksson, Peter: Three-level Silicon Micromachining For 1.3 THz APEX Receiver Waveguide Components. MicroMechanics Europe Workshop (MME05), (Göteborg, Sweden), ISBN/ISSN: 91 631 7553 3
Monje, Raquel; Vassilev, Vessen; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Belitsky, Victor: High Quality Microstrip Termination for MMIC and Millimeter-Wave Applications. IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, June 12-17, 2005, Long Beach, California, pp. 1827-1830.
Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Risacher, Christophe; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Belitsky, Victor: Micromachining Approach in Fabricating of THz Waveguide Components. Microelectronics Journal, 36 pp. 683-686.
Risacher, Christophe; Belitsky, Victor; Vassilev, Vessen; Lapkin, Igor; Pavolotsky, Alexey: A 275-370 GHz Receiver SIS Mixer With Novel Probe Structure. International J. of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 68 pp. 867-879.
2004Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Risacher, Christophe; Belitsky, Victor: Waveguide Components Development for APEX 1.32 THz Receiver. in "Proceedings of 5th Workshop on MEMS for Millimeterwave Communication MEMSWAVE", 30 June-2 July, Uppsala, Sweden, pp. I1-I4.
Monje, Raquel; Vassilev, Vessen; Belitsky, Victor; Risacher, Christophe; Pavolotsky, Alexey: High Performance of Resistive Thin-film Termination for Microstrip Lines. Conference Digest 29th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Sept. 27 - Oct. 1, 2004, Karlsruhe, Germany, eds. M. Thumm, W. Wiesbeck , pp. 699-700. ISBN/ISSN: ISBN 0-7803-8490-3
Pantaleev, Miroslav; Meledin, Denis; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Risacher, Christophe; Belitsky, Victor: Design of a Balanced Waveguide HEB Mixer for APEX 1.32 THz Receiver. Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, April 27-29, Northampton, Masachusetts, USA, pp. http://www.stt2004.org .
Pavolotsky, Alexey; Meledin, Denis; Risacher, Christophe; Pantaleev, Miroslav; Belitsky, Victor: Micromachining Approach in Fabricating of THz Waveguide Components. Proceedings of European Micro and Nano Systems 2004 (EMN04), 20-21 October, Noisy Le Grand, Paris, France, pp. 57-59.
Risacher, Christophe; Belitsky, Victor; Vassilev, Vessen; Pavolotsky, Alexey: A 275-370 GHz SIS Mixer for the APEX Telescope. in “Proceedings of SPIE in Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy II”, 23-25 June 2004, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, eds. J. Zmuidzinas, W. Holland, S. Withington, SPIE, 5498 pp. 140-148.
Vassilev, Vessen; Belitsky, Victor; Risacher, Christophe; Lapkin, Igor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Sundin, Erik: A Sideband Separating Mixer for 85-115 GHz. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 14 (6) pp. 256-258.
Vassilev, Vessen; Belitsky, Victor; Risacher, Christophe; Lapkin, Igor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Sundin, Erik: Design and Characterization of a Sideband Separating SIS Mixer for 85-115 GHz. Proceedings of "Fifteenth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology", April 27-29, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, pp. http://www.stt2004.org.
Vassilev, Vessen; Belitsky, Victor; Risacher, Christophe; Lapkin, Igor; Pavolotsky, Alexey; Sundin, Erik: Performance of a Sideband Separating SIS Mixer for 85-115 GHz. Proceedings of SPIE in Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy II, 23-25 June, Glasgow, Scotland, 5498 pp. 587-595.