UCMMT-2015: 8TH UK/EUROPE-CHINA WORKSHOP ON MILLIMETRE WAVES AND TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGIES
PROGRAM

Days: Monday, September 14th Tuesday, September 15th

Monday, September 14th

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09:15-09:30 Session 1: Opening and Welcome
Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
09:30-10:30 Session 2: Plenary Session

Plenary Session 1

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
09:30
Ultrafast field emission and other nonlinear effects induced by intense THz waves ( abstract )
10:00
Full Use of Dispersion Properties of Metallic Periodic Structure for Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Vacuum Devices ( abstract )
10:30-11:00Coffee Break - Poster viewing
11:00-12:35 Session 3: Detectors

Detectors

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
11:00
SPACEKIDS: Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays for Space Applications ( abstract )
11:20
Recent Results from the SPACEKIDS Programme ( abstract )
11:35
Hot electron bolometer mixer and quantum cascade laser technologies for THz balloon and space observatories ( abstract )
11:50
Un-cooled rectifying and resistive type sub-THz direct detection detectors. Upper limit performance ( abstract )
12:05
Optical Characterisation of a Strained-Silicon Cold-Electron Bolometer at 160 GHz ( abstract )
12:20
Modeling of THz Focal Plane Array on Electrically Thick Subtrate ( abstract )
12:35-13:30Lunch Break
13:30-14:00 Session 4: Attended poster session

Attended poster session

Chair:
Location: Oriel Suite
14:00-15:35 Session 5: Imaging and sources

Sources and Imaging

Chairs:
Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
14:00
High sensitivity broadband 360GHz front-end receiver for TeraSCREEN ( abstract )
14:20
Passive THz Imaging Technology ( abstract )
14:35
MILLIMETRE WAVE RADIOMETERS FOR APPLICATIONS IN IMAGING AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ( abstract )
14:50
Wideband Terahertz Beam/Focus Scanning Reflectarrays/Mirrors ( abstract )
15:05
240 GHz frequency multiplied source for meterological Doppler radar applications ( abstract )
15:20
Optimisation of Resonant Tunnelling Diodes for Terahertz Emitters ( abstract )
15:35-16:05Coffee Break - Attended poster session
16:05-17:25 Session 6: Vacuum Electronics 1

Vacuum electronics 1

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
16:05
Novel Folded Waveguide SWS for THz BWOs ( abstract )
16:25
Simulation of 0.346 THz Double Corrugated Waveguide BWO ( abstract )
16:40
Developments of a W-band Gyro-TWA for high PRF operation ( abstract )
16:55
Investigation on the Strong-coupling Multiple-gap Cavities for the W-band Sheet Beam Extended Interaction Klystron ( abstract )
17:10
W-band Brewster window for a wideband gyro-TWA ( abstract )
Tuesday, September 15th

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09:00-10:00 Session 7: Plenary Session

Plenary session 2

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
09:00
Application of Terahertz Communication Technology in Space ( abstract )
09:30
Manufacturing and Testing Antennas And Quasi-optics For Space Terahertz Instrumentation ( abstract )
10:10-11:15 Session 8A: Vacuum Electronics 2

Vacuum electronics 2

Chair:
Location: Oriel Suite
10:10
Photonic Bandgap Coupler for 346 GHz Sheet-Beam BWO ( abstract )
10:30
Applications of Pseudospark Produced Electron Beams in Millimetre Wave Radiation Sources ( abstract )
10:45
Design of a 50Watts level W-band FWG TWT for Communication ( abstract )
11:00
A Corrugated Horn with Broadband Window for W-Band Gyro-devices ( abstract )
10:10-11:15 Session 8B: Antennas & Optics

Antennas & optics

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
10:10
Large reflector antenna for Millimetre/Submillimetre-Wave Sounder for Geostationary Meterological Satellite ( abstract )
10:30
Design of graphene based reflectarray antenna ( abstract )
10:45
Modal Optical Modelling of a Test System for Ultra-Low-Noise Transition Edge Sensors for Space Science ( abstract )
11:00
Power combining by quasi optical beams technique at terahertz band ( abstract )
11:15-11:45Coffee Break - Poster Session
11:45-13:05 Session 9A: Devices & Components

Devices & components

Location: Oriel Suite
11:45
Experimental Investigation of a 220 GHz Superconducting Switch with Multiple Nano-Bridges ( abstract )
12:05
A 40 to 160 GHz High Power Multiplier Chain using Planar Schottky Diodes ( abstract )
12:20
Intra-operative terahertz probe for detection of breast cancer ( abstract )
12:35
Substrate Removal and Capillary Bonding of a Quantum Beat Sample ( abstract )
12:50
Terahertz emission from a tightly focused ultrashort laser pulse in an electro-optic crystal ( abstract )
11:45-13:05 Session 9B: Space Applications

Space applications

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
11:45
Research and Prospect of Geostationary Orbit Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Meterological Wave Sounding Technology ( abstract )
12:05
Development of a quasi-optical breadboard for MWS. ( abstract )
12:20
The LOw Cost Upper atmosphere Sounder: the "Elegant Breadboard" programme. ( abstract )
12:35
ICEMuSIC - A new instrument concept for climatology and meteorology ( abstract )
12:50
The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope for Polarimetry - BLASTPol ( abstract )
13:05-14:15Lunch Break
14:15-15:35 Session 10A: Instruments and Measurement

Instruments and measurement

Location: Oriel Suite
14:15
Progress in Spectral-Spatial interferometry at multi-THz frequencies - Potential applications ( abstract )
14:35
Compact 300-670 GHz Frequency Extenders for Portable Autmotive Radar Applications ( abstract )
14:50
A Multi-Gbit/s Wireless Communication System Operating at 220GHz ( abstract )
15:05
THz spectroscopy of nucleobases and nucleosides ( abstract )
15:20
An Investigation of Permittivity Measurement of Material with New Open Cavity at MMW Band ( abstract )
14:15-15:35 Session 10B: Metamaterials & Periodic Structures

Metamaterials & periodic structures

Location: Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre
14:15
Metal mesh based metamaterials for millimetre wave and THz astronomy applications ( abstract )
14:35
Enhancing the Selectivity of Frequency Selective Surfaces for Terahertz Sensing Applications ( abstract )
14:50
Performance of Transmission Line on Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) from 220 GHz to 330 GHz ( abstract )
15:05
Recent developments in metal mesh artificial dielectric quasi-optical components. ( abstract )
15:20
Design of the output system for a gyro-multiplier ( abstract )
15:35-16:00Coffee Break - Poster session