Millimeter-wave receiver design for plasma diagnostics

Frank Leipold, S. K. Hansen, Asger Schou Jacobsen, Thomas Jensen, Martin Jessen, Søren Bang Korsholm, Stefan Kragh Nielsen, Jesper Rasmussen, Mirko Salewski, Morten Stejner Pedersen

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Abstract

Scattered millimeter waves entering from the collective Thomson scattering diagnostic at ASDEX Upgrade fusion device are generally elliptically polarized. In order to convert the millimeter waves to linearly polarized waves (required for the detector), birefringent window assemblies (sapphire) have been developed to replace grooved metal mirrors. This allows a significantly more compact receiver design which is less susceptible to misalignment. The setup has been tested and implemented at ASDEX Upgrade.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves
Number of pages2
PublisherIEEE
Publication date2016
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-8486-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-8485-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 25 Sept 201630 Sept 2016
Conference number: 41

Conference

Conference41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
Number41
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period25/09/201630/09/2016
Series International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
ISSN2162-2027

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