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Development of NbTiN-Al Direct Antenna Coupled Kinetic Inductance Detectors

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We have developed a coplanar waveguide (CPW) Kinetic Inductance Detector consisting of Al and NbTiN, coupled at its shorted end to a planar antenna. To suppress the odd mode due to direct coupling to sky radiation by the KID we have also developed freestanding metal air bridges.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Alisa Haba and Frans Holthuysen for help with this work. Akira Endo is supported by NWO (Veni grant 639.041.023) and JSPS (Fellowship for Research Abroad 215).

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  1. Sensor Research and Technology Division, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Sorbonnelaan 2, 3584 CA, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Y. J. Y. Lankwarden, J. J. A. Baselmans & M. P. Bruijn

  2. Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ, Delft, The Netherlands

    A. Endo

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Lankwarden, Y.J.Y., Endo, A., Baselmans, J.J.A. et al. Development of NbTiN-Al Direct Antenna Coupled Kinetic Inductance Detectors. J Low Temp Phys 167, 367–372 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0503-0

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