Published Papers by Arthur Lichtenberger:

(preprint) T. W. Cecil, R. M. Weikle, A. R. Kerr and A. W. Lichtenberger, "Investigation of NbTiN Thin Films and AlN Tunnel Barriers with Ellipsometry for Superconducting Device Applications " Applied Superconductivity Conference Seattle, WA, August, 2006

(preprint) J. C. Schultz and A. W. Lichtenberger, "Investigation of Novel Superconducting Hot Electron Bolometer Geometries Fabricated with UV Lithography" Applied Superconductivity Conference Seattle, WA, August, 2006

J. C. Schultz, et al., "Application of Ultra-Thin Silicon Technology to Submillimeter Detection and Mixing " WMSCI Conference Orlando, FL, July, 2005

A. M. Datesman, J. C. Schultz, A. W. Lichtenberger, D. Golish, C. K. Walker, and J. Kooi, "Fabrication and Characterization of Niobium Diffusion-Cooled Hot-Electron Bolometers on Silicon Nitride Membranes" Applied Superconductivity Conference Jacksonville, FL, October, 2004

A. M. Datesman, J. C. Schultz , T. W. Cecil, C. M. Lyons, and A. W. Lichtenberger, "Gallium Ion Implantation into Niobium Thin Films Using a Focused-Ion Beam" Applied Superconductivity Conference Jacksonville, FL, October, 2004

J. C. Schultz, J. Z. Zhang, A. W. Lichtenberger, "Nanoscale Superconducting THz Hot Electron Bolometers Fabricated with UV Lithography on Ultra-Thin Si Beam Lead Chips" Applied Superconductivity Conference Jacksonville, FL, October, 2004

R.B. Bass, A.W. Lichtenberger, R.M. Weikle, S.-K. Pan, E. Bryerton, C.K. Walker, “Ultra-Thin Silicon Chips for Submillimeter-Wave Applications,” Fifteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Northampton, MA, April 2004

A. R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, E. F. Lauria, A. W. Lichtenberger, J. Zhang, M. W. Pospieszalski, N. Horner, G. A. Ediss, J. E. Effland, R. L. Groves, “The ALMA Band 6 (211-275 GHz) Sideband-Separating SIS Mixer- Preamp,” Fifteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Northampton, MA, April 2004

S.-K. Pan, A. R. Kerr, M. W. Pospieszalski, E. F. Lauria, W. K. Crady, N. Horner, Jr., S. Srikanth, E. Bryerton, K. Saini, S. M. X. Claude, C. C. Chin, P. Dindo, G. Rodrigues, D. Derdall, J. Z. Zhang, A. W. Lichtenberger, “A Fixed-Tuned Integrated SIS Mixer with Ultra-Wideband IF and Quantum-Limited Sensitivity for ALMA Band 3 (84-116 GHz) Receivers,” Fifteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Northampton, MA, April 2004

A. Hedden, C. K. Walker, D. Golish, C. Drouet d'Aubigny, C. Groppi, C. Kulesa, D. Prober, J. W. Kooi, G. Narayanan, A. Lichtenberger, A. Datesman, “Applications of Laser Micromachining Technology to THz HEB Array Development,” Fifteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Northampton, MA, April 2004

C. E. Groppi, C. Y. Drouet d’Aubigny, A. W. Lichtenberger, C. K. Walker, “A Broadband Finline Ortho-Mode Transducer for THz Applications,” Fifteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Northampton, MA, April 2004

R.B. Bass, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Microcontact Printing with Octadecanethiol,” Applied Surface Science, 226 (4), pp. 335-340, April 2004

R. Stevens, P. Norris (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), A. W. Lichtenberger, “Thermal Boundary Resistance of Thin Metal Films and Thermally Conductive Dielectric Materials,” (submitted) ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 2003.

S-K Pan 1, A. R. Kerr 1, M. W. Pospieszalski 1, E. F. Lauria 1, W. K. Crady 1, N. J. Horner 1, S. Srikanth 1, E. Bryerton 1, C. T. Cunningham 2, S. M. X. Claude 2, C-C Chin 2, A. W. Lichtenberger 3 (1- NRAO, 2 - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, 3- UVA), “A Quantum-Limited sensitivity, Ultra-Wide IF Bandwidth, Fixed-Tuned, 84-116 GHz SIS Mixer With Integrated HEFT Preamplifier for ALMA”, Eleventh IEEE International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Sendai, Japan, Sep. 24-26, 2003.

R.B. Bass, A.W. Lichtenberger, R. Weikle, J.W. Kooi, C.K. Walker, S.-K. Pan, “Ultra-Thin SOI Beam Lead Chips for Superconducting Terahertz Circuits,” Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sorento, Italy, September 14, 2003

R.B. Bass, A.W. Lichtenberger, G. Narayanan, “Fabrication of Diffusion-Cooled Hot-Electron Bolometers using Electron Beam Lithography,” Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sorento, Italy, September 14, 2003

A. R. Kerr, J. Effland, S.-K. Pan, G. Lauria, R. Groves, A. W. Lichtenberger, “Measurement of Gain Compression in SIS Mixer Receivers,” Fourteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Tucson, AZ, May 2003

J.W. Kooi , C.D. d'Aubigny , R.B. Bass, C. Walker, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Large RF Bandwidth Waveguide to Thin Film Microstrip Transitions on Suspended Membrane for use in Silicon Micromachined Mixer blocks at THz Frequencies,” Fourteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Tucson, AZ, April 2003

R.B. Bass, J.C. Schultz, A.W. Lichtenberger, C. Walker, J. Kooi, “Beam Lead Fabrication Using Vacuum Planarization,” Fourteenth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, Tucson, AZ, May 2003

W. Clark, J.Z. Zhang, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Ti Quadlevel Resist Process for the Fabrication of Nb SIS Junctions” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 13 (2), pp. 115-118, June 2003

R.B. Bass, L.T. Lichtenberger, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Effects of Substrate Preparation on the Stress of Nb Thin Films”, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 13 (2), 3928-3300, June 2003

C.E. Groppi, C.K. Walker, D. Golish, A. Hedden, G. Narayanan, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Desert STAR, a 7- pixel 345 GHz heterodyne array receiver for the Heinrich Hertz Telescope,” Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2002: Topics in Astronomy: Information Technologies, MMW and Sub-MMW Detectors, Solar Astrophysics, Non-EM Astronomy, Exo-Planet Detection, and Astrobiology, Waikoloa Village, HI, August 2002

C.K. Walker, C.E. Groppi, C.Y. Drouet d’Aubigny, C. Kulesa, A. Hedden, D. Golish, D.E. Prober, S. Yngvesson, J. W. Kooi, A. W. Lichtenberger, “Integrated Heterodyne Array Receivers for Submillimeter Spectroscopy,” Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2002: Topics in Astronomy: Information Technologies, MMW and Sub-MMW Detectors, Solar Astrophysics, Non-EM Astronomy, Exo-Planet Detection, and Astrobiology, Waikoloa Village, HI, August 2002

R.B. Bass, J.Z. Zhang, W.L.. Bishop, A.W. Lichtenberger, S.-K. Pan, "Beam Lead Quartz Chips for Superconducting Millimeter-Wave Circuits," Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2002: Topics in Astronomy: Information Technologies, MMW and Sub-MMW Detectors, Solar Astrophysics, Non-EM Astronomy, Exo-Planet Detection, and Astrobiology , Waikoloa Village, HI, August 2002

G. Narayanan, N.R. Erickson, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Integrated Terahertz Heterodyne Focal Plane Array Receivers”, NASA-SOPHIA Workshop, Monterey California, 2001

W.W. Clark IV, J. M. Beatrice, A. W. Lichtenberger, “Effects of Geometry and Hardware on the Stress of Nb Thin Films”, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 11, no. 1, March 2001

R.B. Bass, W.W. Clark, J.Z. Zhang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Use of a Focused Ion Beam for Characterization of SIS Circuits," IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2001

W.L Bishop, D. Summers, A.W. Lichtenberger, “Precision Techniques for Whole Wafer Dicing and Thinning of Superconducting Mixer Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 11, no. 1, March 2001

C. Groppi, C. Walker, J. Drouet-D'Aubigny, D. Golish, C. Kulesa, A., Hedden, A.W. Lichtenberger, A.M. Datesman, J. Kooi, “SuperCam: A 10 x 10 Superheterodyne THz Camera Concept,” 9th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, University of Virginia, October 15, 2001

A.M. Datesman, J.Z. Zhang, A.W. Lichtenberger, C. Walker, “Fabrication of a Superconducting Hot-Electron Bolometer Receiver with Micromachined Waveguide Components,” Proceedings of the 14th Biennial IEEE University/Government/Industry Microelectronics (UGIM) Symposium, Richmond, VA, June 17, 2001

E.F. Lauria, A.R. Kerr, M.W. Pospeszalski, S.-K. Pan, J.E. Effland, A.W. Lichtenberger, “A 200-300 Ghz SIS Mixer-Preamplifier with 8 Ghz IF Bandwidth,” IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, May, 2001.

V. Gusiatnikov, F. Altomare, A.M. Chang, A. Lichtenberger, J. Woodal, “Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy,” APS Conference Proceedings, 2001

E. F. Lauria, A. R. Kerr, M. W. Pospieszalski, S.-K. Pan, J. E. Effland, A. W. Lichtenberger, “A 200-300 GHz SIS Mixer-Preamplifier with 8 GHz IF Bandwidth,” ALMA Memo 378 2001

C. Walker, C. Groppi, G Chin, A Lichtenberger, R. Schieder, “Far-IR array receiver for SOFIA,” SPIE Proceedings on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000, vol. 4014, Munich, Germany, March 2000

C. Walker, A. Lichtenberger, “A New Laser Micromachining System for the Fabrication of THz Waveguide and Quasi-Optical Components,” Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Space THz Technology, May 2000

A.R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, N. Horner, J.E. Effland, K. Crady, A.W. Lichtenberger, “A Single-Chip Balanced SIS Mixer for 200-300GHz”, Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Space THz Technology, May 2000

A. R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, A. W. Lichtenberger, N. Horner, J. E. Effland, K. Crady, “A Single-Chip Balanced SIS Mixer For 200-300 GHz,” ALMA Memo 308 2000

R.B. Bass, J.Z. Zhang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Machine-Aligned Fabrication of Submicron SIS Tunnel Junctions Using a Focused Ion Beam," IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, pp 3240-3243, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1999

A. Datesman, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Focused Ion Beam Fabrication of Nb based Hot Electron Bolometers", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, pp 4237-4240, June 1999.

R.S. Amos, S.-K. Pan, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Nb/Al-oxide/Nb Edge Junctions for Distributed Mixers", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, pp 3878-3881, June 1999

H.H. Huang, J.Z. Zhang, R.E. Miller, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Unexpected Geometrical Effects in the Fabrication of Nb/Al-oxide/Nb Junctions", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, pp 3244-3246, June 1999.

C.I. Wilson, L.S. Salinas, A.W. Lichtenberger "Nb-oxide Thin Film Resistors", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, pp1724-1726, June 1999

A. Datesman, and A.W. Lichtenberger, "Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Fabrication of Diffusion-Cooled Hot-Electron Bolometers (HEBs)", 1999 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium Proceedings, December 1999

R.B. Bass, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Techniques for Submicron SIS Tunnel Junction Fabrication", 1999 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium Proceedings, December 1999

A. Datesman, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Fabrication of Ultra-Small Hot-Electron Bolometers with a New Focused Ion Beam Fabrication Technique", 4th International Conference on Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Applications, 1998

R.B. Bass, J.Z. Zhang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Fabrication of Submicron Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb Junctions Using a Focused Ion Beam," SPIE International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, San Diego, CA, July 1998

A.R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, A.W. Lichtenberger, "A Tunerless SIS Mixer For 200-270 Ghz with Low Output Capacitance", Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, 1998

A. R. Kerr , S.-K. Pan, A. W. Lichtenberger, H. H. Huang, “A Tunerless SIS Mixer FOR 200–280 GHz With Low Output Capacitance And Inductance,” MMA Memo 205 1998

D.M. Lea, H.H. Huang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Use of a Negative Tone Photoresist to Improve Low-Tc Superconducting Tunnel Junction Fabrication Processes", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 1997

A. Datesman, A.W. Lichtenberger, "A New Fabrication Technique for Nb Diffusion- Cooled Hot-Electron Bolometers", 1997 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium Proceedings, December 1997

R.B. Bass, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Machine Aligned Fabrication of Submicron Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb Junctions Using a Focused Ion Beam," Proceedings of the International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium , Charlottesville, VA, December 1997

Gert de Lang, Q.Hu, H.Huang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Development of a 170-210 GHz Micromachined SIS Imaging Array," Proceedings of the Eight International Symposium on Space THz Technology, 1997

G. de Lang, A. Rahman, E. Duer, Q. Hu, H. Huang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Development of a 3x3 Micromachined Millimeter Wave SIS Imaging Array," IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 1996

D.M. Lea, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Progress on Characterization with Integrated Test Structures of Dielectric and Superconducting Films for SIS Mixer Circuits," Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Space Technology, 1996

R.S. Amos, P.E. Breyer, H.H Huang, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Stress and Source Conditions of DC Magnetron Sputtered Nb Films", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 1995

A.W. Lichtenberger, D.M. Lea, F.L. Lloyd, "Investigation of Etching Techniques for Superconductive Nb/Al-oxide/Nb Fabrication Processes", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, pp 2191-2196, vol. 3, no. 1, 1993

A.R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, A.W. Lichtenberger, F.L Lloyd, N. Horner, "A New SIS Mixer for the 2-MM band," Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Space THz Technology, 1993

B.Liu, M.J. Wengler, A.W. Lichtenberger, "Two Dimensional Josephson Junction Array Oscillators," Digest of the 17th International Conference on IR and MM Waves, pp13-14, 1992

A.R. Kerr, S.-K. Pan, A.W. Lichtenberger, D.M. Lea, "Progress on tunerless SIS Mixers for the 200-300 GHz Band," IEEE Microwave & Guided Wave Letter, pp 454-456, vol. 2, no. 11, November 1992

A.W. Lichtenberger, D.M. Lea, R.J. Mattauch, and F.L. Lloyd, "Nb/Al-oxide/Nb Junctions with Inductive Tuning Elements for a Very Low Noise 205 - 250 GHz Heterodyne Receiver", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, March 1992

A.W. Lichtenberger, D.M. Lea, C. Li, F.L. Lloyd, R.J. Mattauch, M.J. Feldman, S.-K. Pan, A.R. Kerr, "Fabrication of Micron Size Artificially Insulated Nb/Al-Al2O3 /Nb Junctions with a Trilevel Resist Liftoff Process," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG-27, no. 20, March 1991

R. Amos, A.W. Lichtenberger, M.J. Feldman, R.J. Mattauch, E.J. Cukauskas(NRL), "Fabrication of NbCN/PbBi Edge Junctions with Extremely Low Leakage Currents," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG-27, no. 20, March 1991

A.W. Lichtenberger, D.M. Lea, A.C. Hicks, "Nb based SIS Mixer Elements for Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelengths" Second International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, pp 439-458, February, 1991

J.D. Prince, J. Sydow, D. Peterson, B.S. Deaver, Jr., A.W. Lichtenberger, D.M. Lea, R.D. Densing, T.W. Crowe, "FIR Direct Detection with Nb based SIS junctions and SQUIDs", Proceedings of the Third International Superconductive Electronics Conference, pp 509-512, Glasgow, Scotland, June 1991

R.J. Mattauch, W. Bishop, A. Lichtenberger, "Recent Results on: Surface-Channel Schottky, InGaAs Schottky, and Nb based SIS Mixer Element Research," First International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, March 1990

A.W. Lichtenberger, C.P.McClay, R.J. Mattauch, M.J. Feldman, S.K. Pan, A.R. Kerr (NRAO), "Fabrication of Nb/Al-Al2O3 /Nb Junctions with Extremely Low Leakage Currents," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG-25, pp 1247, 1989

A.W. Lichtenberger, M.J. Feldman, R.J. Mattauch, E.J. Cukauskas,. "The Effects of Ion Gun Beam Voltage on the Electrical Characteristics of NbCN/PbBi Edge Junctions," IEEE Trans. Magnetics MAG-25, pp 1243, 1989

X.F. Meng, R.S. Amos, A.W. Lichtenberger, R.J. Mattauch, M.J.Feldman, "NbN Edge Junction Fabrication Edge Profile Control by Reactive Ion Etching," IEEE Trans. Magnetics MAG-25, pp 1239, 1989

Lichtenberger, A.W. , Lewis, A.S., Mattauch, R.J. "Design and Optimization of NbCN/PbBi Mixer Elements for Heterodyne Receivers", Proceeding of the IEEE, April 1985