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SuperSpec is a new technology for mm and sub-mm spectroscopy. It is an on-chip spectrometer being developed for multi-object, moderate-resolution (\(R\sim 300\)), large bandwidth survey spectroscopy of high-redshift galaxies for the 1 mm atmospheric window. This band accesses the CO ladder in the redshift range of \(z =\) 0–4 and the [CII] 158 \(\upmu \)m line from redshift \(z =\) 5–9. SuperSpec employs a novel architecture in which detectors are coupled to a series of resonant filters along a single microwave feedline instead of using dispersive optics. This construction allows for the creation of a full spectrometer occupying only \(\sim 10\,\hbox {cm}^2\) of silicon, a reduction in size of several orders of magnitude when compared to standard grating spectrometers. This small profile enables the production of future multi-beam spectroscopic instruments envisioned for the millimeter band to measure the redshifts of dusty galaxies efficiently. The SuperSpec collaboration is currently pushing toward the deployment of a SuperSpec demonstration instrument in fall of 2018. The progress with the latest SuperSpec prototype devices is presented; reporting increased responsivity via a reduced inductor volume (2.6 \(\upmu \hbox {m}^3\)) and the incorporation of a new broadband antenna. A detector NEP of 3–4 \(\times 10^{-18}\) W/Hz\(^{0.5}\) is obtained, sufficient for background-limited observation on mountaintop sites. In addition, beam maps and efficiency measurements of a new wide-band dual bow-tie slot antenna are shown.
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This work is supported in part by NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship NSTRF NNX15AQ09H and NSF AST ATI Grant 1407457.
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Wheeler, J., Hailey-Dunsheath, S., Shirokoff, E. et al. SuperSpec, The On-Chip Spectrometer: Improved NEP and Antenna Performance. J Low Temp Phys 193, 408–414 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-018-1926-z
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