Department of Microelectronics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science

dr. Pascual Laguna

Postdoc
Terahertz Sensing (THZ), Department of Microelectronics

PhD thesis (Feb 2022): On-Chip Solutions for Future THz Imaging Spectrometers
Promotor: Jochem Baselmans, Andrea Neto

Biography

Alejandro Pascual Laguna received the B.Sc. degree in telecommunications engineering from ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid (Spain), in 2014. During the last year of his bachelor’s degree studies, he spent a year at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (Sweden). He received the M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. degree from the Delft University of Technology (TUDelft) in 2016 and 2022, respectively. Since December 2016 he has been with SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research. He is currently a postdoc with SRON and TUDelft.

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His research interests include on-chip solutions for efficient broadband sub-mm wave imaging spectrometers based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors. During his Ph.D., he coauthored 5 journal publications and 18 contributions at various international conferences, and he co-supervised one M.Sc. student in the THz Sensing group.

Publications

  1. Focused connected array antenna as a broadband beam-steering feed for quasi-optical systems
    Pascual Laguna, A.; D. Cavallo; J.J.A. Baselmans; N. Llombart;
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,
    Volume 70, Issue 7, pp. 5995-6000, Jul. 2022. DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2022.3142291

  2. Ultra-sensitive THz Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for future space telescopes
    J.J.A. Baselmans; F. Facchin; Pascual Laguna, A.; J. Bueno ; V. Murugesan ; N. Llombart; P.J. de Visser , 17, 1–10 (2022).;
    Astronomy & Astrophysics,
    2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243840

  3. TiEMPO: open-source time-dependent end-to-end model for simulating ground-based submillimeter astronomical observations
    Huijten, E.; Roelvink, Y.; Brackenhoff, S. A.; Taniguchi, A.; Bakx, T. J. L. C.; Marthi, K. B.; Zaalberg, S.; Doing A.-K.; Baselmans, J. J. A.; Chin, K. W.; Huiting, R.; Karatsu, K.; Pascual Laguna, A.; Tamura, Y.; Takekoshi, T.; Yates, S. J. C.; van Hoven, M.; Endo, A.;
    J. of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments and systems,
    Volume 8, Issue 2, 2022. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.028005

  4. Simulating the radiation loss of superconducting submillimeter wave filters and transmission lines using Sonnet EM
    Endo, A.; Pascual Laguna, A.; Haehnle, S.; Karatsu, K.; Thoen, D. J.; Murugesan, V.; Baselmans, J. J. A;
    In Proc. SPIE 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560458

  5. Terahertz band-pass filters for wideband superconducting on-chip filter-bank spectrometers
    Pascual Laguna, A.; K. Karatsu; D.J. Thoen; V. Murugesan; B. T. Buijtendorp and A. Endo; J.J.A. Baselmans;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 11, Issue 6, pp. 635-646, Nov. 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2021.3095429

  6. Focused connected array as a wideband beam-steering feed for quasi-optical systems
    Pascual Laguna, A.; D. Cavallo; J.A. Baselmans; N. Llombart;
    In 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP),
    Düsseldorf , Germany, Mar. 22-26 2021.

  7. DESHIMA on ASTE: On-Sky Responsivity Calibration of the Integrated Superconducting Spectrometer
    T. Takekoshi; K. Karatsu; J. Suzuki; Y. Tamura; T. Oshima; A. Taniguchi; S. Asayama; T.J.L.C. Bakx; J.J.A. Baselmans; S. Bosma; J. Bueno; K.W. Chin; Y. Fujii; K. Fujita; R. Huiting; S. Ikarashi; T. Ishida; S. Ishii; R. Kawabe; T.M. Klapwijk; K. Kohno; A. Kouchi; N. Llombart; J. Maekawa; V. Murugesan; S. Nakatsubo; M. Naruse; K. Ohtawara; Pascual Laguna, A.; K. Suzuki; D.J. Thoen; T. Tsukagoshi; T. Ueda; P.J. ;
    J. Low Temp. Phys.,
    2020.
    document

  8. Wideband Superconducting Integrated Filter-bank for THz Astronomy
    Pascual Laguna, A.; Karatsu, K.; Thoen, D.J.; Murugesan, V.; Endo, A.; Baselmans, J.J.A.;
    In 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP),
    Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2020.

  9. Broadband Beam-Steering with Focused Connected Arrays in Quasi-Optical Systems
    Pascual Laguna, A.; Cavallo, D.; Baselmans, J. J. A.; Llombart, N.;
    In 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP),
    Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2020.

  10. Filter-bank for Broadband Sub-mm Wave Superconducting On-chip Spectrometers
    Pascual Laguna, A.; Karatsu, K.; Thoen, D. J.; Murugesan, V.; Endo, A.; Baselmans, J. J. A.;
    In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    Yokohama, Japan, SPIE, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020. DOI: 10.1117/12.2560483

  11. Combining UV-and Electron beam lithography for superconducting bandpass filters in mm/sub-mm astronomy
    Thoen, D.J.; Murugesan, V.; Karatsu, K.; Pascual Laguna, A.; Endo, A.; Baselmans,J.J.A.;
    In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    Yokohama, Japan, SPIE, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020. DOI: 10.1117/12.2561452

  12. Broadband Quasi-Optical System for On-chip Filter-bank Spectrometer Operating at Sub-mm Wavelengths
    Dabironezare, S.O.; Karatsu, K.; Yates, S.J.C.; Pascual Laguna, A.; Murugesan, V.; Thoen, D.J.; Endo, A.; Baselmans, J.J.A.; Llombart, N.;
    In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    Yokohama, Japan, SPIE, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020. DOI: 10.1117/12.2562383

  13. DESHIMA on ASTE: on-sky performance and upgrade to ultra wideband
    Akira Endo; Kenichi Karatsu; Yoichi Tamura; Tai Oshima; Akio Taniguchi; Tatsuya Takekoshi; Shin'ichiro Asayama; Tom J. L. C. Bakx; Sjoerd Bosma; Juan Bueno; Bruno Buijtendorp; Kah Wuy Chin; Yasunori Fujii; Kazuyuki Fujita; Esmee Huijten; Robert Huiting; Soh Ikarashi; Tsuyoshi Ishida; Shun Ishii; Ryohei Kawabe; Teun M. Klapwijk; Kotaro Kohno; Akira Kouchi; Nuria Llombart; Jun Maekawa; Vignesh Murugesan; Shunichi Nakatsubo; Masa;
    In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    SPIE, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020. DOI: 10.1117/12.2560669

  14. Simulating the Radiation Loss of Superconducting Submillimeter Wave Filters and Transmission Lines Using Sonnet EM
    A. Endo; Pascual Laguna, A.; S. Hähnle; K. Karatsu; D. J. Thoen; V. Murugesan; and J.J.A. Baselmans;
    In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    SPIE, International Society for Optics and Photonics, pp. 436 - 447, 2020. DOI: 10.1117/12.2560458

  15. TiEMPO: Open-Source Time-Dependent End-to-End Model for Simulating Ground-Based Submillimeter Astronomical Observations
    E. Huijten; Y. Roelvink; S.A. Brackenhoff; A. Taniguchi; T.J.L.C. Bakx; K.B. Marthi; S. Zaalberg; J.J.A. Baselmans; K.W. Chin; R. Huiting; K. Karatsu; Pascual Laguna, A. ; Y. Tamura; T. Takekoshi; S.J.C. Yates; M. van Hoven; A. Endo;
    In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X,
    SPIE, International Society for Optics and Photonics, pp. 562 - 581, Dec. 13 2020. DOI: 10.1117/12.2561014

  16. Wideband on-chip terahertz spectrometer based on a superconducting filterbank
    A.Endo; K. Karatsu; Pascual Laguna, A.; B. Mirzaei; R. Huiting; D.J. Thoen; V. Murugesan; S.J.C. Yates; J. Bueno; N. van Marrewijk; S. Bosma; O. Yurduseven; N. Llombart; J. Suzuki; M. Naruse; P.J. de Visser; P.P. van der Werf; T.M. Klapwijk; and J.J.A. Baselmans;
    J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst.,
    Volume 5, Issue 3, pp. 35004-(1-12), 2019.
    document

  17. First light demonstration of the integrated superconducting spectrometer
    A. Endo; K. Karatsu; Y. Tamura; T. Oshima; A. Taniguchi; T. Takekoshi; S. Asayama; T.J.L. C. Bakx; S. Bosma; J. Bueno; K. W. Chin; Y. Fujii; K. Fujita; R. Huiting; S. Ikarashi; T. Ishida; S. Ishii; R. Kawabe; T. M. Klapwijk; K. Kohno; A. Kouchi; N. Llombart; J. Maekawa; V. Murugesan; S. Nakatsubo; M. Naruse; K. Ohtawara; Pascual Laguna, A.; J. Suzuki; K. Suzuki; D.J. Thoen; T. Tsukagoshi; T. Ueda; P.J. de Vis;
    Nat. Astron.,
    Volume 3, pp. 989-996, 2019.
    document

  18. Quasi-Optical System for the ASTE Telescope with 1:3 Bandwidth at Sub-mm Wave
    S.O. Dabironezare; G. Carluccio; Pascual Laguna, A; S. Hähnle; J. Baselmans; N. Llombart;
    In 44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW THz-2019),
    Paris, France, Sep. 2019.

  19. Wideband Sub-mm Wave Superconducting Integrated Filter-bank Spectrometer
    Pascual Laguna, A.; K. Karatsu; A. Neto; A. Endo; J. J. A. Baselmans;
    In 44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW THz-2019),
    Paris, France, Sep. 2019.

  20. On the Design of Wideband Sub-mm Wave Superconducting Integrated Filter-bank Spectrometers
    Pascual Laguna, A.; Karatsu, K.; Neto, A.; Endo, A.; Baselmans, J. J. A.;
    In 18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors,
    Milan, Italy, 2019.

  21. DESHIMA on ASTE: First astronomical light captured with an integrated superconducting spectrometer
    A. Endo; K. Karatsu; Y. Tamura; T. Oshima; A. Taniguchi; T. Takekoshi; S. Asayama; T.J.L.C. Bakx; S. Bosma; J. Bueno; K.W. Chin; Y. Fujii; K. Fujita; R. Huiting; S. Ikarashi; T. Ishida; S. Ishii; R. Kawabe; T.M. Klapwijk; K. Kohno; A. Kouchi; N. Llombart; J. Maekawa; V. Murugesan; S. Nakatsubo; M. Naruse; K. Ohtawara; Pascual Laguna, A.; J. Suzuki; K. Suzuki; D.J. Thoen; T. Tsukagoshi; T. Ueda; P.J. de Visser;
    In 18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors,
    Milan, Italy, 2019.

  22. DESHIMA on ASTE: On-Sky Responsivity Calibration of the Integrated Superconducting Spectrometer
    T. Takekoshi; K. Karatsu; J. Suzuki; Y. Tamura; T. Oshima; A. Taniguchi; S. Asayama; T.J.L.C. Bakx; J.J.A. Baselmans; S. Bosma; J. Bueno; K.W. Chin; Y. Fujii; K. Fujita; R. Huiting; S. Ikarashi; T. Ishida; S. Ishii; R. Kawabe; T.M. Klapwijk; K. Kohno; A. Kouchi; N. Llombart; J. Maekawa; V. Murugesan; S. Nakatsubo; M. Naruse; K. Ohtawara; Pascual Laguna, A.; K. Suzuki; D.J. Thoen; T. Tsukagoshi; T. Ueda; P.J. ;
    In 18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors,
    Milan, Italy, 2019.

  23. Focused Superconducting Connected Array for Wideband Sub-mm Spectrometers
    Pascual Laguna, A.; Cavallo, D.; Llombart, N.; Baselmans, J.J.A.; Neto, A.;
    In 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation,
    London, United Kingdom, April 2018.

  24. Superconducting submicron-CPW resonators for on-chip THz filterbank
    Naruse, M.; Karatsu, K.; Pascual Laguna, A.; Yurduseven, O.; Thoen, D. J.; Murugesan, V.; Baselmans, J. J. A.;
    In 31st International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS 2018),
    Tsukuba, Japan, 2018.

  25. Wideband and high-efficiency radiation from chip with artificial dielectric superstrates
    Cavallo, D.; Pascual Laguna, A.; Syed, W. H.;
    In 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation,
    Davos, Switzerland, Apr. 11-15 2016. DOI: 10.1109/EuCAP.2016.7481751

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Alejandro Pascual Laguna

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