Receiver Chip for the Australian SKA Radio Telescope
An issue that arises when constructing telescope receivers is the level of noise the system emits, which may interfere with signals being received. The Centre for Technology Infusion has developed a low noise amplifier and mid band Receiver for the Australian Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. The amplifier offers two orders of magnitude increase in sensitivity over existing facilities at metre to centimetre wavelengths.
In the news
- Developing technology of the future, La Trobe University Podcast Transcript, 15 October 2010
- Ahoy Out There! New radio receiver for better ears in outer space, and all on one microchip, Bulletin, La Trobe University, Winter 2010
- Radio Telescope Receiver, La Trobe University News, 9 April 2010
- Honey, I shrunk the receiver, CSIRO news, 17 March 2010