Michael Arena

I'm interested in the physics and microwave behavior of high kinetic inductance superconducting devices and instrumentation for exoplanet direct imaging. I work on microwave kinetic inductance detectors, kinetic inductance traveling wave parametric amplifiers, and the MKID Exoplanet Camera (MEC) for the Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics system (SCExAO) at the Subaru telescope.