Roles and responsibilities
Research and design engineering to support radio astronomy, specifically the electromagnetic (EM) design of reflector antennas, feed antennas including arrays, and radio-frequency (RF) signal chains. Also responsible for maintaining antenna engineering development infrastructure consisting of design software (GRASP, CST), a near-field spherical antenna range (measure radiation patterns), and the Hot/Cold Test Facility (measure the sensitivity of receiving systems).
Current research and/or projects
- RF signal chain design for the DRAO Synthesis Telescope upgrade.
- Member of the Canadian Galactic Emission Mapper (CGEM) team (led by UBC), helping with optical and RF signal chain design.
- Member of the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory and Radio-transient Detector (CHORD) team (collaboration of McGill, University of Toronto, NRC, and other universities).
- Member of the Radio Telescope Modelling team (RTMod) at DRAO, working on methods to integrate EM modelling along with structural analysis and using radiometric, photogrammetric, and laser-tracking measurements for verification.
Education
- B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, 1981
- M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, 1984
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, 1995
Professional activities/interests
- Wideband feeds
- Phased-array feeds
- Low-loss guiding and radiating structures
- Low-noise receiving systems
Certification/Licenses/Trades
Member of Engineers and Geoscientists BC (P.Eng. designation)
Key publications
X. Du, T. Johnson, T. Landecker, and B. Veidt, “An Ultra-Wideband Nested Coaxial Waveguide Feed Antenna for Radio Astronomy,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol. 70, pp. 2499–2509, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2021.3125423
X. Du, T. Johnson, T. Landecker, and B. Veidt, “An Octave Bandwidth Coaxial Waveguide Feed Antenna With an Iris Matching Network,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 1764–1768, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2020.3017185
T. Burgess, B. Veidt, L. Belostotski, A. J. Beaulieu, E. Zailer, J. W. Haslett, "A Large Phased Array Feed with CMOS Low-Noise Amplifiers," European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2018
https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2018.0913
G. J. Hovey, R. Messing, A. G. Willis, B. Veidt, "An Automated System for Measurement of Sensitive Microwave Radiometers," ANTEM, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2018.8572850
A. J. Beaulieu, L. Belostotski, T. Burgess, B. Veidt and J. W. Haslett, “Noise Performance of a Phased-Array Feed With CMOS Low-Noise Amplifiers,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 15 , pp. 1719–1722, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2016.2528818
B. Veidt, T. Burgess, K. Yeung, S. Claude, I, Wevers, M. Halman, P. Niranjanan, C. Yao, A. Jew, A. Willis, "Noise Performance of a Phased-Array Feed Composed of Thick Vivaldi Elements with Embedded Low-Noise Amplifiers," 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7228168
L. Belostotski, B. Veidt, K. Warnick, A. Madanayake, “Low-Noise Amplifier Design Considerations For Use in Antenna Arrays,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, pp.2508–2520, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2015.2419668
B. Veidt, G. J. Hovey, T. Burgess, R. J. Smegal, R. Messing, A. G. Willis, A. D. Gray, P. E. Dewdney, “Demonstration of a Dual-Polarized Phased-Array Feed,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, 59, pp. 2047–2057, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2011.2122231
B. Veidt and P. Dewdney, “Bandwidth limits of beamforming networks for low-noise focal-plane arrays”, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagation, vol. 53, pp. 450–454, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2004.838781
Dewdney, P.; Nahon, M. & Veidt, B. "The Large Adaptive Reflector: A Telescope with an Aero Twist," Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, 2002, vol. 48, 239–250
https://doi.org/10.5589/q02-026
B. Veidt, K. Kornelsen, J. F. Vaneldik, D. Routledge, M. J. Brett, “Diagonal Horn Integrated with Micromachined Waveguide for Submillimetre Applications,” Electronics Letters, vol. 31 pp.1307–1309, 1995
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19950903
B. Veidt, K. Kornelsen, J. F. Vaneldik, D. Routledge, M. J. Brett, “Integrated Josephson Effect Suppression Electromagnets for SIS Receivers,” Int. J. of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 16 pp. 1223–1230, 1995
B. Veidt, “Constant Bandwidth IIR Lowpass Filter for Data Sampled at Nonuniform Rates,” Electronics Letters, vol. 27 pp. 330–332, 1991
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19910209
G. R. Knapp, B. M. Sutin, T. G. Phillips, B. N. Ellison, J. B. Keene, R. B. Leighton, C. R. Masson, W. Steiger, B. Veidt, K. Young, “CO Emission from Evolved Stars and Proto-Planetary Nebulae,” Astrophysical Journal, vol. 336 pp. 822–831, 1989
https://doi.org/10.1086/167052
T. G. Phillips, B. N. Ellison, J. B. Keene, R. B. Leighton, R. J. Howard, C. R. Masson, D. B. Sanders, B. Veidt, K. Young, “CO Emission from Centaurus A,” Astrophysical Journal, vol. 322 pp. L73–L77, 1987
https://doi.org/10.1086/185039
B. G. Veidt, T. L. Landecker, P. E. Dewdney, J. F. Vaneldik, D. Routledge, "A 408-MHz aperture synthesis radio telescope," Radio Science, vol. 20, pp. 1118-1128, 1985
https://doi.org/10.1029/RS020i005p01118
Previous work experience
- Research engineer, University of Calgary, 1988–1990
- Research engineer, California Institute of Technology, 1984–1987
Additional links
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3182-2720