DocumentCode :
1088212
Title :
Planar multimode detector arrays for infrared and millimeter-wave applications
Author :
Rutledge, D.B. ; Schwarz, S.E.
Author_Institution :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume :
17
Issue :
3
fYear :
1981
fDate :
3/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
407
Lastpage :
414
Abstract :
A new type of detector array is described. By means of a suitably designed metallic network, many detector elements (each individually small compared to wavelength) are assembled into an impedance-matched termination for radiation incident normally on the plane of the device. Residual reactance is tuned out by means of a movable backshort. An array of 400 bismuth-film microbolometers with a total area of 1 cm2has been tested at 215 GHz. A coupling efficiency of approximately 60 percent was observed. The detector has a 
of 
cm . Hz1/2/W at room temperature with response time on the order of 
s. Similar arrays of Schottky and SIS diodes can probably be constructed.
of cm . Hz1/2/W at room temperature with response time on the order of s. Similar arrays of Schottky and SIS diodes can probably be constructed.Keywords :
Bismuth materials/devices; Bolometers; Millimeter-wave detectors; Antenna theory; Bandwidth; Impedance; Infrared detectors; Laboratories; Millimeter wave technology; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Receiving antennas; Sensor arrays;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1981.1071097
Filename :
1071097
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