KIDCAM — A passive THz imager

Author

Wood, K. ; Doyle, S. ; Pascale, E. ; Rowe, S. ; Hargrave, P. ; Dunscombe, C. ; Grainger, W. ; Papageorgiou, A. ; Spencer, L. ; Mauskopf, P.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

2-7 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

KIDCAM is demonstration of a deployable cryogen-free passive THz imaging technology. A linear focal plane array of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors (LEKIDs) is cooled to sub-K temperatures without the consumption of liquid cryogens. The instrument offers extremely high detection sensitivity with video frame rate capability and high spatial resolution to suit many imaging applications. The detector technology is largely insensitive to its environment and can be used within a wide range of THz frequencies.

Keywords

electric sensing devices; focal planes; image resolution; sensor arrays; terahertz wave imaging; KIDCAM; LEKID; cryogen-free passive THz imaging technology; linear focal plane array; liquid cryogen consumption; lumped element kinetic inductance detector; spatial resolution; subK temperature cooling; video frame rate capability; Arrays; Detectors; Educational institutions; Inductance; Instruments; Resonant frequency; Sensitivity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0510-6

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105184

Filename

6105184