Title :
A Sensitive Broadband Detector for Room-Temperature Operation of a Simple Terahertz Fourier-Transform Spectrometer
Author :
Naftaly, M. ; Malcoci, A. ; Eisele, H.
Author_Institution :
Leeds Univ., Leeds
Abstract :
A simple and versatile Fourier-transform spectrometer to characterize pulsed broadband and continuous-wave narrowband terahertz sources is described. The performance of a Golay cell and a pyroelectric detector as the instrument detector is compared.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectrometers; pyroelectric detectors; submillimetre waves; Golay cell; continuous-wave narrowband source; pulsed broadband detector; pyroelectric detector; room-temperature operation; terahertz Fourier-transform spectrometer; Detectors; Frequency; Instruments; Narrowband; Photoconductivity; Photonic crystals; Pyroelectricity; Spectroscopy; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368244
