Title :
Investigations of room temperature bolometers for THz applications
Author :
Mbarek, S. Ben ; Baron, T. ; Euphrasie, S. ; Thiery, L. ; Cretin, B. ; Vairac, P. ; Briand, D. ; Guillet, J.P. ; Adam, R. ; Chusseau, L. ; Penarier, A.
Author_Institution :
ENSMM, Univ. de Franche Comte, Besançon, France
Abstract :
We investigate in this work the performance of two configurations of room temperature bolometers dedicated to THz applications. Fabrication processes, noise level, sensitivity and resolution characterizations are presented. Results emphasize the efficiency of the proposed approach.
Keywords :
bolometers; terahertz wave detectors; THz applications; bolometers; fabrication process; noise level; Absorption; Bolometers; Insulation life; Metals; Sensitivity; Silicon; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612833
