Numerical optimization of integrating cavities for diffraction-limited millimeter–wave bolometer arrays

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Glenn, Jason ^a   Chattopadhyay, Goutam ^b   Edgington, Samantha F ^b   Lange, Andrew E ^b   Bock, James J ^c   Mauskopf, Philip D ^d   Lee, Adrian T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOMETERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BOLOMETER ARRAYS;

BOLOMETERS;

EID: 0036285291     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.000136     Document Type: Article

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