Integration of microbolometers with infrared microstrip antennas

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 335-344

  Codreanu, Iulian ^a   Boreman, Glenn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared antenna; IR detector; Microbolometer; Microstrip dipole

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; BOLOMETERS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRON RESONANCE; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SILICA; SILICON WAFERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INFRARED ANTENNAS; MICROSTRIP DIPOLES;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0036887412     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(02)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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