Antenna-coupled microbolometer arrays with aerogel thermal isolation

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Gonzalez F J ^a   Ashley, C S ^b   Clem, P G ^b   Boreman, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna coupled detectors; Infrared focal plane array; Microbolometer; Silica aerogel

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; FABRICATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; POROSITY; SILICA; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

THERMAL ISOLATION;

BOLOMETERS;

EID: 0345328821     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(03)00177-4     Document Type: Article

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