Imaging and spectroscopy at terahertz frequencies using hot electron bolometer technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6373, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gerecht, Eyal ^a   Gu, Dazhen ^a   Rodriguez Morales, Fernando ^b   Yngvesson, Sigfrid ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal plane arrays; Heterodyne detectors; Hot electron bolometers; Quasi optical systems; Superconducting devices; Terahertz imaging; Terahertz receivers; Terahertz spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; HETERODYNE DETECTORS; HOMELAND SECURITY APPLICATIONS; HOT ELECTRON BOLOMETER TECHNOLOGY; QUASI OPTICAL SYSTEMS; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TERAHERTZ RECEIVERS; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BOLOMETERS; DETECTORS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HEALTH CARE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846202513     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.685413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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