Terahertz imaging detectors in CMOS technology

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1269-1280

  Öjefors, Erik ^a   Lisauskas, Alvydas ^b   Glaab, Diana ^b   Roskos, Hartmut G ^b   Pfeiffer, Ullrich R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CMOS; Distributed resistive self mixing; Microstrip antennas; Resistive mixer; Terahertz detectors; Terahertz direct detection; Terahertz imaging

Indexed keywords

CMOS; DISTRIBUTED RESISTIVE SELF-MIXING; RESISTIVE MIXER; TERAHERTZ DETECTORS; TERAHERTZ DIRECT DETECTION; TERAHERTZ IMAGING;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MIM DEVICES; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PIXELS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 70350128446     PISSN: 18666892     EISSN: 18666906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-009-9569-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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