Noise-equivalent power characterization of an uncooled microbolometer-based THz imaging camera

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8023, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bolduc, Martin ^a   Terroux, Marc ^a   Tremblay, Bruno ^a   Marchese, Linda ^a   Savard, Eric ^a   Doucet, Michel ^a   Oulachgar, Hassane ^a   Alain, Christine ^a   Jerominek, Hubert ^a   Bergeron, Alain ^a  

^a INO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Camera; FIR Laser; FPA; Imaging; Microbolometer; NEP; QCL; Terahertz; THz

Indexed keywords

FIR LASER; FPA; MICROBOLOMETER; NEP; QCL; TERA HERTZ; THZ;

ANTENNA RADIATION; BOLOMETERS; CAMERAS; CHARACTERIZATION; FREQUENCY BANDS; INFRARED DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; PIXELS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

INFRARED LASERS;

EID: 80052782494     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.883507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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