Uncooled detectors challenges for THz/sub-THz arrays imaging

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1192-1206

  Sizov, Fiodor F ^a   Reva, Vladimir P ^a   Golenkov, Alexandr G ^a   Zabudsky, Vyacheslav V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Bolometers; Performance limits; Uncooled THz FET detectors

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND ARRAYS; COOLED DETECTORS; ELECTRON EFFECT; LARGE FORMAT; LOW-COST SYSTEMS; NARROW-GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; PERFORMANCE LIMITS; PLASMON RESONANCES; PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES; TERA HERTZ; UNCOOLED; UNCOOLED DETECTORS;

BOLOMETERS; INFRARED DETECTORS; MESFET DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

DETECTORS;

EID: 83255186691     PISSN: 18666892     EISSN: 18666906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-011-9789-2     Document Type: Article

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