Design and Simulation of an Antenna-Coupled Microbolometer at 30 THz

Weproposeamodelofantenna-coupledmicrobolometertobeincludedinanarrayforreceivinganddetectinglongwaveinfrared (LWIR) electromagnetic radiation. The antenna is joined to microstrip bandpass filters thus forming a single metal structure to definetheoperationfrequencyband.Theantennaandmicrostripfiltersar...

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Main Authors: Colín, Ángel, Pérez Tijerina, Eduardo, Solís Pomar, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Herve Aubert 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/18263/1/553.pdf
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Summary:Weproposeamodelofantenna-coupledmicrobolometertobeincludedinanarrayforreceivinganddetectinglongwaveinfrared (LWIR) electromagnetic radiation. The antenna is joined to microstrip bandpass filters thus forming a single metal structure to definetheoperationfrequencyband.Theantennaandmicrostripfiltersaremodeledinaluminumthinfilm.Themicrobolometer ismodeledwithsuperconductingniobium,alltogetheronasiliconnitridemembrane.Thesquaredpixelstructureisdesignedon asupportframeof20