Wavelength-tunable microbolometers with metamaterial absorbers
Optics Letters, Vol. 34, Issue 19, pp. 3012-3014 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.003012
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Abstract
Microbolometers are modified by metallic resonant absorber elements, leading to an enhanced responsivity at selectable wavelengths. The dissipative energy absorption of tailored metamaterials allows for engineering the response of conventional bolometer microbridges. The absorption peak position and height are determined by the geometry of the metamaterial. Square-shaped metal/dielectric/metal stacks as absorber elements show spectral resonances at wavelengths between 4.8 and 7.0 μm in accordance with numerical simulations. Total peak absorptions of 0.8 are obtained. The metamaterial modified bolometers are suitable for multispectral thermal imaging systems in the mid-IR and terahertz regime.
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OCIS Codes
(040.2235) Detectors : Far infrared or terahertz
(160.3918) Materials : Metamaterials
(050.6624) Diffraction and gratings : Subwavelength structures
(040.6808) Detectors : Thermal (uncooled) IR detectors, arrays and imaging
ToC Category:
Detectors
History
Original Manuscript: June 30, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 27, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: September 6, 2009
Published: September 30, 2009
Citation
Thomas Maier and Hubert Brückl, "Wavelength-tunable microbolometers with metamaterial absorbers," Opt. Lett. 34, 3012-3014 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-34-19-3012
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