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Paper Abstract
Subwavelength resonant structures designed for long-wave infrared (LWIR) absorption have been integrated with a
standard vanadium-oxide microbolometer. Dispersion of the dielectric refractive index provides for multiple
overlapping resonances that span the 8-12 μm LWIR wavelength band, a broader range than can be achieved using the
usual quarter-wave resonant cavity engineered into the air-bridge structures. Experimental measurements show a 49%
increase in responsivity for LWIR and a 71% increase across a full waveband as compared to a similar device designed
for only LWIR absorption, using a 300°C blackbody at 35 Hz chopping rate. Increased thermal time constant due to
additional mass is shown to lessen this enhancement at higher chopping rates.
Paper Details
Date Published: 20 May 2016
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 9819, Infrared Technology and Applications XLII, 98191Q (20 May 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2223954
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9819:
Infrared Technology and Applications XLII
Bjørn F. Andresen; Gabor F. Fulop; Charles M. Hanson; Paul R. Norton, Editor(s)
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 9819, Infrared Technology and Applications XLII, 98191Q (20 May 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2223954
Show Author Affiliations
Evan M. Smith, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)
Plasmonics, Inc. (United States)
Janardan Nath, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)
James Ginn III, Plasmonics, Inc. (United States)
Plasmonics, Inc. (United States)
Janardan Nath, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)
James Ginn III, Plasmonics, Inc. (United States)
Robert E. Peale, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)
David Shelton, Plasmonics, Inc. (United States)
David Shelton, Plasmonics, Inc. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9819:
Infrared Technology and Applications XLII
Bjørn F. Andresen; Gabor F. Fulop; Charles M. Hanson; Paul R. Norton, Editor(s)
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