Initial test results for a real-time, 80 × 64 pixel, 600 GHz–1.2 THz imager

Author

Mosbacker, H.Lee ; Alverbro, Jörgen ; Zhang, Ze ; Fay, Partick ; Ni, Yang ; Potet, Pierre ; Sertel, Kubilay ; Trichopoulos, Georgios ; Topalli, Kagan ; Volakis, John ; Burdette, Don J.

Author_Institution

Traycer, Columbus, OH, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

2-7 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The widespread adoption of THz based applications has been hindered by the lack of a real-time, broad-band, cost-effective THz camera with sufficient sensitivity to enable applications in markets as diverse as security, non-destructive evaluation, and biomedical imaging. This technological gap can be filled through the development of an 80 × 64 pixel array of Sb-heterostructure backward diodes (Sb-HBDs) monolithically integrated to broadband (600 GHz-1200 GHz) antennas that can be directly flip-chipped to a CMOS voltage-mode readout integrated circuit (ROIC). This paper outlines the current progress of the prototype device.

Keywords

broadband antennas; terahertz wave imaging; CMOS ROIC; CMOS voltage-mode readout integrated circuit; THz imager; biomedical imaging; broadband antennas; cost-effective THz camera; frequency 600 GHz to 1.2 THz; heterostructure backward diodes; nondestructive evaluation; Arrays; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Imaging; Noise; Prototypes; Security;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0510-6

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105185

Filename

6105185