Title :
Recent progress in commercial cryogen-free THz detectors and large format arrays
Author :
Wood, K.P. ; Mauskopf, P.D. ; Doyle, S.
Author_Institution :
QMC Instrum. Ltd., Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
We report recent progress toward commercial cryogen-free THz detector systems. We discuss cryogen free cooling platform options and their applicability not only for traditional semiconductor detectors but also for new superconducting detector technologies in both single pixel and large array format.
Keywords :
bolometers; terahertz wave detectors; cryogen free cooling platform; cryogen-free THz detectors; large array format; semiconductor detectors; superconducting detector; Bolometers; Detectors; Optical detectors; Pixel; Sensitivity; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612849
