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Monolithic Si Bolometer Arrays: Detectors for Far Infrared and Submillimeter Detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Harvey Moseley*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, Goddard Space Flight Center

Abstract

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The improvement of photoconductors and photovoltaic detectors for λ < 200 μm has displaced bolometers as detectors of choice for many applications requiring high sensitivity. Continued development of bolometers for operation at low temperatures (T < 0.1 K) has resulted in significant improvements in their sensitivity, making them excellent choices for many broad band applications at λ > 200 μm, cryogenic spectrometer applications in the submillimeter, and applications requiring extreme stability and ease of calibration.

I will describe the development of bolometers over the past decade, with particular emphasis on the detectors we have developed at GSFC. Detectors have been constructed in 36 element arrays with NEP ∼ 5 × 10−18 W/√Hz and a response time of ten ms. Such detectors are very useful for many current problems in Cosmic Microwave Background studies and submillimeter spectroscopy. We will describe the current state of development of the detectors and the improvements we are pursuing.

There has been significant progress in the development of superconducting tunnel junction detectors for operation in the far infrared and submillimeter spectral range. Though at an early stage, these detectors have great promise of excellent sensitivity and ease of array fabrication. I will discuss the current developments in this area.

Type
Section I — Review Papers
Copyright
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