A Superconducting Bolometer for Terahertz Radiation Detection

Guido Torrioli, Sara Cibella, Fabio Chiarello, Roberto Leoni, Pasquale Carelli, Roberto Casini, Giorgio Dall’Oglio, Licia Pizzo, Lucia Sabbatini
Abstract:
In this work we present the progress on the realization of a superconducting microbolometer sensible to the THz radiation. The operation of this detector is based on an integrated antenna coupled to a suspended strip of superconducting material. The bolometer works anywhere in the temperature range 2-7 K which can be easily reached in helium bath cryostats or closed-cycle cryocoolers. We also report on two possible applications we are working on, one related to a system for homeland security and the other one to astrophysical observations.
Keywords:
Superconducting Bolometers, Terahertz Detectors, Spectral Signature System.
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2014
Title:

20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014