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Author González, F. J.; Boreman, G. D. openurl 
  Title Comparison of dipole, bowtie, spiral and log-periodic IR antennas Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Infrared Physics & Technology Abbreviated Journal Inf Phys & Technol  
  Volume 46 Issue 5 Pages 418-428  
  Keywords (up) optical antennas; Microbolometer; Infrared antennas; Antenna efficiency; Antenna-coupled detectors  
  Abstract Antenna-coupled microbolometers use planar lithographic antennas to couple infrared radiation into a bolometer with sub-micron dimensions. In this paper four different types of infrared antennas were fabricated on thin grounded-substrates and coupled to microbolometers. Dipole, bowtie, spiral and log-periodic IR antenna-coupled detectors were measured at 10.6 μm and their performance compared. A new method to calculate the radiation efficiency based on the spatial and angular response of infrared antennas is presented and used to evaluate their performance. The calculated radiation efficiency for the dipole, bowtie, spiral and log-periodic IR antennas was 20%, 37%, 25% and 46% respectively. A dipole-length study was performed and shows that the quasistatic value of the effective permittivity accurately describes the incident wavelength in the substrate at infrared frequencies for antennas on a thin substrate.  
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  Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 739  
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Author Xiaolong Hu; Holzwarth, C.W.; Masciarelli, D.; Dauler, E.A.; Berggren, K.K. openurl 
  Title Efficiently coupling light to superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 19 Issue 3 Pages 336-340  
  Keywords (up) optical antennas; SNSPD  
  Abstract We designed superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) integrated with silver optical antennae for free-space coupling and a dielectric waveguide for fiber coupling. According to our finite-element simulation, (1) for the free-space coupling, the absorptance of the NbN nanowire for TM-polarized photons at the wavelength of 1550 nm can be as high as 96% by adding silver optical antennae; (2) for the fiber coupling, the absorptance of the NbN nanowire for TE-like-polarized photons can reach 76% including coupling efficiency at the wavelength of 1550 nm by adding a silicon nitride waveguide and an inverse-taper coupler.  
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  Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 647  
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Author Brown, E. R.; Lee, A. W. M.; Navi, B. S.; Bjarnason, J. E. openurl 
  Title Characterization of a planar self-complementary square-spiral antenna in the THz region Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Microwave and Optical Technology Letters Abbreviated Journal Microwave Opt Technol Lett  
  Volume 48 Issue 3 Pages 524-529  
  Keywords (up) optical antennas; square spiral antenna; self complementary THz; photomixing; lens; method of moments; geometric optics; physical optics  
  Abstract This paper describes a compact, self-complementary square-spiral antenna on a GaAs substrate with a broadside high-directivity (~9 dB) frequency-independent pattern when coupled through a silicon hyperhemisphere. The driving-point resistance undulates between ~00 and 300Ω from 200 GHz to 1 THz—much higher than the 72Ω value from Booker's modified formula, but quite beneficial for coupling to high-impedance broadband devices  
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  Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 736  
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Author Heeres, R.W.; Dorenbos, S.N.; Koene, B.; Solomon, G.S.; Kouwenhoven, L.P.; Zwiller, V. doi  openurl
  Title On-Chip Single Plasmon Detection Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Nano Letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett.  
  Volume 10 Issue Pages 661-664  
  Keywords (up) optical antennas; SSPD; Single surface plasmons; superconducting detectors; semiconductor quantum dots; nanophotonics  
  Abstract Surface plasmon polaritons (plasmons) have the potential to interface electronic and optical devices. They could prove extremely useful for integrated quantum information processing. Here we demonstrate on-chip electrical detection of single plasmons propagating along gold waveguides. The plasmons are excited using the single-photon emission of an optically emitting quantum dot. After propagating for several micrometers, the plasmons are coupled to a superconducting detector in the near-field. Correlation measurements prove that single plasmons are being detected.  
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  Call Number RPLAB @ akorneev @ Serial 620  
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Author Kramer, B.; Chen, C-C.; Volakis, J.D. openurl 
  Title The development of a mini-UWB antenna Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Measurement and Techniques Association Symposium Abbreviated Journal AMTA  
  Volume Issue Pages 6  
  Keywords (up) optical antennas; Ultra Wide Band; Spiral Antenna, Dielectric Loading  
  Abstract There is a great interest in the automotive and military sectors for small and broadband antennas that meet modern communication needs. These needs require ultra-wide bandwidth (>10:1) UWB antennas, such as the spiral antenna. However, the physical size at the low-frequency end typically becomes too large for practical applications. To reduce the size of the antenna, miniaturization techniques must be employed such as the use of high-contrast dielectric materials. Size reduction using high-contrast materials has been demonstrated for narrowband antennas, such as patch antennas, but not for broadband antennas to our knowledge. Therefore, the concept of miniaturizing a broadband spiral antenna using dielectric materials will be investigated experimentally and numerically.Issues that arise from dielectric loading such as impedance reduction will also be addressed. It will be shown using the results from these studies that there are practical limitations to the amount of miniaturization which can be achieved.  
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  Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 751  
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