PT Journal
AU Codreanu, I
   Boreman, GD
TI Infrared microstrip dipole antennas
SO Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
JI Microw Opt Technol Lett
PY 2001
BP 381
EP 383
VL 29
IS 6
DE optical antennas
AB Abstract 10.1002/mop.1184.abs We report on the successful use of niobium microbolometers coupled to microstrip dipole antennas for the detection of midinfrared radiation. Measurements of the detector response versus antenna length performed at the 10.6 μm wavelength allowed us to identify the first three current-wave resonances along the antenna arms. The detector response was also measured as a function of the radiation wavelength in the 911 μm spectral domain. Excellent agreement between the experimental results and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) predictions was obtained.
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