Calibration of Lead-Line Response Contribution in Measured Radiation Patterns of IR Dipole Arrays

    Authors

    P. M. Krenz; B. A. Lail;G. D. Boreman

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.

    Keywords

    Bolometric antenna; infrared antenna; numerical simulation; radiation; pattern; ANTENNA; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    A bolometer, which is in the shape of an antenna, is investigated as an infrared detector. Similar to antenna-coupled bolometers, this device can be designed to meet specific spectral, polarization, and directional criteria. The fabricated device is not an isolated antenna; it contains lead lines for biasing and signal extraction, which also respond to the incident radiation and contribute to the measured response. An additional device is designed to measure this response component, which is then removed from the measured response of the device containing the antenna. The measured radiation patterns without lead-line contributions show excellent agreement with the simulated patterns.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

    Volume

    17

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    218

    Last Page

    221

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000287086100027

    ISSN

    1077-260X

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