Receiving linear antenna arrays integrated with CdHgTe hot-electron bolometer for THz imaging systems
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https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2011.6170733Keywords:
passive imaging system, THz radiation, CdHgTe hot-electron bolometer, active antenna, bow-tie antenna, Vivaldi antennaAbstract
Results of modelling and optimization of receiving linear antenna arrays for THz continuous-wave imaging systems, which consist of antennas integrated with hotelectron bolometers on the basis of sensitive structures of CdHgTe (cadmium-mercurytellurium) type as a detectors of signals, are presented.References
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