Optimization of Hot-Electron Bolometers for THz Radiation

• Main Author: Stockhausen, Axel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2013
• Series: Karlsruher Schriftenreihe zur Supraleitung / Hrsg. Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Noe, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. M. Siegel
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; noise temperature; superconductivity; THz detector; optimization
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Hot-electron bolometers are fast and low noise radiation detectors which can be used for many different applications. The aim of this work was to optimize the fabrication process of hot-electron bolometers and gain a deeper understanding of the underlying processes. To achieve this, the fabrication...