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| Title: | Array technology for terahertz imaging |
| Authors: | Reck, Theodore
Siles, Jose
Jung, Cecile
Gill, John
Lee, Choonsup
Chattopadhyay, Goutam
Mehdi, Imran
Cooper, Ken |
| Keywords: | Terahertz
imaging
array
silicon
micromachining |
| Issue Date: | 23-Apr-2012 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. |
| Citation: | SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, April 23-27, 2012 |
| Abstract: | eterodyne terahertz (0.3 – 3THz) imaging systems are currently limited to single or a low number of pixels. Drastic improvements in imaging sensitivity and speed can be achieved by replacing single pixel systems with an array of detectors. This paper presents an array topology that is being developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory based on the micromachining of silicon. This technique fabricates the array’s package and waveguide components by plasma etching of silicon, resulting in devices with precision surpassing that of current metal machining techniques. Using silicon increases the versatility of the packaging, enabling a variety of orientations of circuitry within the device which increases circuit density and design options. The design of a two-pixel transceiver utilizing a stacked architecture is presented that achieves a pixel spacing of 10mm. By only allowing coupling from the top and bottom of the package the design can readily be arrayed in two dimensions with a spacing of 10mm x 18mm. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42338 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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