Chin. Phys. B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 40701-040701.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/4/040701
涂学凑, 康琳, 刘新华, 毛庆凯, 万超, 陈健, 金飚兵, 吉争鸣, 许伟伟, 吴培亨
Tu Xue-Cou (涂学凑), Kang Lin (康琳), Liu Xin-Hua (刘新华), Mao Qing-Kai (毛庆凯), Wan Chao (万超), Chen Jian (陈健), Jin Biao-Bing (金飚兵), Ji Zheng-Ming (吉争鸣), Xu Wei-Wei (许伟伟), Wu Pei-Heng (吴培亨)
摘要: A novel room-temperature microbolometer array chip consisting of an Nb5N6 thin film microbridge and a dipole planar antenna, which is used as a terahertz (THz) detector is described in this paper. Due to the high temperature coefficient of the resistance, which is as high as -0.7% K-1, of the Nb5N6 thin film, such an antenna-coupled microbolometer is ideal for detecting signals in a frequency range from 0.22 THz to 0.33 THz. The dc responsivity, calculated from the measured I-V curve of the Nb5N6 microbolometer, is about -760 V/W at a bias current of 0.19 mA. A typical noise voltage as low as 10 nV/Hz1/2 yields a low noise equivalent power (NEP) of 1.3×10-11 W/Hz1/2 at a modulation frequency above 4 kHz, and the best RF responsivity, characterized using infrared device measuring method, is about 580 V/W, with the corresponding NEP being 1.7× 10-11 W/Hz1/2. In order to further test the performance of Nb5N6 microbolometer, we construct a quasi-optical type receiver by attaching it to the hyperhemispherical silicon lens, and the result is that the best responsivity of the receiver is up to 320 V/W. This work could offer another way to develop a large scale focal plane array in silicon with simple technique and low cost.
中图分类号: (Bolometers; infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave, and radiowave receivers and detectors)