THz Wave Detection by Antenna-Coupled Nanoscale Thermoelectric Converters

被引:13
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作者
Szakmany, Gergo P. [1 ]
Orlov, Alexei O. [1 ]
Bernstein, Gary H. [1 ]
Porod, Wolfgang [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Elect Engn, Ctr Nano Sci & Technol, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
关键词
Antenna; Seebeck effect; terahertz (THz) wave detection; thermocouple; SILICON;
D O I
10.1109/TTHZ.2017.2715420
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present a terahertz (THz) wave detector based on antenna-coupled single-metal nanoscale thermocouples. The dipole antenna is tuned to receive 600-GHz electromagnetic waves, and the nanoscale thermoelectric converter (NTEC) converts the heat, generated by the dissipated antenna currents to electrical signals. The measured polarization-and thermopile-length-dependent responses of these THz detectors, configured in thermopiles with various lengths, confirms that the measured signal is the result of the heating caused by the radiation-induced antenna currents and detected by the NTEC.
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页码:582 / 585
页数:4
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