Terahertz and Infrared Uncooled Detector Based on a Microcantilever as a Radiation Pressure Sensor

• Main Authors: Berman, Gennady P, Chernobrod, Boris M, Bishop, Alan R, Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 05.03.2007
• Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors; Physics - Other Condensed Matter; Physics - Quantum Physics

We consider a far infrared (terahertz), room-temperature detector based on a microcantilever sensor of the radiation pressure. This system has a significantly higher sensitivity than existing uncooled detectors in the far infrared (terahertz) spectral region. The significant enhancement of sensitivi...