The spectral sensitivity and morphological characteristics of a pyroelectric photosensor based on tetraaminodiphenyl thin films were investigated. It was found that the pyroelectric sensor sensitivity weakly depends on the radiation frequency in a wide spectral range from visible to millimeter waves and is 2...8 times higher than the sensitivity of known pyrodetectors and the Goley cell. The tetraaminodiphenyl surface morphopology has a significant roughness of up to few μm with a 1 μm film thickness. The role of the abnormal skin effect is discussed.
The spectral and amplitude-frequency characteristics of a new pyroelectric detector based on thin tetraaminodiphenyl polycyclic polymer films with a thickness of <1 μm were studied in the electromagnetic radiation ranges of 0.4 to 10 and 300 to 3000 μm and at local wavelengths of 81 and 100 μm, respectively. It is shown that the volt–watt sensitivity of such a detector in the entire range is practically nonselective and is 2 to 10 times higher than the sensitivity of other pyroelectric detectors and the Golay cell. The bandwidth of the proposed pyrodetector was 330 to 500 Hz. The results showed good prospects of these sensors for fast ultrawideband spectroscopy, covering visible, infrared, terahertz, and millimeter wave ranges.
We present the selected results of theoretical and experimental investigations of high-performance ultra-thin
metamaterial-inspired absorbers designed for narrow-band operation at subterahertz frequencies and intended for
integration with spectrally-selective bolometric devices. The attainability of values up to 182 for the ratio of the free-space
wavelength to the absorber's thickness is experimentally demonstrated, while realizability of even thinner
structures is shown. The first prototypes of spectrophotometric and imaging detectors with metamaterial-based radiation-sensitive
pixels, utilizing a principle of THz-to-IR conversion, are discussed.
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