Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7134903 | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A MEMS based novel THz detector structure is designed and realized by micro fabrication. The detector is then characterized to extract its mechanical performance. Operating in 0.5-2 THz band, the detector has a pixel size of 200 μm Ã 200 μm. Bimaterial suspension legs consist of Parylene-C and titanium, the pair of which provides a high mismatch in coefficients of thermal expansion. The pixel is a suspended Parylene-C structure having a 200 nm-thick titanium metallization. Operation principle relies on conversion of absorbed THz radiation into heat energy on the pixel. This increases the temperature of the free-standing microstructure that is thermally isolated from the substrate. The increase in temperature induces mechanical deflection due to bimaterial springs. The detector is designed to deliver a detectivity (D*) of 2 Ã 109 cm Hzâ1/2/W and a refresh rate of 20 Hz.
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Authors
Habib Bilgin, Shahrzad Zahertar, Seyedehayda Sadeghzadeh, Arda D. Yalcinkaya, Hamdi Torun,