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Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Degree Type
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (M.S.E.C.E.)
Year Degree Awarded
2015
Month Degree Awarded
February
Abstract
Terahertz region in the electromagnetic spectrum is the region between Infrared and Microwave. As the Terahertz region has both wave and particle nature, it is difficult to make a room temperature, fast, and sensitive detector in this region. In this work, we fabricated a Palladium based IR detector and a CNT based THz bolometer.
In Chapter 1, I give a brief introduction of the Terahertz region, the detectors already available in the market and different techniques I can use to test my detector. In Chapter 2, I explain about the Palladium IR bolometer, the fabrication technique I have used, and then we discuss the performance of the detector. In Chapter 3, I explained about the Roll to Roll based THz bolometer, its working and fabrication techniques, and at the end we discussed its performance.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/6286304
First Advisor
Sigfrid Yngvesson
Recommended Citation
Gullapalli, Amulya, "DEVELOPMENT OF INFRARED AND TERAHERTZ BOLOMETERS BASED ON PALLADIUM AND CARBON NANOTUBES USING ROLL TO ROLL PROCESS" (2015). Masters Theses. 150.
https://doi.org/10.7275/6286304
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/150
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