Excess noise, structural properties, and their effects on bolometric performance of thin superconducting films on silicon membranes

Neff, H.; Schaube, W.; Laukemper, J.; Burnus, M.; Heidenblut, T.; Hefle, G.; Schwierzi, B.; Michalke, W.; Steinbeiß, E.

doi:10.1063/1.359422

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“…No further attempts have been made in this work to theoretically determine the noise equivalent power (NEP) or detectivity . The noise behavior of these devices is largely related to the structural quality of the superconducting films [7], [8] and, thus, is very difficult to model quantitatively.…”

Section: Device Performance and Comparison With Experimental Datamentioning

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Thermal budget calculations, design aspects, and device performance of high-Tc air-bridged microbolometers

Neff¹,

Berg²,

Barth

1997

IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.

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The thermal properties of an air-bridged microbolometer have been evaluated on the basis of a finite element calculation scheme for the first time. The numerical results show that the performance of the device's sensitively depends on geometry and layout. The degree of thermal coupling and interaction with the heat sink affects the thermal time constant and frequency range of operation. For identical geometries, experimental and modeled data are in good agreement. The length of the air-bridge is defining the effective thermal time constant but has little effect on the thermal responsivity. An unusually high responsivity has been calculated for configurations where the thermal coupling to the heat sink has been minimized. This design leads to an increase of responsivity of a factor of 200 and would establish superior operation of the device even at ambient temperature.

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confidence: 99%