Focal Plane Array of Shaped Quartz Lenses for Wide Field-of-view Sub-millimeter Imaging Systems

Large format focal plane arrays (FPAs) of dielectric lenses are promising candidates for wide field-of-view submillimeter imagers. In this work, we optimize the scanning gain of such imagers via shaping lens surfaces. We develop an optimization procedure using a field correlation technique between the fields generated by a reflector on the...

On the Development of Wideband Direct Detection Focal Plane Arrays for THz Passive Imaging Applications

In the design of millimeter and sub-millimeter wave radiometric imaging systems a persistent goal is the increase in the speed of acquisition of the image while maintaining a high sensitivity. Typically, the highest sensitivity is achieved by cryogenically cooling the detectors, specifically in astronomical applications. However, for the purpose...

Coherent Fourier Optics Model for the Synthesis of Large Format Lens Based Focal Plane Arrays

Future sub millimeter imagers are being developed with large focal plane arrays (FPAs) of lenses to increase the field of view (FoV) and the imaging speed. A full-wave electromagnetic analysis of such arrays is numerically cumbersome and time-consuming. This article presents a spectral technique based on Fourier optics combined with...

THz Imaging Using Uncooled Wideband Direct Detection Focal Plane Arrays

In millimeter and submillimeter-wave radiometric imaging systems, a persistent goal is the increase in the speed of acquisition of the image while maintaining a high sensitivity. Typically, the highest sensitivity is achieved by cryogenically cooling the detectors, specifically in astronomical applications. However, for the purpose of low...