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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Justin W Cleary, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Robert E Peale, Winter Park, FL (US);
Evan Smith, Dayton, OH (US);
Janardan Nath, Orlando, FL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A wavelength selective bolometer includes a substrate configured to serve as a foundation for the apparatus and a thermal isolation gap established between the substrate and subsequent solid material layers. A conducting ground plane layer is disposed above the thermal isolation gap, and a first dielectric layer is mated to a top surface of the conducting ground plane. A temperature sensing material layer is mated to a top surface of the first dielectric layer, and a plurality of interconnects is placed in electrical communication with the temperature sensing material layer. A second dielectric layer is mated to a top surface of the temperature sensing material, and at least one conductive element is mated to a top surface of the second dielectric layer. The dimensions of the conductive element and other variables are chosen to achieve resonant absorption of selected wavelengths of radiation incident thereupon.