Design of Resonant Sub-Wavelength Metallic Apertures to Enable Higher Resolution Sensor Arrays

Abstract

To achieve the goal of the proposal, we created nano-structured surfaces to increase the pixel density and hence resolution of the opto-electronic sensor array by a factor of 3 in each direction, x and y. The proof of concept of this mathematical framework in the visible part of the optical spectrum was published in 2 journal articles (both published in Applied Physics Letters). In addition to this, we also experimentally applied the same concept to IR part of the optical spectrum and thus demonstrated the feasibility of our approach for IR focal plane arrays. these results will be presented at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference in April 2012.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 29, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563980

Entities

People

  • Aydoğan Özcan

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arrays
  • Compressed Sensing
  • Contracts
  • Decoding
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Engineering
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Physics
  • Security
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems