Plasmonic photoconductive terahertz focal-plane array with pixel super-resolution

Li, Xurong; Mengu, Deniz; Yardimci, Nezih T.; Turan, Deniz; Charkhesht, Ali; Ozcan, Aydogan; Jarrahi, Mona

doi:10.1038/s41566-023-01346-2

Title: Plasmonic photoconductive terahertz focal-plane array with pixel super-resolution

Journal Article · 03 January 2024 · Nature Photonics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-023-01346-2 · OSTI ID:2278759

; Mengu, Deniz; Yardimci, Nezih T.;

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Abstract Imaging systems operating in the terahertz part of the electromagnetic spectrum are attractive due to their ability to penetrate many opaque materials and provide unique spectral signatures of various chemicals. However, the use of terahertz imagers in real-world applications has been limited by the slow speed, large size, high cost and complexity of present systems, largely due to the lack of suitable terahertz focal-plane array detectors. Here we report a terahertz focal-plane array that can directly provide the spatial amplitude and phase distributions, along with the ultrafast temporal and spectral information of an imaged object. It consists of a two-dimensional array of ~0.3 million plasmonic photoconductive nanoantennas optimized to rapidly detect broadband terahertz radiation with a high signal-to-noise ratio. We utilized the multispectral nature of the amplitude and phase data captured by these plasmonic nanoantennas to image different objects, including super-resolved etched patterns in a silicon substrate and defects in battery electrodes. By eliminating the need for raster scanning and spatial terahertz modulation, our terahertz focal-plane array offers more than a 1,000-fold increase in the imaging speed compared with the state of the art and potentially suits a broad range of applications in industrial inspection, security screening and medical diagnosis, among others.

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Research Organization:: Lookin, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016925; SC0020521

OSTI ID:: 2278759

Journal Information:: Nature Photonics, Journal Name: Nature Photonics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 18; ISSN 1749-4885

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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