Download or read book Optimization of Hot-Electron Bolometers for THz Radiation written by Axel Stockhausen and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot-electron bolometers are fast and low noise radiation detectors which can be used for many different applications. The aim of this work was to optimize the fabrication process of hot-electron bolometers and gain a deeper understanding of the underlying processes. To achieve this, the fabrication of the superconducting thin films was optimized and the superconducting properties of the films were analyzed. Detectors fabricated using the results showed a record value for the noise temperature.