Mid-infrared n-Ge on Si plasmonic based microbolometer sensors

The detection and amplification of molecular absorption lines from a chemical weapons simulant is demonstrated using plasmonic antennas fabricated from n-Ge epitaxially grown on Si. A free-standing Si
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microbolometer detector with n-Ge plasmonic antenna is demonstrated as an integrated mid-infrared plasmonic sensor.