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CMOS-SOI-MEMS transistor (teramos) for terahertz imaging

Corcos et al., 2009

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16660346683716315153
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Corcos D
Goren D
Nemirovsky Y
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2009 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems

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This study presents a new sensor for Terahertz Imaging, dubbed here as TeraMOS, which is based on several leading technologies: CMOS-SOI (Silicon on Insulator), MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) and Terahertz Photonics. The paper focuses on the electrical …
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