Abstract

We present a spectrally selective, passively cooled mid-wave infrared bolometric absorber engineered to spatially and spectrally decouple infrared absorption and thermal emission. The structure leverages an antenna-coupled metal–insulator–metal resonance for mid-wave infrared normal incidence photon absorption and a long-wave infrared optical phonon absorption feature, aligned closer to peak room temperature thermal emission. The phonon-mediated resonant absorption enables a strong long-wave infrared thermal emission feature limited to grazing angles, leaving the mid-wave infrared absorption feature undisturbed. The two independently controlled absorption/emission phenomena demonstrate decoupling of the photon detection mechanism from radiative cooling and offer a new design approach enabling ultra-thin, passively cooled mid-wave infrared bolometers.

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