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ArticleACS photonics2026

Enhanced Sensitivity of Sub-THz Thermomechanical Bolometers Exploiting Vibrational Nonlinearity.

L Alborghetti, B Bertoni, L Vicarelli, S Zanotto, S Roddaro, A Tredicucci, M Cautero, L Gregorat, G Cautero, M Cojocari and 3 more

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Article in ACS photonics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

L AlborghettiDepartment of Physics, University of Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
B BertoniDepartment of Physics, University of Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
L VicarelliDepartment of Physics, University of Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
S ZanottoNEST, CNR Istituto Nanoscienze, piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-3335
S RoddaroDepartment of Physics, University of Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4707-1434
A TredicucciDepartment of Physics, University of Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3619-3011
M CauteroDepartment of Physics, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
L GregoratElettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14, km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
G CauteroElettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14, km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
M CojocariDepartment of Physics and Mathematics, Center of Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 7, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland.
G FedorovDepartment of Physics and Mathematics, Center of Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 7, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland.
P KuzhirDepartment of Physics and Mathematics, Center of Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 7, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-0837
A PitantiNEST, CNR Istituto Nanoscienze, piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-0300

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A common approach to detecting weak signals or minute quantities involves leveraging the localized spectral features of resonant modes, whose sharper lines (i.e., high Q-factors) enhance transduction sensitivity. However, maximizing the Q-factor often introduces technical challenges in fabrication and design. In this work, we propose an alternative strategy to achieve sharper spectral features by using interference and nonlinearity, all while maintaining a constant dissipation rate. Using far-infrared thermomechanical detectors as a test case, we demonstrate that signal transduction along an engineered response curve slope effectively reduces the detector's noise equivalent power (NEP), achieving

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bolometermicromechanical resonatornonlinearityoptomechanicsroom temperatureterahertz detection

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PMID41522614
PMCPMC12784404

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