I. Introduction and Background
THE long wave infrared (LWIR) band is a frequency range for which developing detectors capable of functioning at room temperature is of special interest. The reason is twofold; humans emit radiation most strongly in this range and absorption is relatively low in the atmospheric window between 8 and 12 μm. These facts provide motivation to develop detectors for use in this frequency range, which could be used for target detection, tracking, and navigation in autonomous vehicles. One such device that has been developed for LWIR sensing is the antenna-coupled metal-oxide-metal diode (ACMOMD) detector [1], [2].