A bolometric detector built into the diamond bulk

Since diamond can be used as both the substrate and the active medium in el ectronic devices, it is very important to obtain information concerning the temperature variations in the immediate vicinity of active elements and th e conditions of heat removal from such elements. This task is solved by a b olometer built into a diamond plate, which is capable of measuring temperat ure increments induced by laser pulses in the diamond or in the diamond-sup ported surface structures. The bolometer, representing a buried graphitized layer formed by helium ion implantation with subsequent annealing, has a c haracteristic response time of similar to 10 ns. (C) 2001 MAIK "Nauka/Inter periodica".