Antenna‐coupled high‐Tcbolometers fabricated from YBa2Cu3O7−&dgr;thin films have been prepared using molecular organic dyes. Light‐harvesting layers derived from these visible and near‐infrared absorbers have been utilized to produce detectors which exhibit wavelength‐selective response characteristics in the visible and near‐infrared spectral regions. Using such hybrid structures, initial studies documenting efficient energy transfer between molecular dye layers and superconductor surfaces have been completed. ©1996 American Institute of Physics.