Portable real-time THz imaging setup based on QC lasers

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bonzon ◽  
Giacomo Scalari ◽  
Maria I. Amanti ◽  
Fabrizio Castellano ◽  
Dana Turcinkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
Imaging Setup

scholarly journals Comparison of Thermal Detector Arrays for Off-Axis THz Holography and Real-Time THz Imaging

Sensors ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin Hack ◽  
Lorenzo Valzania ◽  
Gregory Gäumann ◽  
Mostafa Shalaby ◽  
Christoph Hauri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
Thermal Detector ◽  
Detector Arrays

Optical Design for Real-Time THz Imaging at INO

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Blanchard ◽  
Michel Doucet ◽  
Melanie Leclerc ◽  
Martin Otis ◽  
Marc Terroux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Thz Imaging

scholarly journals Real time THz imaging—opportunities and challenges for skin cancer detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (23) ◽  
pp. 230501
Author(s):  
H. Lindley-Hatcher ◽  
R. I. Stantchev ◽  
X. Chen ◽  
A. I. Hernandez-Serrano ◽  
J. Hardwicke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
Skin Cancer Detection

Real time THz imaging based on frequency upconversion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick F. Tekavec ◽  
Vladimir G. Kozlov ◽  
Ian McNee ◽  
Yun-Shik Lee ◽  
Konstanin Vodopyanov
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
Frequency Upconversion

TERAHERTZ QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS AND REAL-TIME T-RAYS IMAGING AT VIDEO RATE

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 983-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. HU
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
High Power ◽  
Focal Plane ◽  
Quantum Cascade Lasers ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
High Power Lasers ◽  
Quantum Cascade ◽  
Cascade Lasers ◽  
Array Camera

We report our development of terahertz (THz) quantum-cascade lasers with record performance. Using those high-power lasers as the illumination sources and a focal-plane array camera, we are able to perform real-time THz imaging at video rate.

scholarly journals Real-Time High Resolution THz Imaging with a Fiber-Coupled Photo Conductive Antenna and an Uncooled Microbolometer Camera

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3757
Author(s):  
Peter Zolliker ◽  
Mostafa Shalaby ◽  
Elisa Söllinger ◽  
Elena Mavrona ◽  
Erwin Hack
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Imaging Method ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
Beam Shape ◽  
Real Time Imaging ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Uncooled Microbolometer

We present a real-time THz imaging method using a commercial fiber-coupled photo conductive antenna as the THz source and an uncooled microbolometer camera for detection. This new combination of state-of-the-art components is very adaptable due to its compact and uncooled radiation source, whose fiber coupling allows for a flexible placement. Using a camera with high sensitivity renders real-time imaging possible. As a proof-of-concept, the beam shape of a THz Time Domain Spectrometer was measured. We demonstrate real time imaging at nine frames per second and show its potential for practical applications in transmission geometry covering both material science and security tasks. The results suggest that hidden items, complex structures and the moisture content of (biological) materials can be resolved. We discuss the limits of the current setup, possible improvements and potential (industrial) applications, and we outline the feasibility of imaging in reflection geometry or extending it to multi-spectral imaging using band pass filters.

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