Imaging with terahertz pulses

Timothy Dorney; Jon Johnson; Daniel Mittleman; Richard G. Baraniuk

doi:10.1117/12.411592

28 December 2000 Imaging with terahertz pulses

Timothy Dorney, Jon Johnson, Daniel Mittleman, Richard G. Baraniuk

Proceedings Volume 4115, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXIII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.411592
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Recently, a real-time imaging system based on terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy has been developed. This technique offers a range of unique imaging modalities due to the broad bandwidth, sub-picosecond duration, and phase-sensitive detection of the THz pulses. This paper provides a brief introduction of the state-of-the-art in THz imaging. It also focuses on expanding the potential of this new and exciting field through two major efforts. The first concentrates on improving the experimental sensitivity of the system. We are exploring an interferometric arrangement to provide a background-free reflection imaging geometry. The second applies novel digital signal processing algorithms to extract useful information from the THz pulses. The possibility exists to combine spectroscopic characterization and/or identification with pixel-by-pixel imaging. We describe a new parameterization algorithm for both high and low refractive index materials.

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Timothy Dorney, Jon Johnson, Daniel Mittleman, and Richard G. Baraniuk "Imaging with terahertz pulses", Proc. SPIE 4115, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXIII, (28 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.411592

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