Analysis of system trade-offs for terahertz imaging

Samuel P. Mickan; Derek Abbott; Jesper Munch; Xi-Cheng Zhang; Timothy van Doorn

doi:10.1117/12.364444

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29 September 1999 Analysis of system trade-offs for terahertz imaging

Samuel P. Mickan; Derek Abbott; Jesper Munch; Xi-Cheng Zhang; Timothy van Doorn

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Proceedings Volume 3891, Electronics and Structures for MEMS; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364444
Event: Asia Pacific Symposium on Microelectronics and MEMS, 1999, Gold Coast, Australia

Abstract

The rapidly developing field of terahertz (T-ray) imagin promises to provide a non-invasive method of identifying the composition of various objects. Biomedical diagnostics, semiconductor device diagnostics, trace gas analysis and moisture analysis for agriculture are among the growing number of important T-ray applications. We present results using an electro-optical sampling method and discuss how this can be simplified by sign a micro antenna array realized by MEMS technology. The challenges and advantages of both approaches are compared.

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Samuel P. Mickan, Derek Abbott, Jesper Munch, Xi-Cheng Zhang, and Timothy van Doorn "Analysis of system trade-offs for terahertz imaging", Proc. SPIE 3891, Electronics and Structures for MEMS, (29 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364444

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