A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System

A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System

A practical compact solid-state terahertz imaging system is presented. Various beam guiding architectures were explored and hardware performance assessed to improve its compactness, robustness, multi-functionality and simplicity of operation. The system performance in terms of image resolution, sign...

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Main Authors: Ken Smart, Jia Du, Li Li, David Wang, Keith Leslie, Fan Ji, Xiang Dong Li, Da Zhang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
terahertz
imaging
solid-state electronic components
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/579
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spelling doaj-03dfecd6a35d4958b0ba9303d760e59d2020-11-24T22:06:27ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-04-0116457910.3390/s16040579s16040579A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging SystemKen Smart0Jia Du1Li Li2David Wang3Keith Leslie4Fan Ji5Xiang Dong Li6Da Zhang Zeng7Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, AustraliaCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, AustraliaCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, AustraliaCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, AustraliaCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, AustraliaChengdu Shuguang Optical Fiber Network Co., Ltd, 56, Tianhui Mid-street, Hi-Tech Zone, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu Shuguang Optical Fiber Network Co., Ltd, 56, Tianhui Mid-street, Hi-Tech Zone, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu Shuguang Optical Fiber Network Co., Ltd, 56, Tianhui Mid-street, Hi-Tech Zone, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, ChinaA practical compact solid-state terahertz imaging system is presented. Various beam guiding architectures were explored and hardware performance assessed to improve its compactness, robustness, multi-functionality and simplicity of operation. The system performance in terms of image resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, the electronic signal modulation versus optical chopper, is evaluated and discussed. The system can be conveniently switched between transmission and reflection mode according to the application. A range of imaging application scenarios was explored and images of high visual quality were obtained in both transmission and reflection mode.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/579terahertzimagingsolid-state electronic components
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author Ken Smart
Jia Du
Li Li
David Wang
Keith Leslie
Fan Ji
Xiang Dong Li
Da Zhang Zeng
spellingShingle Ken Smart
Jia Du
Li Li
David Wang
Keith Leslie
Fan Ji
Xiang Dong Li
Da Zhang Zeng
A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System
Sensors
terahertz
imaging
solid-state electronic components
author_facet Ken Smart
Jia Du
Li Li
David Wang
Keith Leslie
Fan Ji
Xiang Dong Li
Da Zhang Zeng
author_sort Ken Smart
title A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System
title_short A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System
title_full A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System
title_fullStr A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System
title_full_unstemmed A Practical and Portable Solids-State Electronic Terahertz Imaging System
title_sort practical and portable solids-state electronic terahertz imaging system
publisher MDPI AG
series Sensors
issn 1424-8220
publishDate 2016-04-01
description A practical compact solid-state terahertz imaging system is presented. Various beam guiding architectures were explored and hardware performance assessed to improve its compactness, robustness, multi-functionality and simplicity of operation. The system performance in terms of image resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, the electronic signal modulation versus optical chopper, is evaluated and discussed. The system can be conveniently switched between transmission and reflection mode according to the application. A range of imaging application scenarios was explored and images of high visual quality were obtained in both transmission and reflection mode.
topic terahertz
imaging
solid-state electronic components
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/579
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