DocumentCode
2240050
Title
Aspheric lenses for Terahertz imaging
Author
Lo, Y.H. ; Leonhardt, R.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present novel lens designs for Terahertz imaging. Kirchhoffpsilas diffraction theory and experimental results show that the achievable resolution depends critically on the lens shape, and a resolution of close to lambda/2 can be achieved.
Keywords
aspherical optics; image resolution; lenses; light diffraction; optical design techniques; submillimetre wave imaging; Kirchhoffpsilas diffraction theory; aspheric lens design; lens shape; terahertz imaging; Image resolution; Lenses; Optical design; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical materials; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; (110.6795) Terahertz Imaging; (220.1250) Aspherics; (220.3630) Lenses; (260.1960) Diffraction theory;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571620
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