3-D broadband terahertz synthetic aperture imaging

Author

Henry, S.C. ; Kniffin, G.P. ; Zurk, L.M.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng., Portland State Univ., Portland, OR, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

23-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

3-D imaging at terahertz (THz) frequencies provides a capability for a number of applications, such as explosives detection and non-destructive evaluation. Many current 3-D techniques require mechanical scanning, and often lack spectral resolution required for chemical detection. In this paper, 3-D broadband synthetic aperture imaging techniques are demonstrated by imaging familiar objects with a 2-D planar synthetic array of THz sensors.

Keywords

terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave imaging; 2D planar synthetic array; 3D broadband synthetic aperture imaging techniques; 3D broadband terahertz synthetic aperture imaging; 3D imaging; 3D techniques; THz frequencies; THz sensors; chemical detection; explosives detection; mechanical scanning; nondestructive evaluation; spectral resolution; Ball bearings; Broadband communication; Image resolution; Image sensors; Optical surface waves; Sensors; THz; Terahertz; explosives detection; non-destructive evaluation; synthetic aperture imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wollongong, NSW

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1598-2

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380366

Filename

6380366