• DocumentCode
    2709991
  • Title

    Video-rate THz imaging using a microbolometer-based camera

  • Author

    Bolduc, M. ; Marchese, L. ; Tremblay, B. ; Doucet, M. ; Terroux, M. ; Oulachgar, H. ; Le Noc, L. ; Alain, C. ; Jerominek, H. ; Bergeron, A.

  • Author_Institution
    INO, Quebec City, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A THz 160×120 pixel array camera has been developed at INO. Real-time transmission and reflectance imaging at video rates of 30 frames/s were performed with a low-power 3 THz quantum cascade laser. Various hidden objects were imaged, proving feasibility of real-time THz imaging for security screening applications.
  • Keywords
    bolometers; real-time systems; terahertz wave imaging; video cameras; THz 160X120 pixel array camera; THz quantum cascade laser; hidden objects imaging; microbolometer-based camera; real-time THz imaging; reflectance imaging; security screening applications; video rate THz imaging; Cameras; Laser beams; Laser modes; Quantum cascade lasers; Real time systems; Reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612433
  • Filename
    5612433