Article | REF: RE143 V1

Terahertz spectral imaging

Author: Patrick MOUNAIX

Publication date: May 10, 2010, Review date: February 18, 2020

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


Overview

Français

ABSTRACT

Terahertz electromagnetic waves have aroused the curiosity and enthusiasm of scientists and industrialists as they allow for a chemical analysis of materials in surface and volume. Complementary to existing technologies, terahertz spectral imaging presents a considerable potential for applications in the fields of biology, safety and the environment, for instance. This article recalls the fundamentals, limitations and latest evolutions in this rapidly developing field.

Read this article from a comprehensive knowledge base, updated and supplemented with articles reviewed by scientific committees.

Read the article

AUTHOR

  • Patrick MOUNAIX: CNRS research fellow at the Center for Optical and Hertzian Molecular Physics (CPMOH UMR 5798) in Talence (33)

 INTRODUCTION

Key points

Field: Imaging and analysis techniques

Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence | Growth | Maturity

Technologies involved: Optics, electronics, optronics, image processing

Applications: Biology, environment, safety

Main French players :

Competitiveness cluster: Route des Lasers' (Aquitaine)

Competence centers :

  • Center de Physique Moléculaire Optique et Hertzienne CPMOH (CNRS) ;

  • Alphanov Technology Center ;

  • ARMIR Association pour le Rayonnement, les Mesures et l'Imagerie Rapide, which includes the "Teranaute" club;

  • GDR Européen TÉRAHERTZ "Détecteurs et Émetteurs de Radiations Térahertz à Semi-conducteurs" (GDR CNRS 2897).

Manufacturers: I2S

Other global players: Nikon, Picometrix, Toptica Photonics, GigaOptics...

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

Non-destructive testing

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Subscribe now!

Ongoing reading
Terahertz spectro-imaging