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Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communicationsEdited by D Saeedkia, TeTechS Inc., Waterloo, Canada
Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials No. 34
- examines techniques for the generation and detection of terahertz waves
- discusses material development for terahertz applications
- explores applications in tomographic imaging, art conservation and the pharmaceutical and aerospace industries
The recent development of easy-to-use sources and detectors of terahertz radiation has enabled growth in applications of terahertz (Thz) imaging and sensing. This vastly adaptable technology offers great potential across a wide range of areas, and the Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications explores the fundamental principles, important developments and key applications emerging in this exciting field.
Part one provides an authoritative introduction to the fundamentals of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications. The generation, detection and emission of waves are discussed alongside fundamental aspects of surface plasmon polaritons, terahertz near-field imaging and sensing, room temperature terahertz detectors and terahertz wireless communications. Part two goes on to discuss recent progress and such novel techniques in terahertz technology as terahertz bio-sensing, array imagers, and resonant field enhancement of terahertz waves. Fiber-coupled time-domain spectroscopy systems (THz-TDS), terahertz photomixer systems, terahertz nanotechnology, frequency metrology and semiconductor material development for terahertz applications are all reviewed. Finally, applications of terahertz technology are explored in part three, including applications in tomographic imaging and material spectroscopy, art conservation, and the aerospace, wood products, semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, the Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications is an authoritative guide to the field for laser engineers, manufacturers of sensing devices and imaging equipment, security companies, the military, professionals working in process monitoring, and academics interested in this field.
ISBN 0 85709 235 9
ISBN-13: 978 0 85709 235 9
January 2013
688 pages 234 x 156mm hardback
£190.00 / US$325.00 / €230.00
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About the editor
Daryoosh Saeedkia is the multi-award-winning CEO and President of TeTechS Inc, a terahertz technology solution company committed to developing sensor and imager systems for industrial and scientific applications, based in Canada. He is also owner of T-Era Consulting, and has published multiple research and conference papers.
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Contents
PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY FOR IMAGING, SENSING AND COMMUNICATIONS
PART 2 RECENT PROGRESS AND NOVEL TECHNIQUES IN TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY
PART 3 APPLICATIONS OF TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY
PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY FOR IMAGING, SENSING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Optoelectronic techniques for the generation and detection of terahertz waves
D Saeedkia, TeTechS Inc, Canada
- Introduction
- Terahertz detector technologies
- Terahertz signal generation in terahertz photoconductive antennas (THz-PCAs)
- Terahertz signal detection with terahertz photoconductive antennas (THz-PCAs)
- Parametric interaction in nonlinear crystals
- Difference frequency mixing in nonlinear crystals
- Conclusion
- References
Transmission and propagation of terahertz waves in plastic waveguides
B Ung and M Skorobogatiy, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
- Introduction
- Main challenges of the plastic-based terahertz fiber optics
- Devices based on subwavelength fibers
- Hollow-core fibers
- Composite terahertz materials
- Experimental characterization of terahertz waveguides
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Fundamental aspects of surface plasmon polaritons at terahertz frequencies
J Gómez Rivas, AMOLF and Eindhoven University of Technology, Y Zhang and A Berrier, AMOLF, The Netherlands
- Introduction
- The Drude model
- Surface plasmon polaritons on planar surfaces
- Multilayered structures
- New trends in terahertz plasmonics
- Acknowledgements
- References
Fundamental aspects of terahertz near-field imaging and sensing
D-S Kim and Y–M Bahk, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea and P C M Planken, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Introduction
- THz near field measurements
- Near fields of various subwavelength holes
- Kirchhoff formalism for near field estimate
- Conclusions
- References
Field effect transistors for terahertz applications
W Knap and M I Dyakonov, Université Montpellier, France
- Introduction
- Plasma waves in low-dimensional structures
- Instability of the steady state with a dc current in field effect transistors (FETs)
- Detection of terahertz radiation by an FET
- Studies of terahertz emission from FETs
- Experimental studies of terahertz detection by FETs
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Terahertz wireless communications
J Federici, New Jersey Institute of Technology, L Moeller, Bell Labs and K Su, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
- Introduction
- Motivation for terahertz wireless communications
- Atmospheric propagation for communications
- Modeling of terahertz communication channels
- Hardware for terahertz communications: sources and detectors
- Modulators for terahertz waves
- Modulation formats for terahertz signals
- Examples of terahertz communication systems
- Experimental characterization of rain, fog, and scintillations on terahertz communication links
- Future trends
- Sources of further information
- Acknowledgements
- References
PART 2 RECENT PROGRESS AND NOVEL TECHNIQUES IN TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY
Terahertz bio-sensing techniques
J-H Son, University of Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Introduction
- Sensing of water dynamics by terahertz waves
- Sensing of proteins
- Binding-state dependent sensing
- Characteristic resonances of biomolecules in the terahertz range
- Water-mediated terahertz molecular imaging
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
Terahertz array imagers: towards the implementation of terahertz cameras with plasma-wave-based silicon MOSFET detectors
S Boppel, A Lisauskas and H G Roskos, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Germany
- Introduction
- Resistive mixing - a quasi-stationary analysis
- Plasmonic mixing - a hydrodynamic analysis
- Technology, design and implementation of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) field-effect transistors as terahertz detectors
- Characterization and optimization of FET detectors
- Developments towards a terahertz camera
- Overview of other focal-plane technologies for terahertz imaging
- Acknowledgements
- References
Resonant field enhancement of terahertz waves in subwavelength plasmonic structures
R Singh and A K Azad, Los Alamos National Laboratory and W Zhang, Oklahoma State University, USA
- Introduction
- Fundamentals of surface plasmon polaritons at terahertz frequencies
- Extraordinary transmission of terahertz waves through metallic hole arrays
- Active control of terahertz surface plasmon polaritons
- Conclusion
- References
Fiber-coupled terahertz time-domain spectroscopy systems (THz-TDS)
M Theuer and F Ellrich, Fraunhofer-Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM, Germany and D Molter and R Beigang, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Introduction
- Fiber guiding
- Experimental layout and system characterization
- Measurement results of fiber-based terahertz systems
- Comparison of THz-TDS with other systems and techniques
- Future trends and conclusions
- References
State-of-the-art in terahertz continuous wave photomixer systems
A Deninger, Toptica Photonics AG, Germany
- Introduction
- Continuous-wave emitter and detector technologies
- Coherent signal detection
- Laser sources
- Selected applications of photomixing continuous wave terahertz systems
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- References
Novel techniques in terahertz near-field imaging and sensing
M Nagel, AMO GmbH, Germany, C Matheisen, RWTH Aachen University and H Kurz, AMO GmbH, Germany
- Introduction
- State-of-the-art terahertz near-field approaches
- Novel micro-machined terahertz near-field probe-tips
- Analysis of nanophotonic second-order nonlinear-optic waveguides with terahertz near-field probing
- Failure analysis in integrated electronic structures based on terahertz time-domain reflectometry
- High-resolution imaging of free-carrier concentrations for photovoltaic material inspection
- Conclusion and future trends
- References
Terahertz nano-devices and nano-systems
Y Kawano, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- Introduction
- Nanoscale terahertz detector
- Near-field terahertz imager
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
Terahertz integrated devices and systems
T Ouchi, Canon Inc, Japan
- Integrated terahertz biosensor chip
- THz oscillators integrated with patch antennas
- Results and discussion of fabricated resonant tunneling diodes
- References
Terahertz frequency metrology based on frequency comb techniques
T Yasui, Osaka University, Japan
- Introduction
- Coherent frequency linking with a frequency comb
- Terahertz-comb-referenced spectrum analyzer
- Optical-comb-referenced terahertz synthesizer
- Terahertz-comb-referenced spectrometer
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Semiconductor material development for terahertz applications
M Missous, The University of Manchester, UK
- Introduction
- Generation and detection of broadband pulsed terahertz radiation
- Generation of continuous wave terahertz radiation using photomixing
- Photoconductive semiconductor materials
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
PART 3 APPLICATIONS OF TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY
Terahertz applications in tomographic imaging and material spectroscopy: a review
T Shibuya, Nagoya University, Japan and K Kawase, RIKEN, Japan
- Introduction
- Tomographic imaging applications
- Quantitative analysis of powdered chemicals
- Conclusion
- References
Terahertz applications in aerospace industry
M J Bohn, Air Force Institute of Technology and D T Petkie, Wright State University, USA
- Introduction
- Nondestructive evaluation of aircraft composites using transmissive terahertz time domain spectroscopy
- Nondestructive evaluation of aircraft composites using reflective terahertz time domain spectroscopy
- Continuous-wave nondestructive terahertz imaging for aerospace applications
- Comparison of non-destructive imaging for glass fiber reinforced plastics
- Conclusion
- References
Terahertz applications in the wood products industry
M E Reid, I D Hartley and T M Todoruk, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
- Introduction
- Applications of terahertz technology in the wood products industry
- Wood structure and morphology
- Far infrared properties of wood
- Probing wood characteristics at terahertz frequencies
- Terahertz sensing in the oriented strand board industry
- Future trends
- References
Terahertz applications in the pharmaceutical industry and science
Y –C Shen, University of Liverpool, UK and B Jin, Nanjing University, China
- Introduction
- Terahertz time–domain spectroscopy (THz–TDS): spectroscopy set up and analysis
- Terahertz time–domain spectroscopy (THz–TDS): identification, quantification and analysis
- Terahertz time–domain imaging (THz–TDI): imaging set up and analysis
- Terahertz time–domain imaging (THz–TDI): process montinoring, spectroscopic imaging and chemical mapping
- Conclusions and future trends
- Acknowledgement
- References
Terahertz applications in art conservation
K Fukunaga, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
- Introduction
- Material analysis using terahertz waves
- Observation of the internal structure of artworks using terahertz waves
- Prospective development of terahertz technology as a tool for heritage science
- References
Applications of terahertz technology in the semiconductor industry
Y Cai, Z Wang and D Goyal, Intel Corporation, USA
- Introduction
- Characterizations of electro optical terahertz pulse reflectometry (EOTPR)
- Examples of failure analysis using electro optical terahertz pulse reflectometry (EOTPR)
- Conclusions and future trends
- References