Terahertz imaging with quantum cascade lasers

Milliwatt average power terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz-QCLs) combined with microbolometer focal plane array cameras allow for acquisition rates on the order of 1106pixels/s. This system enables real-time imaging in transmission and reflection modes with signal to noise ratios of 25 dB per pix...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Alan W., Kao, Tsung-Yu, Zimmerman, Ian A., Oda, Naoki, Hu, Qing
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Article
Published: SPIE 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114213
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-4053