Detectors and Sources for THz and IR
Fedir F. Sizov
Materials Research Foundations Vol. 72
Publication Date 2020, 330 Pages
Print ISBN 978-1-64490-074-1 (release date May, 2020)
ePDF ISBN 978-1-64490-075-8
DOI: 10.21741/9781644900758
IR and THz technologies are widely used in security screening and surveillance, astronomy, spectroscopy, biomedicine, food and package inspection, detection of concealed weapons, vision through camouflage, etc. There are increasing demands for the fast transmission of large amounts of data. THz radiation penetrates dielectric materials like plastics, ceramics or cardboard allowing contact-free testing. Medical imaging technologies can provide guidance for surgeons in delimiting the margins of tumors, help clinicians to visualize diseased areas, etc.
Keywords
THz and IR Detectors, THz and IR Sources, Superconducting Photon Detectors, Superconducting THz Detectors, Graphene-based Detectors, THz Sensors with Metamaterials, Photoconductive Antenna Detectors, Imaging, Communication, Spectroscopy, Sensing, Security Screening, Surveillance, Astronomy, Biomedicine, Food Inspection, Package Inspection, Concealed Weapons Detection, Transmission of Large Amounts of Data, Non-destructive Testing, Contact-free Testing, Medical Imaging Technologies
Table of Contents
Preface vi
Abbreviations viii
Chapter 1. Introduction (background) 1
Chapter 2. Brief history of THz and IR technologies 17
Chapter 3. Types of detectors and figures of merit 44
Chapter 4. IR and THz detection principles – direct and coherent detections 89
Chapter 5. Detectors 135
Ch. 6. THz and IR sources 266
Final remarks 313
Keyword Index 314
About the Author 320
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