Millimeter-wave, terahertz, and mid-infrared transmissionthrough common clothing

JE Bjarnason, TLJ Chan, AWM Lee, MA Celis… - Applied Physics …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
This letter reports electromagnetic transmission measurements through cloth samples from
eight types of fabrics common in garments and baggage. The transmission at millimeter …

Passive imaging of concealed objects in terahertz and long-wavelength infrared

M Kowalski, M Kastek, M Walczakowski, N Palka… - Applied …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Terahertz and infrared radiation have unique properties applicable to the field of
surveillance and security systems. We investigated the possibility of detecting potentially …

THz absorption in fabric and its impact on body scanning for security application

R Knipper, A Brahm, E Heinz, T May… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, body scanner technologies based on millimeter-wave and terahertz
technologies have been shown to improve security in areas sensitive to terrorist attacks by …

Comparative studies of passive imaging in terahertz and mid-wavelength infrared ranges for object detection

M Kowalski, M Kastek - IEEE Transactions on Information …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We compared the possibility of detecting hidden objects covered with various types of
clothing by using passive imagers operating in a terahertz (THz) range at 1.2 mm (250 GHz) …

Terahertz reflection imaging for package and personnel inspection

D Zimdars, JS White - … for Military and Security Applications II, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Terahertz imaging has the potential to reveal concealed explosives; metallic and non-
metallic weapons (such as ceramic, plastic or composite guns and knives); flammables; …

Imaging through the atmosphere at terahertz frequencies

MJ Rosker, HB Wallace - 2007 IEEE/MTT-S International …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been significant recent interest in the application of millimeter wave (MMW), sub-
MMW, and THz technology to develop imaging systems that can" see" though either adverse …

Detection of concealed explosives at a distance using terahertz technology

C Baker, T Lo, WR Tribe, BE Cole… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy has been shown to have the potential to use very low
levels of nonionizing radiation to detect and identify objects hidden under clothing. In this …

Technology and applications of terahertz imaging non‐destructive examination: inspection of space shuttle sprayed on foam insulation

D Zimdars, JA Valdmanis, JS White, G Stuk… - AIP conference …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The implementation of terahertz (THz) imaging for non‐destructive evaluation shows great
promise in 2 and 3 dimensional non‐contact inspection of non‐conductive materials such as …

Millimeter-wave and terahertz imaging in security applications

A Luukanen, R Appleby, M Kemp, N Salmon - Terahertz Spectroscopy and …, 2012 - Springer
The relatively short wavelength of mm-wave and THz radiation coupled with good
transmission through many dielectric materials allows images to be formed of concealed …

Passive millimetre–wave imaging and how it differs from terahertz imaging

R Appleby - … Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2004 - royalsocietypublishing.org
It is well known that millimetre–wave systems can penetrate poor weather, dust and smoke
far better than infrared or visible systems. Imaging in this band offers the opportunity to be …