High-throughput terahertz imaging: progress and challenges

X Li, J Li, Y Li, A Ozcan, M Jarrahi - Light: Science & Applications, 2023 - nature.com
Many exciting terahertz imaging applications, such as non-destructive evaluation,
biomedical diagnosis, and security screening, have been historically limited in practical …

Terahertz imaging using quantum cascade lasers—a review of systems and applications

P Dean, A Valavanis, J Keeley, K Bertling… - Journal of Physics D …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The terahertz (THz) frequency quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a compact source of THz
radiation offering high power, high spectral purity and moderate tunability. As such, these …

Arsenides-and related III-V materials-based multilayered structures for terahertz applications: Various designs and growth technology

AE Yachmenev, SS Pushkarev, RR Reznik… - Progress in Crystal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The fabrication and investigation of single and multilayered structures have become an
essential issue in the past decades since these structures directly define valuable properties …

Terahertz imaging through self-mixing in a quantum cascade laser

P Dean, Y Leng Lim, A Valavanis, R Kliese, M Nikolić… - Optics letters, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate terahertz (THz) frequency imaging using a single quantum cascade laser
(QCL) device for both generation and sensing of THz radiation. Detection is achieved by …

Terahertz hyperspectral imaging with dual chip-scale combs

LA Sterczewski, J Westberg, Y Yang, D Burghoff… - Optica, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Hyperspectral imaging is a spectroscopic imaging technique that allows for the creation of
images with pixels containing information from multiple spectral bands. At terahertz …

Recent developments of terahertz quantum cascade lasers

G Liang, T Liu, QJ Wang - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are semiconductor-based electrically
pumped laser sources that are based on electron transitions between the subbands in the …

Swept-frequency feedback interferometry using terahertz frequency QCLs: a method for imaging and materials analysis

AD Rakić, T Taimre, K Bertling, YL Lim, P Dean… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
The terahertz (THz) frequency quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a compact source of high-
power radiation with a narrow intrinsic linewidth. As such, THz QCLs are extremely …

Industrial applications of terahertz imaging

JA Zeitler, YC Shen - Terahertz spectroscopy and imaging, 2012 - Springer
This chapter gives a concise overview of potential industrial applications for terahertz
imaging that have been reported over the past decade with a discussion of the major …

Coherent three-dimensional terahertz imaging through self-mixing in a quantum cascade laser

P Dean, A Valavanis, J Keeley, K Bertling… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate coherent terahertz (THz) frequency imaging using the self-mixing effect in a
quantum cascade laser (QCL). Self-mixing voltage waveforms are acquired at each pixel of …

Self-mixing interferometry with terahertz quantum cascade lasers

A Valavanis, P Dean, YL Lim, R Alhathlool… - IEEE Sensors …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers (THz QCLs) are compact sources of coherent
THz radiation with potential applications that include astronomy, trace-gas sensing, and …