Terahertz spectroscopy techniques for explosives detection

MR Leahy-Hoppa, MJ Fitch, R Osiander - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2009 - Springer
Spectroscopy in the terahertz frequency range has demonstrated unique identification of
both pure and military-grade explosives. There is significant potential for wide applications …

The application of terahertz spectroscopy to liquid petrochemicals detection: A review

M Yin, S Tang, M Tong - Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Petrochemicals, one of the most important energy sources, contribute to the remarkable
development of human civilization. Therefore, the development of a kind of fast, safe …

THz medical imaging: in vivo hydration sensing

ZD Taylor, RS Singh, DB Bennett… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The application of THz to medical imaging is experiencing a surge in both interest and
federal funding. A brief overview of the field is provided along with promising and emerging …

Diffuse scattering from rough surfaces in THz communication channels

C Jansen, S Priebe, C Moller, M Jacob… - IEEE Transactions …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent years have seen a tremendous increase in the demand for wireless bandwidth. To
support this demand by innovative and resourceful use of technology, future communication …

Chemical identification in the specular and off-specular rough-surface scattered terahertz spectra using wavelet shrinkage

ME Khani, MH Arbab - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the development and implementation of a novel wavelet shrinkage technique for
the retrieval of obscured characteristic resonant signatures in the scattered terahertz (THz) …

Identification of concealed materials, including explosives, by terahertz reflection spectroscopy

N Palka - Optical Engineering, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We report on a method for extracting the characteristic features of covered materials,
including hexogen, in the range from 0.5 to 1.8 THz. This time-domain spectroscopy-based …

Phase function effects on identification of terahertz spectral signatures using the discrete wavelet transform

ME Khani, DP Winebrenner… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe the application of the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) in extracting the
characteristic absorption signatures of materials from terahertz reflection spectra. We …

THz-TDS reflection measurement of coating thicknesses at non-perpendicular incidence: experiment and simulation

R Burger, J Frisch, M Hübner, M Goldammer, O Peters… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) in the terahertz (THz) frequency range is gaining in
importance in nondestructive testing of dielectric materials. One application is the layer …

20 dB improvement utilizing custom-designed 3D-printed terahertz horn coupler

Q Wang, SDA Shah, H Li, B Kuhlmey… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Terahertz band is envisaged to provide substantially higher capacity and much lower
latency for wireless communications in contrast to microwave frequencies. Moving to higher …

Theoretical and empirical evaluation of surface roughness effects on conductivity in the terahertz regime

BB Yang, MP Kirley, JH Booske - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While models for conductivity in the terahertz regime are improving, there is limited data on
the effects of submicrometer roughness features on conductivity. We present direct …