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Handbook of Terahertz Technology for Imaging, Sensing and Communications
D Saeedkia (Edited by)
9780857092359
Hardback, published 16 January 2013
688 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm, 1.17 kg
The recent development of easy-to-use sources and detectors of terahertz radiation has enabled growth in applications of terahertz (Thz) imaging and sensing. This vastly adaptable technology offers great potential across a wide range of areas, and the Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications explores the fundamental principles, important developments and key applications emerging in this exciting field.
Part one provides an authoritative introduction to the fundamentals of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications. The generation, detection and emission of waves are discussed alongside fundamental aspects of surface plasmon polaritons, terahertz near-field imaging and sensing, room temperature terahertz detectors and terahertz wireless communications. Part two goes on to discuss recent progress and such novel techniques in terahertz technology as terahertz bio-sensing, array imagers, and resonant field enhancement of terahertz waves. Fiber-coupled time-domain spectroscopy systems (THz-TDS), terahertz photomixer systems, terahertz nanotechnology, frequency metrology and semiconductor material development for terahertz applications are all reviewed. Finally, applications of terahertz technology are explored in part three, including applications in tomographic imaging and material spectroscopy, art conservation, and the aerospace, wood products, semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, the Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications is an authoritative guide to the field for laser engineers, manufacturers of sensing devices and imaging equipment, security companies, the military, professionals working in process monitoring, and academics interested in this field.
Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials Preface Part I: Fundamentals of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications Chapter 1: Optoelectronic techniques for the generation and detection of terahertz waves Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Terahertz detector technologies 1.3 Terahertz signal generation in terahertz photoconductive antennas (THz-PCAs) 1.4 Terahertz signal detection with terahertz photoconductive antennas (THz-PCAs) 1.5 Parametric interaction in nonlinear crystals 1.6 Difference frequency mixing in nonlinear crystals 1.7 Conclusion Chapter 2: Transmission and propagation of terahertz waves in plastic waveguides Abstract: 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Main challenges of the plastic-based terahertz fiber optics 2.3 Devices based on subwavelength fibers 2.4 Hollow-core fibers 2.5 Composite terahertz materials 2.6 Experimental characterization of terahertz waveguides 2.7 Conclusions 2.8 Acknowledgments Chapter 3: Fundamental aspects of surface plasmon polaritons at terahertz frequencies Abstract: 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Drude model 3.3 Surface plasmon polaritons on planar surfaces 3.4 Multilayered structures 3.5 New trends in terahertz plasmonics 3.6 Acknowledgments Chapter 4: Fundamental aspects of terahertz near-field imaging and sensing Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Terahertz near-field measurements 4.3 Near-fields of various subwavelength holes 4.4 Kirchhoff formalism for near-field estimate 4.5 Conclusions Chapter 5: Field effect transistors for terahertz applications Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Plasma waves in low-dimensional structures 5.3 Instability of the steady state with a dc current in field effect transistors (FETs) 5.4 Detection of terahertz radiation by an FET 5.5 Studies of terahertz emission from FETs 5.6 Experimental studies of terahertz detection by FETs 5.7 Conclusions 5.8 Acknowledgements Chapter 6: Terahertz wireless communications Abstract: 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Motivation for terahertz wireless communications 6.3 Atmospheric propagation for communications 6.4 Modeling of terahertz communication channels 6.5 Hardware for terahertz communications: sources and detectors 6.6 Modulators for terahertz waves 6.7 Modulation formats for terahertz signals 6.8 Examples of terahertz communication systems 6.9 Experimental characterization of rain, fog and scintillations on terahertz communication links 6.10 Future trends 6.11 Sources of further information 6.12 Acknowledgments Part II: Recent progress and novel techniques in terahertz technology Chapter 7: Terahertz bio-sensing techniques Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Sensing of water dynamics by terahertz waves 7.3 Sensing of proteins 7.4 Binding-state dependent sensing 7.5 Characteristic resonances of biomolecules in the terahertz range 7.6 Water-mediated terahertz molecular imaging 7.7 Conclusion 7.8 Acknowledgements Chapter 8: Terahertz array imagers: towards the implementation of terahertz cameras with plasma-wave-based silicon MOSFET detectors Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Resistive mixing – a quasi-static analysis 8.3 Plasmonic mixing – a hydrodynamic analysis 8.4 Technology, design and implementation of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) field effect transistors as terahertz detectors 8.5 Characterization and optimization of field effect transistor (FET) detectors 8.5.6 Results for MOSFET THz detectors 8.6 Developments towards a terahertz camera 8.7 Overview of other focal-plane technologies for terahertz imaging 8.8 Acknowledgements Chapter 9: Resonant field enhancement of terahertz waves in subwavelength plasmonic structures Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Fundamentals of surface plasmon polaritons at terahertz frequencies 9.3 Extraordinary transmission of terahertz waves through metallic hole arrays 9.4 Active control of terahertz surface plasmon polaritons 9.5 Conclusion Chapter 10: Fiber-coupled terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) systems Abstract: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Fiber guiding 10.3 Experimental layout and system characterization 10.4 Measurement results of fiber-based terahertz systems 10.5 Comparison of THz-TDS with other systems and techniques 10.6 Future trends and conclusions Chapter 11: State-of-the-art in terahertz continuous-wave photomixer systems Abstract: 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Continuous-wave emitter and detector technologies 11.3 Coherent signal detection 11.4 Laser sources 11.5 Selected applications of photomixing continuous-wave terahertz systems 11.6 Conclusion 11.7 Acknowledgements Chapter 12: Novel techniques in terahertz near-field imaging and sensing Abstract: 12.1 Introduction 12.2 State-of-the-art terahertz near-field approaches 12.3 Novel micro-machined terahertz near-field probe-tips 12.4 Analysis of nanophotonic second-order nonlinear-optic waveguides with terahertz near-field probing 12.5 Failure analysis in integrated electronic structures based on terahertz time-domain reflectometry 12.6 High-resolution imaging of free-carrier concentrations for photovoltaic material inspection 12.7 Conclusion and future trends Chapter 13: Terahertz nano-devices and nano-systems Abstract: 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Nanoscale terahertz detector 13.3 Near-field terahertz imager 13.4 Conclusion 13.5 Acknowledgments Chapter 14: Terahertz integrated devices and systems Abstract: 14.1 Integrated terahertz biosensor chip 14.2 Terahertz oscillators integrated with patch antennas 14.3 Results and discussion of fabricated resonant tunneling diodes Chapter 15: Terahertz frequency metrology based on frequency comb techniques Abstract: 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Coherent frequency linking with a frequency comb 15.3 Terahertz-comb-referenced spectrum analyzer 15.4 Optical-comb-referenced terahertz synthesizer 15.5 Terahertz-comb-referenced spectrometer 15.6 Conclusions and future trends Chapter 16: Semiconductor material development for terahertz applications Abstract: 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Generation and detection of broadband pulsed terahertz radiation 16.3 Generation of continuous wave terahertz radiation using photomixing 16.4 Photoconductive semiconductor materials 16.5 Conclusions 16.6. Acknowledgements Part III: Applications of terahertz technology Chapter 17: Terahertz applications in tomographic imaging and material spectroscopy: a review Abstract: 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Tomographic imaging applications 17.3 Quantitative analysis of powdered chemicals 17.4 Conclusion Chapter 18: Terahertz applications in the aerospace industry Abstract: 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Non-destructive evaluation of aircraft composites using transmissive terahertz time domain spectroscopy 18.3 Non-destructive evaluation of aircraft composites using reflective terahertz time domain spectroscopy 18.4 Continuous-wave non-destructive terahertz imaging for aerospace applications 18.5 Comparison of non-destructive imaging for glass fiber reinforced plastics 18.6 Conclusion Chapter 19: Terahertz applications in the wood products industry Abstract: 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Applications of terahertz technology in the wood products industry 19.3 Wood structure and morphology 19.4 Far infrared properties of wood 19.5 Probing wood characteristics at terahertz frequencies 19.6 Terahertz sensing in the oriented strand board industry 19.7 Future trends Chapter 20: Terahertz applications in the pharmaceutical industry Abstract: 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) spectroscopy set-up and analysis 20.3 Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS): identification, quantification and analysis 20.4 Terahertz time-domain imaging (THz-TDI): imaging set-up and analysis 20.5 Terahertz time-domain imaging (THz-TDI): process monitoring, spectroscopic imaging and chemical mapping 20.6 Conclusions and future trends 20.7 Acknowledgement Chapter 21: Terahertz applications in art conservation Abstract: 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Material analysis using terahertz waves 21.3 Observation of the internal structure of artworks using terahertz waves 21.4 Prospective development of terahertz technology as a tool for heritage science Chapter 22: Applications of terahertz technology in the semiconductor industry Abstract: 22.1 Introduction 22.2 Characterizations of electro-optical terahertz pulse reflectometry (EOTPR) 22.3 Examples of failure analysis using electro-optical terahertz pulse reflectometry (EOTPR) 22.4 Conclusions and future trends Index
Subject Areas: Applied optics [TTB], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK]
