Palm-size and real-time terahertz imager, and its application to development of terahertz sources

This paper describes features of uncooled palm-size and real-time Terahertz (THz) imager. The THz imager and powerful THz quantum cascade laser were assembled into THz microscope with which THz images of narrow string were obtained at 4.3 and 2.0 THz. The analyses on these images show that spatial resolutions evaluated at two frequencies are consistent with Fraunhofer diffraction limit. THz imager has been applied to investigate beam patterns for a variety of THz sources. The experimental results on beam patterns show that THz imager plays an important role in developing THz sources. A method for reducing non-uniformity due to strong coherency of THz sources is finally presented.

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