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High-resolution imaging enabled by 100-kW-peak-power parametric source at 5.7 THz
Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Photon Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan..
Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Photon Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan..
Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Photon Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan..
Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Photon Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan..
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2023 (English)In: Scientific Reports, E-ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 13, no 1Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Similar to x-ray imaging, THz imaging will require high power and high resolution to advance relevant applications. Previously demonstrated THz imaging usually experiences one or several difficulties in insufficient source power, poor spectral tunability, or limited resolution from a low-wavelength source. A short-wavelength radiation source in the 5-10 THz is relatively scarce. Although a shorter wavelength improves imaging resolution, widely used imaging sensors, such as microbolometers, Schottky diodes, and photoconductive antennas, are usually not sensitive to detect radiation with frequencies above 5 THz. The radiation power of a high-frequency source becomes a key factor to realize low-noise and high-resolution imaging by using an ordinary pyroelectric detector. Here, we report a successful development of a fully coherent, tunable, > 100-kW-peak-power parametric source at 5.7 THz. It is then used together with a low-cost pyroelectric detector for demonstrating high-resolution 5.7-THz imaging in comparison with 2-THz imaging. To take advantage of the wavelength tunability of the source, we also report spectrally resolved imaging between 5.55 and 5.87 THz to reveal the spectroscopic characteristics and spatial distribution of a test drug, Aprovel.

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Springer Nature , 2023. Vol. 13, no 1
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Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-330487DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32969-8ISI: 001001988600051PubMedID: 37037875Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85152094636OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-330487DiVA, id: diva2:1778142
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