Innovative components for an imaging system in the terahertz range
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:10
in Physics & Chemistry
Terahertz frequencies offer the unique feature of displaying things that in other frequency ranges such as the visible, microwave or X-ray, would be impossible. So they are able to image a ceramic weapon or a parcel bomb hidden under clothing, or skin cancer in its early stages, and even the properties of certain foods. In her PhD thesis, read at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, Itziar Maestrojuán-Biurrun has developed specific technology for imaging applications in this frequency range.