Dual-wavelength THz imaging with quantum cascade lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5727, Issue , 2005, Pages 107-114

  Chamberlin, D R ^a   Robrish, P R ^a   Trutna Jr , W R ^a   Scalari, G ^b   Giovannini, M ^b   Ajili, L ^b   Faist, J ^b   Beere, H E ^c   Ritchie, D A ^c  

^a AGILENT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imaging; Quantum cascade lasers; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CAMERAS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METALLIZING; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

CHEMICAL INFORMATION; FEMTOSECONDS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; TERAHERTZ;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 21844436540     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.589476     Document Type: Conference Paper

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