Terahertz frequency sensing and imaging: A time of reckoning future applications?

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1722-1743

  Woolard, Dwight L ^a,b   Brown, Elliott R ^a,c,g,h   Pepper, Michael ^a,d,e,f,i   Kemp, Michael ^a,d,j,k  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TERAVIEW LTD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^g University of California   (United States)

^h AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

ⁱ TeraView   (United Kingdom)

^j Institution of Electrical Engineers

^k Royal Society of Arts   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Biological and chemical agents; Explosives; Pharmaceuticals; Remote detection; Sensing and imaging; Submillimeter wave; Terahertz frequency

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; EXPLOSIVES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL AGENTS; REMOTE DETECTION; SENSING AND IMAGING; TETRAHERTZ FREQUENCY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 26244447099     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2005.853539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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