High-resolution terahertz reflective imaging and image restoration

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 6834-6839

  Ding, Sheng Hui ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Yao, Rui ^a   Wang, Qi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS LASERS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; RESTORATION; SCANNING; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

CONTINUOUS-WAVE THZ; HIGH RESOLUTION; LUCY RICHARDSON METHOD; PYRO-ELECTRIC DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPOT PROFILE; SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE; TEST OBJECT;

TERAHERTZ WAVE DETECTORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; METHODOLOGY; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

EID: 78650646518     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.006834     Document Type: Article

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