Terahertz single pixel imaging based on a Nipkow disk

Opt Lett. 2012 May 1;37(9):1484-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.001484.

Abstract

We describe a terahertz single pixel imaging system based on a Nipkow disk. Nipkow disks have been used for fast scanning imaging systems since the first experimental television was invented in 1926. In our work, a Nipkow disk with 24 scanning lines was used to provide an axial resolution of 2 mm/pixel. We also show that by implementing a microscanning technique the axial resolution can be further improved to 0.5 mm/pixel. Imaging of several objects was demonstrated to show that this simple scanning system is promising for fast or real time terahertz imaging applications.

MeSH terms

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Lasers
  • Optical Phenomena*
  • Time Factors