Fast frequency-resolved terahertz imaging

Rev Sci Instrum. 2011 Mar;82(3):034708. doi: 10.1063/1.3571303.

Abstract

We propose a fast, frequency-resolved, real-time, terahertz imaging method. With our method, images at two specific terahertz frequencies can be acquired in 1 min. Three kinds of drugs (L-histidine, maltose, and CBZ3), which have absorption peaks in the terahertz region, were distinguished in 3 min by using our method. This technique can be used in industrial applications, such as nondestructive testing.