Fast three-dimensional terahertz computed tomography using real-time line projection of intense terahertz pulse

Opt Express. 2013 Jan 28;21(2):2423-33. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.002423.

Abstract

We demonstrated fast three-dimensional transmission terahertz computed tomography by using real-time line projection of intense terahertz beam generated by optical rectification in lithium niobate crystal. After emphasizing the advantage of intense terahertz pulse generation for two-dimensional spatio-temporal terahertz imaging, peak-to-peak amplitudes of pulsed terahertz electric field have been used to obtain a series of projection images at different rotation angles. Then a standard reconstruction algorithm has been employed to perform final three-dimensional reconstruction. Test samples including a medicine capsule have been investigated with a total acquisition time to only 6 minutes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Systems
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
  • Terahertz Imaging / instrumentation*
  • Tomography, Optical / instrumentation*